Eric A. Bensky

Eric focuses on securities litigation and enforcement, with an emphasis on representing financial institutions, including broker-dealers, that provide prime brokerage, securities clearing, institutional and retail brokerage, and investment advisory services. Eric leads the securities enforcement practice within the firm's financial services group. He advocates for clients in federal and state courts, FINRA Dispute Resolution Services and other self-regulatory organization (SRO), JAMS, and AAA arbitration proceedings, and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and SRO investigations and disciplinary proceedings.

Over the past two years, Eric has litigated several arbitration proceedings on behalf of a large registered investment adviser, including regarding options strategies such as covered calls and put spreads.  Eric also has extensive experience in investigations and litigation in the wake of Ponzi schemes and other financial crises and scandals. He has represented bulge bracket brokerage firms, as well as smaller brokerage firms and their registered representatives, supervisors and other employees. Other clients have included a leading national and international bank, a major mutual fund complex, public companies and their officers and directors, individuals and entities suspected of or charged with potential insider trading violations, investment advisory firms, and hedge funds.

Eric was a shareholder at McGonigle, P.C., before the firm combined with Davis Wright Tremaine.