Biography

Mr. Rivas currently serves on Weil teams representing Sanofi-Aventis U.S., LLC in Kansas federal court asserting claims against Mylan Inc. and Mylan Specialty, L.P. for violations of Section 2 of the Sherman Act; Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. in a putative class action involving claims under Section 1 of the Sherman Act and various state antitrust and unfair competition laws; and Rent the Runway, Inc. against a start-up competitor for alleged violations of the California Cartwright Act, unfair competition law, and California tortious interference law. He also played a key role on the Weil team that successfully obtained the early dismissal of Showtime Networks from a series of putative class actions in courts around the country arising out of the August 2017 high-profile boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and UFC star Conor McGregor.
Mr. Rivas is also involved in the Firm’s pro bono program, representing a social security applicant in New York federal court and regularly working on intake matters with the Innocence Project. He is an active member of the Latinos@Weil diversity initiative.
Mr. Rivas graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a B.A. in Sociology and earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as an executive editor on the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal.
Speaking Engagements, Latest Thinking
Speaking Engagements
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Maximizing Your Remedies in Trade Secret Litigation
Speaker(s):
Eric A. Rivas
September 20, 2018 — Webinar — In this episode of Weil’s Trade Secret Webinar series, associate Eric Rivas discuss the available remedies under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) and Uniform Trade Secrets Act and strategies for obtaining the best results for both plaintiffs and defendants upon a finding of misappropriation.
Latest Thinking
- Bambo Obaro and Eric Rivas Publish “California Appeals Court Provides Much Needed Clarification on Enforceability of Employee Non-Solicit Provisions Post-Edwards” Publication — By Bambo Obaro and Eric A. Rivas — March 04, 2019
- California Appeals Court Provides Much Needed Clarification on Enforceability of Employee Non-Solicit Provisions Post-Edwards Alert — Employer Update — By Bambo Obaro and Eric A. Rivas — PDF — December 2018