Erek has led a range of notable white collar investigations and enforcement actions involving securities fraud, health care fraud, public corruption, and financial misconduct. Under his leadership, the US Attorney’s Office brought several nationally recognized cases, including one of the largest cryptocurrency fraud prosecutions in US history and multiple high-profile public corruption and insider trading cases. His work also included oversight of landmark False Claims Act settlements and civil rights resolutions involving major health care providers and public agencies. He worked closely with key federal agencies and served on the Attorney General’s White Collar Crime and Cybersecurity subcommittees. Throughout his tenure at the US Attorney’s Office, Erek consistently demonstrated his ability to achieve meaningful reforms and correct systemic problems by utilizing his substantial experience managing complex organizations and facilitating amongst diverse stakeholders. His experience as US Attorney, a former legislator, and local prosecutor gives him unique insight into state legal ecosystems and the kinds of collaborative efforts necessary to build trust across organizational hierarchies and bring together varied and sometimes competing interests.  

Before his appointment as US Attorney, Erek was a litigation partner at a national law firm, representing clients in complex civil and criminal cases, internal investigations, and appellate litigation. His prior matters include securing reversals of serious convictions on appeal and negotiating favorable outcomes in internal investigations involving environmental and regulatory issues. Earlier in his career, he served as a state and federal prosecutor, counsel to the US Senate Judiciary Committee, and as a member of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team focused on the Department of Justice.

Erek is a former Maryland state legislator and longtime leader in the legal community, including service as President-Elect of the Maryland State Bar Association. He has also held leadership roles with the J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association, Maryland Legal Aid Bureau, and the Board of Trustees for the Maryland Office of the Public Defender. His contributions to the profession have been recognized with the ABA’s Curtin-Maleng Minister of Justice Award and The Maryland Daily Record’s Top Leader in the Law honor.