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Richard Tyler is a partner in the firm's New Orleans office and chair of its construction practice. He is a graduate of Georgetown University and the Georgetown University Law Center.

Mr. Tyler has been a member of the firm's Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group since 1982, and his practice involves complex matters in the fields of construction and real estate, business litigation, and health insurance.

Mr. Tyler is a member of the American Arbitration Association's National Roster of Neutrals. His ADR training includes AAA Arbitrator I Training (Commercial), AAA Arbitrator II Training (Construction), the Harvard Law School Mediation Workshop, and the AAA Construction Mediation Conference.

He is also an active member of the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, where he is a member of the Governing Committee and a past chair of the Division 3 (Design) Steering Committee. Mr. Tyler has also served as a program co-chair for the ABA Section on Litigation's Construction Litigation Committee.

Mr. Tyler frequently writes and speaks on a variety of topics. He has participated in seminars and programs for the American Bar Association, the Louisiana State Bar, the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, the Defense Research Institute, the National Conference on Building Commissioning, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Federal Publications, Lorman Education Services, and Professional Education Systems. He is a contributing author to the Forum's recently published textbook, Construction Law (ABA, 2009), as well as Construction Litigation, Representing the Contractor, 3d Ed. (Aspen, 2001) and the Fifty State Monograph on the Enforceability of "No Damages for Delay Clauses" (ABA, 1998).

Noteworthy

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009 (Copyright 2008 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the area of Construction Law (listed annually since 2007)
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (2009)
  
• Listed in the 2009 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers in the area of Business Litigation (listed annually since 2007)
• AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell

Representative Matters

• In re: Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated Litigation (Berthelot, et al. v. Boh Bros. Construction, et al.), Civil Action No. 05-4182, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.  Consolidated class and individual actions claiming that the New Orleans area hurricane protection system failed during Hurricane Katrina due to design and construction defects.
• Represent EPC contractor in payment dispute with refinery owner.
• Provider payment litigation: defending multiple insurers in dispute with health care provider over reimbursement rates.
• Baton Rouge airport litigation: Represented airport program manager in multiple suits arising out of contractor's termination.
• Chaisson v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 947 So.2d 171 (La. Ct. App. 2006).  Represented a contractor in the appeal of adverse trial court judgement in a household exposure mesothelioma case.
• Represented purchaser in arbitration proceeding against vendor of customized Customer Relations Management software package.
• Agreement for turnkey construction of 48,000 horsepower gas handling facility and associated flowlines and connections.
• Master Service Agreement for $278 million road construction project.
• Design-build agreement for construction of $58 million heavy manufacturing plant.
• Design and construction agreements for newspaper administrative offices and production facility.

News

• Richard J. Tyler Elected to ABA Construction Forum Governing Committee
• Thirty-Eight Jones Walker Attorneys Listed in 2009 Issue of Louisiana Super Lawyers
• Gesser and Tyler to Speak in Lorman Seminar on AIA Contracts
• Sixty-Three Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009; Jones Walker Top-Listed in Louisiana
• Tyler to Moderate Session at Fall Meeting of ABA Forum on the Construction Industry
• Forty Jones Walker Attorneys Recognized in the 2008 Edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers

Presentations

• "AIA Contracts", January 8, 2009
• "Owners and Architects Part II: 'I Think this is the Beginning of a Beautiful Relationship'", September 12, 2008
• "AIA Contracts", April 29, 2008
• "A Disorderly Compendium of AIA Document A201 – 2007", January 2008
• "The 2007 AIA Documents: New Forms, New Issues, New Strategies", January 2008
• "Fundamentals of Construction Law", November 2006

Publications

• "Defective Construction"
  Construction Law, American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, January 2009
• Tip Sheets For Hiring Contractors in LA and TX
  Jones Walker E*Bulletin, October 20, 2005
• "Clause For Concern: Common Construction Contract Provisions"
  ASHRAE Journal, February 1, 2002
• "Contract Law Principles"
  ASHRAE Journal, January 1, 2002
• "Defending Against Owner Claims"
  Construction Litigation: Representing the Contractor. 3d Ed., Aspen, Chapter 20, 2001
• Fifty-State Monograph on the Enforceability of "No Damages for Delay Clauses"
  American Bar Association, 1998
• Louisiana Appellate Practice Handbook
  The Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co., 1986–1995,
• Louisiana Construction Law
  Federal Publications, 1995–1996,

Memberships

• American Bar Association
  • Section on Litigation, Construction Litigation Committee – Co-Chair, Program Subcommittee, and Former Chair, Survey of State Laws Subcommittee
  • Forum on the Construction Industry – Chair, Division 3 (Design) Steering Committee, 2006 to date, and Member, 2002–2006; Division Communication Task Force; Strategic Planning Committee
• American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (Consultant, Guideline Committee GPC1-1996R; Task Group 1-GLE, General Legal Education – Voting Member, 2000–2002 and Program Chair, 2001–2002)
• Defense Research Institute (Construction Law Committee, 1996–1998)
• Garden District Security District (Commissioner, 2006 to date)
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Litigation Counsel of America (Fellow, 2009)
  
• Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (Member, 2001–2004; Chair, 2005–2006)
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas