Erica Jones is an associate in the firm’s Litigation Department, where her practice encompasses a range of business, regulatory, and corporate governance matters. She has worked extensively in defense of securities class actions, derivative suits, and white collar criminal matters involving investigations by the SEC, DOJ, and state attorneys’ offices. In addition, Erica has advised on antitrust matters involving allegations of price fixing, restraint of supply, monopolization, group boycott, bid rigging, and collusion across industries that include agriculture and health care. She is also a member of the litigation team representing the Financial Oversight and Management Board in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy proceedings.
Erica maintains an active, diverse pro bono practice, with a focus on immigration law, compassionate release and habeas corpus, and racial justice. She is an associate trustee with the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs and has been recognized by the District of Columbia Courts’ Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll. Erica was also one of a few women selected to be a Protégée for Proskauer’s Women Sponsorship Program, an initiative for high performing midlevel lawyers that champions emerging leaders.
Erica strives to stay on the cutting edge of developing areas of law through her membership in Proskauer’s COVID-19 Task Force, ESG Working Group, and Private Credit Litigation Group. Erica’s ability to advocate for her clients is further bolstered by her recent Master’s Degree in Accounting from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School with a concentration in Financial Reporting and Analysis.
Prior to joining Proskauer, Erica was an intern with the Department of Justice in the Constitutional and Specialized Tort Litigation Section. Outside of her career in the law, Erica has been featured on Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance, teaching ballroom dance to students at Lighthouse for the Blind.
Education
- Harvard Law School, J.D.
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Auburn University, B.A.
Media Studies, summa cum laude
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Auburn University, B.A.
English Literature, summa cum laude
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University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School,
Master of Accounting
Admissions & Qualifications
- District of Columbia
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
Memberships
Member, International Association of Young Layers (“AIJA”), Commercial Fraud Commission
Three-time Chairperson of the Washington, D.C. Summer Program
Member, Proskauer’s Women’s Alliance Steering Committee
Associate Trustee, Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
Protégée, Proskauer’s Women Sponsorship Program
Awards & Recognition
Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity, 35 Under 35 Award, 2023
D.C. Bar Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, Honoree, 2021
D.C. Bar Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, High Honoree, 2020
D.C. Bar Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, High Honoree, 2019