Eric Tradd Schneiderman (born December 31, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 65th Attorney General of New York from January 1, 2011, to May 8, 2018, succeeding Andrew Cuomo. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented New York's 30th and 31st State Senate districts from 1999 to 2010, covering parts of Manhattan's Upper West Side and the Bronx. Born in New York City to lawyer Irwin Schneiderman, he graduated from Trinity School in 1972, Amherst College in 1977 (studying Chinese, music, and biology), and Harvard Law School with a J.D. in 1982. Early in his career, he served two years as a deputy sheriff in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (Berkshire County), clerked for a federal judge, and spent 15 years at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart (later becoming a partner), handling white-collar criminal defense, financial services, and pro bono cases like suing the MTA for subway riders. He married Jennifer Cunningham in 1990; they divorced in 1996 and have one daughter, Catherine Schneiderman.

As Attorney General, Schneiderman pursued aggressive investigations into financial misconduct, including Trump University (sued pre-2016), Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct, hedge funds like Elliott Management for market manipulation and tax avoidance, fantasy sports operators, consumer fraud, Medicaid fraud, and defenses of state laws on guns and same-sex marriage. He positioned himself as a leading Democratic foil to the Trump administration, suing over the travel ban, environmental policies, and immigration. However, on May 7, 2018, The New Yorker reported that four women accused him of physical abuse, including slapping, choking, and non-consensual role-playing during relationships; Schneiderman initially denied but resigned the next day amid calls from Governor Andrew Cuomo and others. In 2021, following a disciplinary proceeding where he admitted to the abusive conduct, his New York law license was suspended for one year; he was reinstated in September 2022.