Eric B. Chen

Eric B. Chen

Senior Associate

Eric B. Chen is a Senior Associate and trial attorney whose practice focuses on complex commercial disputes and white-collar investigations and criminal defense.

Eric has experience litigating a variety of high-stakes cases involving fraud, breach of contract, consumer protection laws, and securities. In the criminal context, Eric has assisted companies with conducting highly sensitive internal investigations and has represented individuals and entities navigating pending or potential charges by state prosecutors and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Before joining Carter Arnett, Eric worked as a litigation associate at a national law firm in Los Angeles and Orange County, CA, and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Karen Gren Scholer, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, and to the Honorable Douglas F. McCormick, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Eric is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and is licensed to practice in Texas and California.

Languages

  • Mandarin Chinese (fluent)

Professional Associations and Community Involvement:

  • State Bar of Texas
  • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
  • Dallas Bar Association
  • Dallas Asian American Bar Association (Board Member)
  • The North Texas Federal Criminal Law American Inn of Court (Associate Member)
  • Texas 4000 for Cancer (Alumni Council, 2018-2019)

Published Works & Speaking Engagements

  • CLE Presentation on Money Laundering Schemes, Trends, and Federal Regulations for the North Texas Federal Criminal Law American Inn of Court, March 29, 2022 (presenter)
  • “Courthouse Conversations – Gideon’s Army,” CLE presentation at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, July 17, 2019 (co-moderator)
  • “For the United States: An Inside Look at the Roles and Responsibilities of Federal Prosecutors,” panel discussion at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, July 30, 2020 (organizer)
  • “Alien Land Laws – Revisited,” CLE presentation for MetLife Insurance, May 3, 2023 (presenter)

Practice Areas

  • Business Litigation
  • Complex Commercial Litigation
  • Government Investigations
  • White Collar Criminal Defense

Education

University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, Berkeley, California, 2013 Juris Doctorate

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 2010, B.S. Dean’s Scholars: Biology, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

  • Texas
  • California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California