Tyson Arbuthnot
Gayle M. Athanacio
Merri A. Baldwin
Ann M. Blessing
Robert J. Breakstone
Dennis J. Callahan
Thomas H. Carlson
Walter S. Chen
Jeffery M. Chiow
Charlie Y. Chou
Robert C. Goodman
John G. Heller
Dennis C. Huie
Allan J. Joseph
Suhani Kamdar
Lauren B. Kramer
Mark J. Linderman
James Robert Maxwell
Joseph C. McGowan
Patricia A. Meagher
Suzanne M. Mellard
Robert S. Metzger
Alexis J. Morris
Roland Nikles
Neil H. O'Donnell
Robert M. Osier
Sharon Ongerth Rossi
D. Kevin Shipp
Aaron P. Silberman
Renée D. Wasserman
Margot Wenger
Alan J. Wilhelmy
Virginia K. Young
Paul M. Zieff


Tyson Arbuthnot
Associate
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Areas of Practice

Mr. Arbuthnot is a member of the firm's Construction Law, Complex Commercial Litigation and Environmental Law Practice Groups.

Professional Qualifications

Mr. Arbuthnot concentrates on resolving construction disputes, including delay and extra work claims, and other breach of contract issues. He also has experience with construction defect, government contract, and environmental issues that arise in the construction context. His construction law practice extends to pursuing and defending claims involving sureties, including payment bond and performance bond claims. He is a member of the Associated General Contractors-Legal Advisory Committee, and his duties include summarizing new case law that affects the construction industry.    

Mr. Arbuthnot also has experience with a wide array of other litigation issues that arise in the commercial context. He has a comprehensive background in all aspects of the civil litigation process, including jury trial experience. His practice encompasses disputes in a variety of industries, including real estate, technology, manufacturing, agriculture and retail, among others. His commercial litigation experience ranges from shareholder actions against technology companies to breach of contract claims between international art galleries.  

As a member of the firm's Environmental Law Practice Group, Mr. Arbuthnot has litigated numerous cases involving alleged toxic contamination and Proposition 65 claims. 

Mr. Arbuthnot was a full-time judicial extern for the Honorable Charles R. Breyer of the Northern District of California during his final semester of law school. His duties consisted of analyzing various complex constitutional and federal issues, such as illegal banking practices under the Truth-in-Lending Act, and drafting Decision & Order Memoranda on motions and writs pending before the court. 

Education

J.D., University of California, Hastings, 2001
Cum Laude
Thurston Honor Society
American Jurisprudence Awards (Torts, Legal Writing)

B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1998

Bar Admissions
California - 2001




Practices
Construction
Complex Commercial Litigation
Environmental Law

Recent Publications and Public Speaking

A Contractor By Any Other Name Is Not A Contractor,
RJO Update: Case Law Alert (PDF) December 2012 (co-authored)

"California Supreme Court Restricts Application of Prevailing Wage Law in City of Vista Decision,"RJO Update: Case Law Alert (PDF) July 2012 (co-authored)

"Construction Law Update: Recodification of the Mechanic's Lien Laws and Related Construction Remedies," RJO Update (PDF) June 2012

"Summary of New California Storm Water Permit"
(PDF) September 23, 2010

"CalGreen: Green Building in California Moves Beyond Voluntary Measures"
(PDF) California Constructor, Vol. 40, No. 3, March 2010
(co-authored)

Publications

 

Contact
Robert Dollar Building
311 California Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 415.956.2828
Fax: 415.956.6457
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tarbuthnot@rjo.com