Zuber & Taillieu

Eric Creizman represents individuals and corporate clients in all facets of white collar and federal criminal matters, including grand jury investigations, corporate investigations, pre-indictment advocacy, motion practice and hearings, jury trials, sentencing, restitution, forfeiture, and post-conviction motions. The criminal matters he has handled have been brought under a wide variety of federal criminal statutes, spanning virtually the entire federal criminal code. In addition to white collar and federal criminal matters, Mr. Creizman has defended corporations and individuals independently in regulatory investigations and litigation brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Bureau of Industry of the Department of Commerce, and state attorneys-general and regulatory agencies.

Mr. Creizman has unique experience representing financial institutions, corporations, and individuals in criminal, regulatory, and civil matters relating to the mortgage industry crisis, including investigations and litigation related to mortgage-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, and credit default swaps. In addition, he has substantial experience in complex commercial litigation, as well as litigation involving officer/director indemnification and insurance coverage issues.

Prior to joining Zuber & Taillieu, Mr. Creizman practiced at the New York City offices of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. Since 2007, Mr. Creizman has served on the Criminal Justice Act Panel in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, where he is assigned to represent defendants and witnesses who cannot afford attorneys in federal criminal cases.

Professional Honors and Activities

• Member, Criminal Law Committee, New York City Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Board of Directors, Bronx Defenders

Representative Engagements

• Represented public works contractor in high-profile federal criminal trial for alleged union and commercial bribery.
• Represented witness in high-profile federal criminal trial for options backdating offenses.
• Represented target of federal criminal investigation related to massive accounting fraud — no charges brought.
• Represented foreign executive in federal criminal antitrust investigation into an alleged international cartel in Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Displays (TFT-LCDs) and products incorporating TFT-LCDs.
• Represented president of international rock lobster conglomorate in the most significant prosecution brought under the Lacey Act, which prohibits the importation of fish and wildlife caught in violation of foreign law.
• Represented sales manager charged with operating an alleged “boiler room” scheme relating to sales of participations in funds derived from foreign currency exchange trading.
• Represented executive of international freight forwarder and logistics company in prosection for exporting products to Iran in violation of trade embargo.
• Represented real estate developer at trial on charges of labor bribery:  obtained acquittal on most serious count, and no jail sentence on other count.
• Represented client in grand jury proceedings in connection with an alleged internet scam that defrauded people of over $750 million, the largest consumer fraud prosectuion in history.  Client was never charged with a crime.
• Represented general contractor for public works projects in investigation concerning alleged illegal bribes and gifts to local politicians and for violations of Minority Business Enterprise laws and regulations.

Representative Publications

• Defending Corporate Executives Outside the US in Investigations and Prosecutions by the U.S. DOJ’s Antitrust Division, MLEX MAGAZINE (July 2010 - September 2010)
• Defending Parallel Proceedings: Basic Principles and Tactical Considerations, SECURITIES LITIGATION REPORT (Thompson Reuters, February 2010) and SECURITIES LITIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT INSTITUTE (Practicing Law Institute, 2008)
• The Sentencing of Individuals Convicted of Violating the United States Antitrust Laws: An Overview of Basic Principles Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, INTERNATIONAL CARTELS CONFERENCE (British Institute of International and Comparative Law, 2008)
• The Investigation and Prosecution of Corporate Executives Located Outside the United States by the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice, INTERNATIONAL CARTELS CONFERENCE (British Institute of International and Comparative Law, 2008)
• Recent Developments in the Criminal Prosecution of Federal Securities Law Violations, SECURITIES LITIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT INSTITUTE (Practicing Law Institute, 2007)
• Discovery in Criminal Cases, in DEFENDING FEDERAL CRIMINAL CASES: ATTACKING THE GOVERNMENT’S PROOF, Chapter IV (Law Journal Press, 2006)