Erica Benites Giese

Erica Benites Giese is a partner at Jackson Walker, where her practice primarily focuses on investigations and white-collar criminal defense. She represents clients in complex civil and criminal white-collar matters, state and federal government investigations, internal investigations, and business victim advocacy. Her expertise encompasses areas such as healthcare fraud, bank fraud, government contracts fraud, securities enforcement, and developing risk mitigation strategies.

While her core practice is rooted in white-collar defense, Ms. Giese has appeared as local counsel in patent litigation. Her three tracked appearances are all on the defendant side, including Unified Patents v. CardWare Inc. and CardWare Inc. v. Google LLC. The case CardWare Inc. v. Google LLC involved multiple patents related to technology, and a related Inter Partes Review (IPR2025-01344, Google LLC v. CardWare Inc.) was discretionarily denied in November 2025. This suggests her involvement in patent disputes for technology companies, though her firm profiles do not list patent litigation as a primary area of focus for her.

Prior to joining Jackson Walker in 2019, Ms. Giese had an extensive career in public service. She served for 17 years as a federal prosecutor, including as Chief of the Financial Litigation Unit and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas. She also worked as an Assistant District Attorney for the Harris County District Attorney's Office. Her notable achievements in private practice include securing a favorable closure of a DOJ Antitrust Investigation for a technology-sector client.

Ms. Giese earned her J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law, an M.A. from Texas State University, and a B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin. She is admitted to practice in Texas.