Morrison Foerster

Eric D. Lawson | Morrison Foerster

Eric Lawson is a partner in Morrison Foerster’s Litigation Department and a member of the firm’s Securities Litigation and Commercial Litigation groups. Eric regularly defends clients in securities and shareholder litigation, complex commercial litigation, and other high-stakes litigation matters. He has experience representing clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout the country.

Prior to joining MoFo, Eric worked at another AmLaw 50 law firm and completed a secondment as an assistant district attorney for New York’s Kings County District Attorney’s Office. He also previously served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Carl E. Stewart of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Eric earned his B.A. in economics from Tufts University and his J.D. from the New York University School of Law. While in law school, he was the senior executive editor of the Journal of Law and Liberty.