Eric Rolston

Eric Rolston focuses on complex civil and criminal litigation in state and federal courts. He contributes to every stage of the case, including conducting in-depth factual and legal research, drafting motions and briefs, developing case strategy, managing discovery, and preparing for argument and trial.

Prior to joining MoloLamken, Mr. Rolston served as a law clerk to the Honorable Nicholas G. Garaufis of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. During law school, Mr. Rolston was a New York State Pro Bono Scholar, litigating consumer protection class actions relating to higher education lending. He was also a research assistant to Professors Kathryn Judge & Lynnise Pantin, assisting with research relating to banking, financial market regulation and the connection between law and economic development.

Before attending law school, Mr. Rolston worked as a municipal advisor and financial analyst. He provided financial advisory and consulting services to public and private colleges and universities, performing arts institutions, legal defense organizations, and other nonprofit institutions. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Representative Matters

• An institutional investor in enforcing in excess of $750 million of defaulted sovereign Venezuelan debt, including in connection with the judicial auction of the parent company of CITGO
• Indenture trustee and ad hoc group of bondholders pursuing cross-border litigation against international media company arising out of $580 million in defaulted debt
• Bondholders in earnout dispute with global private equity company arising from sale of biotech company
• Bondholders in breach of contract dispute with multinational investment firm relating to valuation of warrants
• Employees of healthcare company in DOJ donor fraud, wire fraud and healthcare fraud investigation
• Members of municipal leadership and heads of municipal agencies in DOJ bribery and fraud investigation
• A technology company in an arbitration against a multinational financial services firm relating to a fraudulent transfer of funds and embezzlement scheme
• An automotive painting technology developer against replacement parts competitor in a Federal Circuit appeal challenging district court’s summary judgment order of non-infringement
• A Fortune 50 manufacturing company analyzing antitrust risks relating to a potential acquisition
• Attorneys and law firms in civil RICO action against international rideshare company in E.D.N.Y.

Publications

• 'Minimal Participant' Bar Is Tough To Clear For Whistleblowers, Law360 (Dec. 16, 2024) (with Caleb Hayes-Deats and Jackson Myers)
• Democratized Finance and Its Regulation: Fintech, Market Access, and the SEC’s Regulatory Perimeter, Colum. Bus. L. Rev. (2023)
• Best Appellate Brief in the 2021 Native American Law Student Association Moot Court Competition, 45 Am. Ind. L. Rev. 409 (2021–2022)