Erika Schutzman focuses her practice on complex litigation matters and securities enforcement and litigation. Prior to rejoining the firm, Ms. Schutzman clerked for the Honorable Allison D. Burroughs of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

While pursuing her legal education, Ms. Schutzman was executive comments editor for the Boston College Law Review. She also completed a judicial internship for Associate Justice Gary Katzmann of the Massachusetts Appeals Court and was a legal intern in the Estate Planning Clinic at The Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School.

Prior to law school, Ms. Schutzman was a development associate at the Children's Law Center in Washington DC.

Recognition

  • Selected by peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Commercial Litigation (2024-2026), Securities Litigation (2026) and Securities Regulation (2026).
  • Named to Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers list in the area of securities law (2023-2025).
  • Recognized as a Rising Star by The American Lawyer’s 2025 New England Legal Awards

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Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, Boston College Law School, 2016

      summa cum laude Order of the Coif, Executive Comments Editor, Boston College Law Review
    • BA, Public Policy Studies, Duke University, 2010

  • Admissions

    • Massachusetts

    • US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

  • Clerkships

    • The Hon. Allison D. Burroughs, US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 2019

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