tyler l. farmer

education
University of Notre Dame BA, 1995, Government & International Relations. University of Notre Dame Law School JD, 2000, cum laude.

experience
US Department of Justice, Office of Foreign Litigation, 1998 (student intern). Jones Day, 2000-2007. Keller Rohrback, 2007-2008. Danielson, Harrigan, Leyh & Tollefson, 2008.

contact info
tylerf@dhlt.com

Tyler is a commercial litigator who joined Danielson, Harrigan, Leyh & Tollefson LLP in April 2008.

Before moving to Seattle, Tyler practiced in the Trial Practice Group in the Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. offices of Jones Day. Over his career, he has represented a broad range of clients in state and federal courts. His practice has encompassed a diverse range of matters on behalf of both defendants and plaintiffs, including shareholder derivative suits, complex commercial litigation, securities class actions, corporate takeover disputes, and defending complex product liability actions.

Tyler brings particular experience to matters involving corporate internal investigations. He has been part of teams that conducted corporate internal investigations and responses to government investigations on behalf of both Audit Committees and compliance departments. In connection with these efforts, Tyler has presented investigation results to Boards of Directors, outside auditors, and governmental agencies.

Tyler has also advised clients on the creation and implementation of e-commerce business plans, document retention policies, data acquisition and transfer compliance, and strategies relating to the preservation and production of electronically stored information.
Tyler worked for the U.S. Department of Justice in the American Embassy during his second year of law school, which he spent in Notre Dame's Concannon Programme of International Law in London, England.

Prior to attending law school, Tyler spent two years as an Americorps volunteer, teaching middle school in Pensacola, FL and working as a full-time residential staff member at a homeless shelter in Phoenix, AZ.