About Tyler Mark Paetkau

Tyler Mark Paetkau is a lawyer practicing appellate law services, class actions, hospitality and 5 other areas of law. Tyler received a B.A. degree from University of Michigan, and has been licensed for 36 years. Tyler practices at Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP in Palo Alto, CA.

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Awards

AV Preeminent Peer Rated

This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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Services

Areas of Law

Class Actions
Intellectual Property 1
- Trade Secrets
Litigation
Other 5
- Appellate Law Services
- Hospitality
- Labor and Employment Law
- Litigation, Corporate and Commercial
- Software

Practice Details

Languages

French
Firm Information

Position
Partner

Firm Name
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Representative Cases & Transactions

Cases
Representative Matters: Represented multinational employer in defeating union organizing campaign.
Reis Robotics (China) Co. v. MiaSole, Inc ., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49804 (N.D. Cal. 2017): Represented client in successfully moving to compel arbitration of $13 million claims in a commercial dispute.
Lourdes Tiri v. Lucky Chances, Inc ., 226 Cal. App. 4th 231 (2014): Reversing trial court's order denying client's motion to compel arbitration of employee's discrimination claims.
Complete defense judgment after trial of certified class action alleging misappropriation of employee tips.
Complete defense judgment after trial of misappropriation of trade secrets
unfair competition claims.
Frank Gattuso v. Harte-Hanks Shoppers , Inc., 42 Cal. 4th 554 169 P. 3d 889, 67 Cal. Rptr. 3d 468, 55 Lab.Cas. 60,511 (2007): Represented the Employers Group as amicus curiae
Supreme Court of California endorsed lump sum method of reimbursing employee expenses.
Stephen Simmons v. PCR Technology , 209 F. Supp. 2d 1029 (C.D. Cal. 2002): Represented employer in race discrimination action
removal to federal court based on diversity of citizenship
amount in controversy upheld.
Mirna Olivares v. Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation , 2001 WL 477171 (C.D. Cal. April 26, 2001): Represented employer in defeating former employees challenge to m
atory arbitration of employment discrimination claims.
Successfully obtained summary judgment
early dismissal of numerous employment claims against employer-clients, including discrimination, retaliation
harassment.
CLIENT TESTIMONIAL: One of the things I value about Procopio is its wide range of legal expertise. While I've appreciated the responsive, practical entity
contract drafting work
military subcontract expertise provided by the firm's Business Team, I was grateful when Tyler Paetkau
the firm's Labor
Employment team stepped in on short notice
solved a particularly thorny labor
employment challenge for us. Procopio is a firm I can count on to get the job done in a timely
effective manner, no matter the ask. -- Patrick Paddy Gough, Chief Operating Officer, PKL Services, Inc.

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Experience

Bar Admission & Memberships

Admissions
1990, California
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Memberships

Community
•Association of Defense Counsel (ADC), Board of Directors
•American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
•Bar Association of San Francisco, Labor and Employment Law Section
•Santa Clara County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Executive Committee, Past Chair
•San Mateo County, Labor and Employment Law Section
•State Bar of California, Labor and Employment Law Section, Executive Committee, Past Chair and Advisor
•State Bar of California, Special Advisory Committee on Jury Instructions for Employment Law Cases, Former Member
Education & Certifications

Law School
University of Michigan Law School
J.D.
cum laude

Other Education
University of Michigan
B.A.
high honors and high distinction

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