Eric Tate represents companies in employment discrimination, trade secrets, employee raiding and mobility, unfair competition, wage and hour, and whistleblower litigation, and in counseling matters. He has litigated various employee claims including, for example, discrimination and harassment, wrongful termination and the interpretation of collective bargaining agreements in both state and federal courts. In particular, Mr. Tate has litigated issues involving trade secret misappropriation, employee and customer raiding and unfair competition both within and outside of the United States. He also serves on the firm's Diversity Strategy Committee.
Mr. Tate recently published "Protect Your Investments: Recent Developments In California Law Regarding Non Competition Agreements And Other Restrictive Covenants" in NVCA Today, "Microinequities: Can Bad Behavior Be Actionable?" in The National Law Journal, and "The When, Who and How of Workplace Investigations" in The Practical Litigator.
Mr. Tate is a member of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the American Bar Association and co-chair of its Alternative Dispute Resolution Subcommittee and former Co-chair of its At-Will and Collateral Torts Subcommittee. He is also a member of the Asian American Bar Association, Bar Association of San Francisco, Charles Houston Bar Association, Santa Clara County Bar Association, National Bar Association, and the Labor and Employment and Litigation Sections of the California State Bar.
Mr. Tate founded and is a former President of the Board of Directors of Hapa Issues Forum, Inc., a non-profit community organization that addresses issues relating to persons of partial Asian descent. Mr. Tate also served as the President of the Board of Directors of the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California. Eric also is a member of the INROADS Alumni Association.
Mr. Tate has been recognized by San Jose magazine as one of Silicon Valley's Top 300 lawyers, as a Super Lawyer by Northern California Super Lawyers magazine, and as one of the Daily Journal's "Top 20 Under 40."