Eric J. Belfi is an accomplished litigator in a broad range of commercial matters. He concentrates his practice in the investigation and initiation of securities and shareholder class actions, with an emphasis on the representation of major international and domestic pension funds and other institutional investors.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Belfi served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of New York and an Assistant District Attorney for the County of Westchester. As a prosecutor, Mr. Belfi investigated and prosecuted numerous white-collar criminal cases, including securities law violations and environmental crimes.  In this capacity, he presented hundreds of cases to the grand jury and obtained numerous felony convictions after jury trials.

Mr. Belfi is a regular speaker and author on issues involving shareholder litigation, particularly as it relates to international institutional investors. He co-authored The Proportionate Trading Model: Real Science or Junk Science? 52 Cleveland St. L. Rev. 391 (2004-05) and “International Strategic Partnerships to Prosecute Securities Class Actions," Investment & Pensions Europe. Over the last several years, Mr. Belfi has served as a panelist at programs on U.S. class actions in numerous European countries. Most recently, he participated in a panel discussion regarding socially responsible investments for public pension funds during the New England Public Employees' Retirement Systems Forum.

He received a B.A. from Georgetown University in 1992 and a J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law in 1995. Mr. Belfi is an associate prosecutor for the Village of New Hyde Park, and is also a member of the Federal Bar Council and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

Mr. Belfi is admitted to practice in the State of New York as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Eastern District of Michigan, the District of Colorado, and the District of Nebraska.