Presidio ADR - Mediator
Mediator
In addition to his mediation practice, Tyler is presently Chief Legal Officer of a New York-based financial services company with worldwide operations. He manages complex issues at the intersection of law, regulation and technology on a daily basis. Before that, he represented plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial litigation around the country. At the outset of his career, he handled white collar crime as a prosecutor. Tyler has deep experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in class actions and mass actions. He has worked on both sides of the “v” in all manner of contract disputes, including many involving technology companies. Fraud, including RICO and securities fraud, is a particular area of expertise. He is also experienced in corporate, intellectual property, and transactional disputes, among a broad array of other matters.
Tyler mediates complex cases in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. He is creative, pragmatic, and dogged in pursuit of resolution. He quickly grasps complicated dynamics and subtle nuances, skills forged over three decades of diverse practice. Tyler actively participates in the mediation panels of a number of state and federal courts in California and New York.
Tyler has mediated and resolved a broad array of cases pending in state and federal courts.
There is no single approach suitable for all mediations. A good mediator must remain nimble, attuned to the unique dynamics of each case—as well as the evolving dynamics on the day of mediation. That said, there are three truths that frame Tyler’s approach to all mediations: First, thorough preparation by the mediator leads to better outcomes. Second, a mediator who merely shuttles from room to room to convey numbers is rarely worth the money. The mediator must guide the negotiation (not only with facilitative techniques, but also with candid assessments of the parties’ respective positions). Third, most cases that do not settle during the formal mediation session can and should settle thereafter, so follow-up by the mediator is a crucial part of the process.
As Chief Legal Officer of a financial services firm that operates licensed, fully regulated digital asset exchanges in North America and Europe, Tyler understands the cryptocurrencies and digital assets.
B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1989; J.D., University of California College of Law, San Francisco, 1992 (f.k.a. Hastings College of Law). In addition, Tyler has studied mediation at the Harvard Program on Negotiation, Cornell University, and Pepperdine Law School, among other programs.
Admitted to California Bar in 1992 and to the New York Bar in 2015. In addition, Tyler is admitted to the following federal courts: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2012; Northern District of California, 1992; Eastern District of California, 2001; Southern District of California, 2011; Central District of California, 2011; Second Circuit Court of Appeals, 2020; Southern District of New York, 2016; Eastern District of New York, 2016; U.S. Supreme Court, 2014; District of Colorado, 2016.
Silicon Valley Arbitration and Medication Center; Southern California Mediation Association; and the ADR sections of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the San Francisco Bar Association.
T. Meade, The Case for Mediator Immunity in New York, New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Fall 2023; T. Meade, Quasi-Judicial Immunity Protects Mediation Without Any Discernable Cost, ABA Dispute Resolution Magazine, Vol. 30, No. 1, January 2024.
$12,000 Per Day
English
New York, NY
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The information contained in this resume has been supplied solely by the individual mediator and may, or may not, be a complete recitation of their experience. The AAA assumes no responsibility for the content, completeness, accuracy, or reliability of the information contained in a mediator’s resume. If you have any questions about a mediator’s experience or background, you are encouraged to contact your case manager.
Mediators on the AAA Roster are not employees or agents of the AAA.
