Erin H. Woods

As a Partner of the firm and Director of Institutional Investor Relations, Erin Woods covers every facet of securities litigation for the firm’s institutional investor clients. Leading BFA’s Portfolio Monitoring Team, Erin supervises BFA’s access to all necessary client data and ensures that the Data Analysis Team utilizes processes that are efficient and thorough.  Erin assists with evaluating cases and providing recommendations to clients on proposed and filed U.S. and non-U.S securities litigation matters and corporate governance matters; is a member of the litigation teams prosecuting U.S. cases on her clients’ behalf, such as the current litigations against Citigroup, Inc. and CVS, Inc.; acts as liaison counsel on clients’ behalf in securities litigation around the globe, assisting clients in recovering millions of dollars; and heads BFA’s Claims Filing Team working closely with clients and settlement administrators to ensure BFA’s claims filing clients receive their full recoveries in settlements where they have a recognized loss.

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) and the annual conference for National Institute on Retirement Security, as well as annual conferences for National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS), the Louisiana Association of Public Employees’ Retirement Systems (LAPERS), and the Louisiana Trustee Education Council (LATEC), amongst 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.

Erin is a member of Securities Litigation Committee of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (NAPPA), the Advisory Board of the National Association of State Retirement Administrators (NASRA), the Securities Litigation Committee of the National Conference of Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS), the National Council on Teacher Retirement (NCTR), and a number of additional organizations.