Erin Pamukcu

Erin Pamukcu is an associate in Hughes Hubbard's Litigation Department with a practice at the intersection of complex financial fraud, white-collar defense, and financial technology.

Erin brings a distinctive combination of litigation depth and financial services expertise to her practice, which focuses on securities fraud, market manipulation, digital assets, and the evolving legal and regulatory landscape surrounding financial technology. Erin represents clients in civil disputes as well as against federal and state law enforcement, including the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). She has litigated and advised on matters involving complex financial instruments, cross-border transactions, and emerging technology platforms. She has represented clients against allegations involving crypto fraud, pump-and-dump schemes,  self-dealing transactions, and professional ethics violations. Erin also recently completed an MBA from NYU Stern, with specializations in Fintech and the Management of Financial Services. 

Erin has broad litigation experience in state and federal courts, including trial experience in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, where she was part of the team that secured a jury verdict of over $500 million for the Danish Tax Authority in a $2.1 billion international fraud case. She has extensive experience with large-scale discovery, pre-trial, and trial issues in complex, multi-party matters.

Erin also maintains an active art law pro bono practice, providing counsel to nonprofit and arts organizations concerning issues provenance and title, as well as the negotiation of long-term loan agreements. 

Erin has presented CLE programs on the use of artificial intelligence in litigation, including Technology-Assisted Review, NLP, and Generative AI. She has served on the firm's AI Committee, Mentorship Committee, and Associates Committee, and was selected for the New York City Bar Association's Associate Leadership Institute. While at the University of Michigan Law School, Erin served as Managing Editor of the Michigan Journal of Gender & Law and worked at the University of Michigan Innocence Clinic, investigating innocence claims and filing appeals and federal habeas petitions. As an undergraduate, she interned at The White House and the U.S. House of Representatives.