Tyler E. Chapman

Overview Overview Tyler E. Chapman, a partner at the firm, concentrates his commercial litigation practice on business, real estate, and construction disputes. Mr. Chapman regularly represents clients in matters involving complex business litigation, trusts and estates litigation, disputes concerning the sale, acquisition, and development of property, and contests over property rights. He also specializes in landlord-tenant disputes and construction litigation. Mr. Chapman represents corporate and individual clients in employment disputes, including those involving non-competition agreements and compensation issues. Mr. Chapmans representative results include: Persuading the Massachusetts Appeals Court to reverse a lower court order dismissing their clients petition for removal of a trustee in a case involving a trust dispute Obtaining a ruling from a Massachusetts Land Court judge affirming his clients broad easement rights for full access to their property via a driveway that crisscrosses the boundary lines of several subdivided parcels Following a bench trial, persuading a Massachusetts Superior Court judge to reject a commercial tenants claim for more than $7 million based on alleged interference in a build out of a franchise location Persuading the Massachusetts Appeals Court to affirm a trial court judges decision that the firms clients hold easement rights in residential property and to reject the abutting property owners argument that the easement was abandoned once the clients ceased using the area primarily as a driveway More About Tyler Less About Tyler Practice Areas Practice Areas Real Estate Litigation Construction Management and Litigation Business Litigation Employment Law and Litigation Representative Results Representative Results Mr. Chapmans representative results include: Persuading the Massachusetts Appeals Court to reverse a lower court order dismissing their clients petition for removal of a trustee in a case involving a trust dispute Obtaining a ruling from a Massachusetts Land Court judge affirming his clients broad easement rights for full access to their property via a driveway that crisscrosses the boundary lines of several subdivided parcels In a business litigation dispute involving telecommunications companies, securing an order from a Delaware state court judge staying a lawsuit filed by the opposing party and allowing a similar lawsuit filed by his client in federal court in Massachusetts to proceed Following a bench trial, persuading a Massachusetts Superior Court judge to reject a commercial tenants claim for more than $7 million based on alleged interference in a build out of a franchise location Persuading the Massachusetts Appeals Court to affirm a trial court judges decision that the firms clients hold easement rights in residential property and to reject the abutting property owners argument that the easement was abandoned once the clients ceased using the area primarily as a driveway Successfully defending in arbitration a Boston-based private equity firm that purchased a software company against a business brokers claim for a business commission Obtaining a favorable settlement on behalf of condominium owners against the developer in a lawsuit alleging fraud in the inducement and inflated purchase prices of luxury condominium units Experience Experience Todd & Weld LLP (2001-present) Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P. C. (1997-2001) Credentials Credentials Education Boston University School of Law (J. D., cum laude, 1997) Harvard University (Ed. M., 1994) Harvard University (A. B., cum laude, 1990) Bar Admissions Massachusetts U. S. District Court, Massachusetts Professional Activities Professional Activities Massachusetts Bar Association Boston Bar Association Boston Inn of Court Publications/Presentations Publications/Presentations MCLE, Moderator, Selecting, Protecting and Dethroning Experts, November 2018 Key strategies for simplifying complex litigation, New England In-House, February 2016 LOI drafting tips for meeting the clients objectives, New England In-House, August 2015 Co-chair, Family & Closely Held Business Law Conference 2010 and 2011 Co-author, Massachusetts Discovery Practice, Chapter 11 Honors and Awards Honors and Awards Named to Best Lawyers in America for Litigation - Real Estate (2023-present) Named to Massachusetts Super Lawyers for Business Litigation, (2014-present) In the Community In the Community Camp Dudley Board of Trustees, Trustee Harvard Lampoon, past-Trustee for 25 years