
Eric Lindenfeld
Biography
Eric Lindenfeld is a seasoned business and mass tort trial lawyer who represents clients in high-stakes disputes involving fraud, fiduciary breaches, contract claims, and complex commercial torts. He has built a reputation for navigating cases that demand both financial sophistication and strategic trial advocacy, often where millions of dollars and reputations are at stake.
Eric’s practice spans federal and state courts, arbitration forums, and multi-district proceedings. He has represented investors, entrepreneurs, and corporations in matters ranging from RICO and securities fraud claims to disputes arising out of failed joint ventures and deceptive commercial practices. Recent work includes prosecuting fraud and fiduciary duty claims involving tens of millions in diverted assets, defending directors and officers in product liability and wrongful death cases, and guiding clients through the challenges of parallel civil and regulatory proceedings.
Before joining Haynes Boone, Eric practiced at a leading national trial firm, where he tried some of the country’s most prominent and complex civil litigation matters, including nationwide mass torts involving opioids, e-cigarettes, and social media harms. His practice also extends to public impact litigation, representing Native American tribes, municipalities, states, nonprofit organizations, and advocacy groups in cases involving public health, consumer protection, and antisemitism-related issues.
Eric approaches every case with rigorous analysis and practical judgment, bringing relentless advocacy that delivers results when it matters most.
Eric Lindenfeld is a seasoned business and mass tort trial lawyer who represents clients in high-stakes disputes involving fraud, fiduciary breaches, contract claims, and complex commercial torts. He has built a reputation for navigating cases that demand both financial sophistication and strategic trial advocacy, often where millions of dollars and reputations are at stake.
Eric’s practice spans federal and state courts, arbitration forums, and multi-district proceedings. He has represented investors, entrepreneurs, and corporations in matters ranging from RICO and securities fraud claims to disputes arising out of failed joint ventures and deceptive commercial practices. Recent work includes prosecuting fraud and fiduciary duty claims involving tens of millions in diverted assets, defending directors and officers in product liability and wrongful death cases, and guiding clients through the challenges of parallel civil and regulatory proceedings.
Before joining Haynes Boone, Eric practiced at a leading national trial firm, where he tried some of the country’s most prominent and complex civil litigation matters, including nationwide mass torts involving opioids, e-cigarettes, and social media harms. His practice also extends to public impact litigation, representing Native American tribes, municipalities, states, nonprofit organizations, and advocacy groups in cases involving public health, consumer protection, and antisemitism-related issues.
Eric approaches every case with rigorous analysis and practical judgment, bringing relentless advocacy that delivers results when it matters most.
- American Association for Justice
- Public Justice Foundation
- Named a “Minnesota Rising Star,” Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2024-2025
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, Woodward/White, Inc., 2024-2025
- Named "Attorney of the Year" by Minnesota Lawyer, 2023
Education
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 2015, with honors
B.A., Economics, Queens College, 2010
Admissions
New York
New Jersey
Minnesota
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
A Timeline of Eric Lindenfeld
