Erin H. Woods

Erin Woods is Director of Institutional Investor Relations at BFA and the head of the firm’s Claims Filing Team. Erin’s practice combines her vast experience advising institutional investors on current and potential securities litigation, as well as in recovering investment losses through filing settlement claims.
 
With nearly 20 years in the class action industry, Erin brings to BFA’s clients a unique blend of years of litigation experience, over a decade of representation of institutional investors, and expertise in the claims administration process. She is currently a member of the teams prosecuting the securities class action against CVS, Inc. and Citigroup, Inc., as well as the teams pursuing Section 220 Demands on behalf of a number of BFA’s clients. Erin also leads institutional investor outreach and advises pension funds and other entities on lawsuits concerning violations of U.S. and non-U.S. securities and investment laws, antitrust and consumer laws, and relevant securities class action settlements.
 
Erin is regularly asked to speak about securities monitoring and litigation by numerous organizations, including on the inaugural panels at the annual conference of National Council on Teacher Retirement (NCTR), the annual conference for National Institute on Retirement Security, as well as annual conferences for the Louisiana Trustee Education Council (LATEC), among others.                                                   
 
Erin recently published “The Importance of Private Enforcement of Federal Securities Laws: Institutional Investors Continue to Outpace SEC” in NCPERS PERSist, “Examining Potential Conflicts of Interest in the Private Equity Industry During an Uncertain Market” and “The Australian Securities Class Action Landscape and Potential Changes Ahead” in the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys’ NAPPA Report, “Why an Active Approach to Corporate Governance is Important in Today’s Market” in NCPERS Spring 2024 PERsist and in the Second Quarter Newsletter by Georgia Association of Public Pension Trustees, and both “Claims Filing in Australia: Missed Recovery Opportunities for American Investors” and “Maximizing Returns Through Asset Protection and Recovery” in NCPERS PERSist.
 
While working with BFA’s founding partners as an associate at their prior firm, Erin litigated a number of securities class actions, including a matter that resulted in a cross-border settlement that was at the time the largest settlement under Canada’s securities class action laws, as well as two related cases that resulted in a $100 million settlement.

Prior to joining BFA, Erin was a Director at an industry-leading claims administration firm, where she provided plaintiffs’ and defense counsel with comprehensive, accurate, and practical approaches to class action and mass tort settlement administration.