Kessler Topaz is Proud to Announce the Election of Our Newest Partner, Tyler S. Graden.
Tyler concentrates his practice in the area of consumer protection and unlawful business practice litigation, representing individuals, retirement plan beneficiaries, businesses and government entities as plaintiffs in class actions and arbitrations. Prior to joining the Firm, Tyler worked at a boutique defense litigation firm in Philadelphia and as an investigator with the Chicago District Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Examples of cases Tyler has litigated include: Buffalo Laborers Security Fund v. J.P. Jeanneret Associates, Inc. (S.D.N.Y.) (settlement in fiduciary breach class action involving Madoff investments: $219 million); AFTRA Retirement Fund v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA. (S.D.N.Y.) (settlement in fiduciary breach securities lending class action: $150 million); Transatlantic Holdings v. AIG (American Arbitration Association) (arbitration award in fiduciary breach securities lending action: $75 million ); In re: Volkswagen Timing Chain Product Liability Litigation (D.N.J.) (settlement in automotive defect class action); Seelingson v. Devon Energy Production Co. (N.D. Tex.) (settlement in oil & gas royalty calculation class action: $28 million); Montoya v. PNC Bank, N.A. (S.D. Fla.) (settlement in force-placed insurance class action: $32.3 million); Burroughs v. PHH Mortgage Co. (D.N.J.) (settlement in force-placed insurance class action: $18 million); and U.S. ex rel. Simpson v. Bayer Corp. (D.N.J.) (settlement in whistleblower qui tam action: $40 million).
Congratulations, Tyler!