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Eric Lode is a litigation associate in the firm's San Francisco office with a focus on complex litigation. Mr. Lode joined FLK in 2000 after serving as a law clerk for Justice Walter L. Carpeneti of the Alaska Supreme Court. Before law school, Mr. Lode was a graduate student in philosophy with a focus on philosophy and social policy. Representative Matters Representing PeopleSoft in its unfair competition action against Oracle arising from Oracle's hostile tender offer for PeopleSoft. Representing Cisco in its iPhone® trademark suit against Apple. Representing rental car company in various matters, including those involving antitrust, unfair competition, salvage vehicle, and collision damage waiver statutes. Analyzing and monitoring California energy policy and the positions of various interest groups in support of an initiative by an international company to develop electrical transmission in the western United States. Representing plaintiffs in construction and high-end real estate disputes. Education University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall, J.D., 1999 (Order of the Coif, Articles Editor for the California Law Review) University of Colorado at Boulder, Ph.D. in Philosophy, 1996 Hope College, B.A., 1990 | 