Overview
Food Company Litigation
Tyler focuses on litigation for food companies. He has represented food company clients in consumer class actions, claims brought by nonprofit organizations, commercial disputes with vendors and suppliers, and litigations related to product recalls. Tyler frequently writes and speaks on food litigation topics and is a leader of the firm’s food law team.
Class Action Defense
Tyler partners with companies to defend against complex class actions, particularly consumer fraud class actions. He has defended class actions involving food and beverage products, dental products, credit cards, and toll roads. His clients have won motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, defeated class certification, and negotiated favorable class and individual settlements. Tyler has been recognized by Minnesota Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Class Action and Mass Torts every year since 2017.
Trade Secret Litigation
Tyler helps companies protect their valuable trade secrets through litigation and proactive counseling. He focuses on industrial-manufacturing and communication-related trade secrets. He has litigated cases valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars in state and federal courts across the country.
Pro Bono
Tyler has a robust and longstanding pro bono practice. Tyler has led teams that have obtained asylum for numerous refugees, helped parents regain custody of their children, and won disability benefits for military service members. He also leads a team of lawyers representing a death-row inmate in challenging his sentence.
Personal Interests
Tyler spends his spare time visiting zoos and museums with his wife and two children. A native Minnesotan, Tyler enjoys camping, canoeing and being outdoors.
Services & Industries
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Court Admissions
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Clerkships
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Hon. James B. Loken, 2009-2010
Education
Harvard Law School
J.D. magna cum laude, Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy (editor) (2009)
University of Minnesota
B.A. magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Honors Thesis in History (2005)
Experience
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August 2020 1 min readCargill Wins Dismissal of Two Class Actions Challenging Beef LabelingFood & Agribusiness Food & Beverage Litigation & Dispute Resolution Class Actions
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April 2019 1 min readHormel Foods Wins Summary Judgment in False Advertising CaseFood & Agribusiness Food & Beverage Natural & Organic Products Product Liability Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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April 2016 1 min readArconic, Inc. v. Universal Alloy Corp.Trade Secrets & Non-Competes Antitrust Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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July 2014 1 min readHoneywell Protects Subsidiary's Trade Secrets From Former EmployeeLabor & Employment Trade Secrets & Non-Competes Litigation & Dispute Resolution Intellectual Property
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April 2013 1 min readBiotech Company Wins Breach-of-Contract and Conversion ActionMedical Devices Health & Life Sciences Commercial Disputes Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Insights & Events
Latest
Insights
Other Perspectives
- California Expands Slack Fill Safe Harbors
The Recorder, co-author, November 2018 - Trade Secrets 2017: Key Developments and Takeaways, Chapter of the IP Book
Midwest Intellectual Property Institute - New Developments in Trade Secrets Law—Including DTSA One Year Later
Minnesota CLE, September 2017 - New Federal Trade Secrets Act
Moderator, Minnesota CLE, August 2016 - Preparing Your Corporate Witness for Deposition
Minnesota CLE, June 2016 - The Secrets to Winning Trade Secret Cases
Contributing author, Thomson West, 2016 - Key Trade Secret Developments
Minnesota CLE, March 2016 - Protecting Trade Secrets
In-House Client Seminar, November 2015 - Recent Developments in M&A Litigation
Minnesota CLE, September 2015 - Preparing Your Corporate Witness for Deposition
Minnesota CLE, August 2015 - Trade Secrets 2015: Key Developments and Takeaways, Chapter of the IP Book
Midwest Intellectual Property Institute - IP Essentials for the Non-IP Lawyer – Trade Secret Essentials Chapter
Co-author, Minnesota CLE, April 2015
Leadership & Community
Pro Bono
- Tyler has obtained asylum for refugees in both affirmative applications and removal proceedings.
- Tyler is a part of the team representing a man appealing his death sentence in Alabama.
Professional Associations
- Federal Bar Association — Minnesota Chapter, Communications Committee, 2015-17
Civic Activities
- Minnesota Zoo — Beastly Ball Planning Committee, 2016; AZUL Board of Directors, 2013-15
Firm Leadership
- Faegre Baker Daniels — Business Litigation Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Honors
- Minnesota Super Lawyers — Rising Stars, 2017-20
- Minnesota Lawyer — Up & Coming Attorney, 2016
- Faegre Baker Daniels — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2013-19