Tatum "Tate" Hilmoe
Partner | Corporate Counsel | Privacy Advocate
Tate advises mid-market, growth-stage, and enterprises on structuring and negotiating complex commercial relationships, accelerating deal execution, and managing legal risk in highly regulated and technology-driven environments, e.g., holographic, AI, blockchain. His work spans MSAs, strategic vendor and commercial agreements, SaaS and enterprise technology contracts, privacy law, data privacy, and ongoing outside general counsel support.
He also counsels companies exploring asset tokenization and emerging digital asset frameworks, bringing together transactional depth with a practical, compliance-aware approach to regulatory and data considerations.
Clients value his ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, business-focused guidance that enables executive teams to make informed decisions efficiently and with confidence.
Outside the office, he prioritizes family time, enjoys sailing a Hobie, and searches for great taquerias. Tate is an active member of the Maryland Blockchain Association.
Tate's recent publication on privacy: "Privacy After Prediction" is your guide to defending autonomy in an accelerating age. If we don't shape privacy now, algorithms will decide for us. Are you ready to reclaim what's yours? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQLFHGMB
Representative Matters
- Chief Legal Officer to Proto
- Chief Legal Officer to Justifire Technologies
- Chief Legal Officer to M8 Systems
- Prior In-house corporate counsel to TSI (life science, manufacturing, & tobacco)
- Represented Los Angeles area SaaS company in its stock sale to a competitor.
- Represented Miami based tobacco company with its nationwide licensing and overseas manufacturing.
- Represented Southern California based plastic recycling manufacturer with its acquisition of a competitor.
- Represented privately owned holding company with the sale of its multiple retail outlets in San Diego.
- Represented Maryland based cannabis company in its acquisition by a nationwide cannabis conglomerate, in a cash for stock transaction.
- Represented Los Angeles based SaaS company develop and deploy its stock incentive plan for employees and exit plan for one of its founders.
- Represented San Diego based medical device company in the asset sale of its patents and other intellectual property in a cash transaction.
- Represented Orange County based golf manufacturer with its stock buyback and the reincorporation into Delaware as it moved operations out of CA.
- Successfully represented Los Angeles based distributor with a $10M fraud action in Superior Court.
- Successfully defended Los Angeles based distributor from an 80+ defendant Lanham Act claim in the Northern District of California.
- Represented mid-size companies on a variety of matters, including master service agreements, data privacy and general issues related to corporate governance.
Education
Tate graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.A. in Economics. He received his J.D. from Thomas Jefferson School of Law on scholarship and during that time was a visiting student at Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, CA.
Tate received his Privacy Law and Data Protection Certification from the University of Pennsylvania.
Admissions
- California
- Maryland
- United States District Court - Southern District of California
- United States District Court - Central District of California
- United States District Court - Northern District of California
In an era where your smartphone tracks every step, quantum computers shatter unbreakable codes, and AI predicts your next move before you do, privacy isn't just eroding, it's being redefined. "Privacy After Prediction" by Tate Hilmoe exposes the fragile illusions of our digital defenses: encryption that's time limited, consent that performative, and data ownership that's a myth. As quantum computing and artificial intelligence converge, surveillance shifts from observation to omnipresent prediction, turning free lives into managed patterns.
But this isn't a tale of inevitable surrender. Hilmoe champions a bold path forward: data minimalism to collect less, self-custody to reclaim control, and decentralization via blockchain to dismantle centralized power. Drawing on real-world examples, from Hong Kong protests to everyday breaches, this book equips policymakers, technologists, and everyday users to forge a "post-human speed" world where privacy endures as a human right, not a relic.
Provocative, urgent, and empowering, "Privacy After Prediction" is your guide to defending autonomy in an accelerating age. If we don't shape privacy now, algorithms will decide for us. Are you ready to reclaim what's yours?