Eric Volkman is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins. He is a member of the Litigation Department and primarily practices in the areas of appellate litigation, products liability and white-collar crime. Mr. Volkman has worked on a wide variety of matters in federal and state court, including: helping to secure the reversal of Arthur Andersen's criminal conviction before the United States Supreme Court; representing the City of New York in litigation arising from the events of September 11, 2001; defending a film finance partnership in the Second Circuit from the IRS's attempt to disqualify a billion dollar tax loss; aiding in the successful defense of a motorized wheelchair company from products liability claims; helping to persuade the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission not to bring insider trading charges against a former executive of a publicly traded company; and representing a major bank and mortgage company from a class action suit under federal "Junk Fax" law.
Mr. Volkman's clients include foreign countries, congressmen, municipalities, companies and individuals. His pro bono work includes a successful challenge in the Third Circuit to the Department of Homeland Security's denial of asylum to a citizen of Ghana who claimed persecution on account of her religion and family ties. He is a member of the bars of New York and the District of Columbia, and is admitted to practice in the Third Circuit and the Circuit Court of Maryland. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Volkman clerked for the Honorable David F. Hamilton in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.