Eric J. Hobbs of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP handles complex commercial disputes nationwide, with a focus on business-to-business and competition cases. Hobbs represents major corporations in plaintiff roles and defends product liability claims, often involving sophisticated technical issues. Recent work includes co-leading CPI Security Systems v. Vivint, securing a verdict and appellate affirmation.
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Accolades
Denver Elite
Profile
Position
Partner
Career
Eric focuses his practice on high-stakes litigation and trials throughout the United States. A partner in Shook’s General Liability Litigation practice group, his experience spans all kinds of commercial disputes, including:
- Breach of contract
- Unfair competition
- Deceptive trade practice
- False advertising
- Commercial defamation
- Consumer protection
- Antitrust
- Trademark
- Trade secret
- Intellectual property
- Fiduciary duty
- Real estate
- Product liability
- Toxic tort
- Mass tort
- Class action and
- Other statutory and business tort claims.
Memberships
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- Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow,
- William E. Doyle Inn of Court
- Colorado Judicial Institute, Board of Directors
- JDRF (f/k/a Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), Mountain West Chapter
- Board of Directors
- Young Leadership Committee
- Colorado Bar Association
- Board of Governors
- Colorado Bar Leadership Training (COBALT), 2024
Education
- J.D., Order of St. Ives, University of Denver, 2012
- Top 2% of Class
- National Trial Advocacy Team
- National Appellate Advocacy Team
- Denver Law Scholar
- Edward B. Cartwright Memorial Scholar
- Peter H. Holme, Jr. Memorial Scholar (excellence in trial advocacy)
- B.A., summa cum laude, Honors College, University of Missouri, 2009 (Philosophy, History)
- University Honors (General Honors Certificate and Honors Thesis)
- Bright Flight Scholar, State of Missouri
- University of Missouri Curators Scholar
- President, Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
- Mortar Board National Honor Society
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
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- Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow, 2025
- William E. Doyle Inn of Court
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Key clients
- ADT LLC CPI Security Systems, Inc. Park Industries, Inc
Work highlights
Represented CPI Security Systems in an unfair competition and trademark lawsuit against Vivint Smart Home, the second-largest home security provider.