Eric T. Kohan

Eric T. Kohan

Associate

Eric Kohan is an associate in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the firm’s securities and commercial litigation practice.

Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini, Eric clerked for the Honorable Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson in the Eastern District of Washington. He also externed for the Honorable Judge Ed Shea in the Eastern District of Washington.

Experience

Eric Kohan is an associate in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the firm’s securities and commercial litigation practice.

Education

J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 2018
Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers; Chief Articles Editor, Washington Law Review
B.A., English (Writing) and Criminal Justice, Gonzaga University, 2015

Admissions

State Bar of California

Credentials

Education

J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 2018
Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers; Chief Articles Editor, Washington Law Review
B.A., English (Writing) and Criminal Justice, Gonzaga University, 2015

Admissions

State Bar of California

Recent Insights

Client Highlights

On September 26, 2024, an international arbitration tribunal delivered a unanimous award in favor of Wilson Sonsini’s client, Aadi Bioscience, Inc., and decisively rejected the claimant’s multimillion-dollar demand for damages.

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Client Highlights

On May 13, 2022, the California Court of Appeal affirmed a decision dismissing a lawsuit filed in state court against Dropbox, its officers, its board of directors, the underwriters, and certain venture capitalists for alleged violations of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 (’33 Act). The suit arose out of Dropbox’s March 2018 IPO, with the plaintiff alleging that Dropbox made false or misleading statements in its registration statement and prospectus. Dropbox moved to dismiss, invoking its Federal Forum Provision (FFP)—a bylaw that states that any lawsuit brought under the ’33 Act must be brought in federal court. Building upon the firm’s win in Salzberg v. Sciabacucchi, in which the Delaware Supreme Court confirmed the validity of FFPs, the California Court of Appeal agreed with the trial court’s ruling that Dropbox’s FFP did not violate the ‘33 Act’s anti-waiver or anti-removal provisions, was constitutional under the Commerce Clause and the Supremacy Clause, and was enforceable under California law. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented Dropbox in the matter.

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