Eric is a shareholder at Meland Budwick, P.A. in Miami, Florida. He is a Chambers-ranked lawyer who focuses his practice on trade secret and restrictive-covenant litigation. Eric represents companies and individuals in these matters, across a variety of industries, including frequently obtaining emergency injunctions to prevent further misappropriation or violations of restrictive covenants. Eric has tried a number of bench and jury trials dealing with trade-secrets issues. He is the author of the Protecting Trade Secrets blog, which can be found at www.protectingtradesecrets.com. Eric earned his JD, summa cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law, where he was a member of the law review.