Eric C. Provost
Associate
- SAN FRANCISCO Phone: 415-490-2566 Fax: 415-573-4901
Eric’s practice focuses on intellectual property and technology-related litigation and counseling. He has extensive litigation experience ranging from pre-trial discovery and motion practice to post-trial turnover proceedings. His litigation experience includes technology related to semiconductors, active electrical cables, lithium ion batteries, hydraulically-operated construction equipment, plastics fabrication, and physical vapor deposition chambers.
Before law school, Eric served in the United States Navy as a Submarine Officer aboard USS Buffalo and as the Senior Submarine Tactics and Training Instructor at Trident Training Facility in Bangor, Washington.
During law school, Eric was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for Mergers and Acquisitions and the Prosser Prize for both Venture Capital Finance and Business Associations. He was the President of Military Veterans at Berkeley Law and co-leader of the student-led pro bono group L.O.V.E., which provides legal assistance to Bay Area veterans.
Before law school, Eric served in the United States Navy as a Submarine Officer aboard USS Buffalo and as the Senior Submarine Tactics and Training Instructor at Trident Training Facility in Bangor, Washington.
During law school, Eric was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for Mergers and Acquisitions and the Prosser Prize for both Venture Capital Finance and Business Associations. He was the President of Military Veterans at Berkeley Law and co-leader of the student-led pro bono group L.O.V.E., which provides legal assistance to Bay Area veterans.
Prior Experience
- Associate, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, San Francisco, California, 2024-2026
- Legal Unit Intern, Swords to Plowshares, San Francisco, California, 2022-2023
Other Distinctions
- Lieutenant, United States Navy, 2013–2021: Submarine Warfare Officer; Senior Submarine Tactics & Training Officer–TTF Bangor; Assistant Engineer & Assistant Nuclear Decommissioning Coordinator, Chemistry and Radiological Assistant–USS Buffalo
- Navy Commendation Medal for meritorious performance as Senior Submarine Tactics & Training Officer; Ranked #1 Tactics Instructor, Trident Training Facility, Bangor, Washington; Navy Commendation Medal for exceptional performance as Assistant Engineer; Navy Achievement medal for meritorious performance during Western Pacific deployment; USS Buffalo Junior Officer of the Year
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley School of Law, J.D., 2024; American Jurisprudence Award; Prosser PrizeOld Dominion University, Master of Engineering Management, 2020
United States Navy, Advanced Nuclear Power School, 2015; with Distinction
United States Naval Academy, B.S., English (with honors), Minor, Russian Language, 2013, with Merit