Portrait of Eric M. Creizman
District of Columbia, D.C.

Eric M. Creizman

Partner

Morrison Cohen LLP

White Collar CrimesAntitrustBank FraudConspiracyEmbezzlementEnvironmental OffensesHealth Care FraudInvestment Adviser FraudLacey Act OffensesMail FraudMoney LaunderingMortgage FraudSecurities FraudWire Fraud
Primary office location
New York, NY
Federal judicial districts served
District of Columbia, D.C. · District of New Jersey, New Jersey · Southern District, New York · Eastern District, New York

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About

Eric M. Creizman is a partner at Morrison Cohen LLP in New York City. His practice focuses on complex white collar criminal defense, government and corporate investigations, and securities enforcement matters. His experience includes federal jury and bench trials, evidentiary and sentencing hearings, restitution proceedings, and appeals. Creizman represents clients in matters involving securities, accounting, investments, real estate, environmental offenses, health care, insurance, money laundering, digital currency, and political activities. He also represents attorneys and physicians in professional disciplinary proceedings. His regulatory practice includes investigations and litigation involving the SEC, FINRA, PCAOB, OFAC, and the New York Attorney General’s Office, often alongside parallel civil or criminal proceedings. A frequent speaker and author, Creizman has presented continuing legal education programs and written for legal publications. He founded Creizman PLLC in 2008 after practicing at international law firms. Before joining Morrison Cohen, he was a partner in Armstrong Teasdale’s White Collar Criminal and Government Investigations Practice.

Honors & Awards

  • Chambers USA 2026, New York white-collar crime and government investigations, Band 5
  • The American Lawyer, Northeast Trailblazer (2021)
  • Benchmark Litigation, Local Litigation Star, White Collar Crime (2021–present)
  • Columbia Law School: James Kent Scholar; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar

Bar Admissions

New York U.S. Supreme Court U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York U.S. District Court, District of Columbia U.S. Tax Court U.S. Courts of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits

Education

  • Columbia University School of Law, J.D.
  • Columbia College, B.A., cum laude

Memberships

  • New York Council of Defense Lawyers, SDNY Liaison Committee
  • Federal Bar Council, Committee on Sentencing and Alternatives to Incarceration
  • American Bar Association, White Collar Crime Committee
  • New York City Bar Association, Criminal Law Committee (2000–2002)

Office

909 Third Avenue, 27th Floor New York, NY 10022-4784

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