Eva Ciko Carman

Practice Areas

Eva Carman is a seasoned civil and criminal litigator and co-head of Ropes & Gray’s global securities enforcement practice. She has more than 30 years of experience representing leading advisers and individuals in all types of financial investigations in front of the SEC, DOJ, CFTC and FINRA. Her focus is on insider trading, antitrust, employment litigation and private fund and broker dealer related regulatory and litigation issues.

Eva’s experience includes representing all types of advisers—RIAs, private equity funds, hedge funds, real estate funds, mutual funds and credit funds—in more than 150 SEC examinations and more than 70 enforcement investigations. She works globally, including with all 12 U.S. offices of the SEC. She has a deep understanding of all key regulatory areas, including fee and expense conflicts, use of affiliates, valuations, marketing, insider trading, sales practices, and disclosure issues.

Eva’s work has received national recognition from numerous leading sources, including Chambers, The Legal 500, Crain’s and Best Lawyers in America. Clients tell Chambers that Eva is “extraordinarily knowledgeable,” “exceptionally smart,” and “superb at what she does.” Her wide-ranging experience, coupled with her knowledge of the financial services industry and the regulators, makes her the go-to lawyer for some of the world’s largest and most sophisticated financial organizations.

Widely regarded as a thought leader, Eva writes extensively on enforcement topics and defense of examinations. She is sought after as a national conference speaker on these topics, and has lectured on them at the law schools of Columbia, NYU and Fordham.