Constantine Economides

Constantine has wide-ranging litigation experience, with expertise in securities, cryptoasset, cannabis, international, and class action litigation. Over the past twelve years, he has represented litigants in some of the most notable fraud-based disputes in United States history.

As a former judicial clerk to Judge William P. Dimitrouleas of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Constantine assisted the Judge in adjudicating over 100 civil cases. Before joining RF, Constantine also worked with large national firms in New York and Florida on numerous matters involving securities, international, and class action litigation.  He represented the Securities Investor Protection Corporation as part of the team that recovered over $11 billion on behalf of the victims of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.  He also recovered funds on behalf of investors defrauded by failed blood-testing company Theranos, Inc. and its infamous founder, Elizabeth Holmes.

Constantine currently represents an array of clients in complex domestic and international disputes involving cryptoassets, securities, cannabis, and commercial contracts.

Additionally, Constantine recently became an arbitrator for Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), and in recognition of his work with securities litigation and class action litigation, he has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Constantine is the co-founder and co-chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Federal Judicial Law Clerk Committee, which is designed to marshal and provide professional opportunities for the national network of current and former federal judicial clerks.