TYLER PURINTON
Direct Tel: +1 332 296 8305
Email: tpurinton@brithem.com
Tyler Purinton has handled a variety of complex commercial disputes in state and federal courts, at both the trial and appellate level, as well as JAMS arbitration and mediation proceedings.
His cases have spanned antitrust, breach of contract, M&A, and mass torts litigation, and he has also represented parties in government investigations.
Before joining Brithem, Tyler served as a litigation associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Brown Rudnick. While at the Georgetown University Law Center, he was an executive editor for The Georgetown Law Journal and a member of Georgetown’s Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic.
Credentials
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude
—The Georgetown Law Journal, Executive Editor
University of Vermont, B.A., magna cum laude
Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Litigation Associate
Brown Rudnick, Litigation Associate
New York Bar, Admitted
Impact Matters
Secured a trial verdict for Bill Ackman’s charitable foundation
For Pershing Square Foundation, Tyler was a member of the trial team in a multimillion-dollar case involving withheld insurance coverage due to one of its biggest assets. Following a three-week trial, with Ackman as the star witness, the team secured a favorable jury verdict awarding the charity millions of dollars it was due. The verdict ultimately led to a highly favorable settlement, including the recovery of attorneys’ fees.
Fought against systemic racism
For the largest Black-owned asset manager in the State of New Jersey, Tyler played a role in a historic civil rights and RICO action against New Jersey’s Division of Investment, BlackRock, Owl Rock, and other major financial firms challenging the systemic racism in New Jersey’s selection and allocation of capital to outside asset managers and corrupt “pay-to-play” scheme that excluded minority- and female-owned firms in favor of the “old white boy” Wall Street firms.
Defended a major utility from dozens of wildfire-related lawsuits
For PG&E, Tyler contributed to the defense of many lawsuits filed in California state courts relating to the 2019 Kincade Fire, 2020 Zogg Fire, and 2021 Dixie Fire.
Helped secure a $410 million trial award in M&A litigation
Tyler represented The Williams Companies in litigation connected to a planned $37.7 billion merger with Energy Transfer Equity, which was ultimately terminated. After a six‑day trial, the court awarded Williams a $410 million contractual termination fee, plus interest and attorneys’ fees.
Defended Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in a major antitrust MDL
Tyler represented BCBS and various member plans in consolidated multidistrict antitrust class action litigation alleging that the Association and its members have used the Association’s agreements to fix prices and limit competition. The decade-long litigation became the subject of a $2.8 billion settlement.
Overall Experience
Tyler has represented:
- iStar, a leading publicly traded REIT, in a financing default foreclosure and guarantee enforcement action against a leading developer over a large South Florida beachfront property.
- Allied Partners and its principal Eric Hadar in numerous actions over the fraudulent and defective remediation of the historic Miami Savoy hotel.
- A leading international media and entertainment company with respect to confidential arbitration proceedings, contested business transactions, and contractual disputes.