Tahl Tyson
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Professional & Community Affiliations
Member
Employment Lawyer’s Association (ELA), United Kingdom
Member
European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA)
Member
International Bar Association
Member
Labor and Employment Law and International Law Sections
American Bar Association
Member
International Practice and Labor and Employment Law Sections
Washington State Bar Association
Former Board Member
Washington State Hotel and Lodging Association
Former Board Member
The Seattle Children’s Museum
Recognition
Named, The Best Lawyers in America®
2013-2025
Awarded, AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
Named, Best Lawyers
Women in the Law, Washington Labor and Employment
2016
Named, Top Rated Lawyer® - International Law
The American Lawyer & Martindale-Hubbell™
2013
Named, Best Lawyers in Labor Law
Seattle Business
2013
Recipient, Pro Bono Public Service Commendation
Washington State Bar Association
2007
Named, Recognised Practitioner
Chambers USA
2017-2018
News, Analysis & Press
What are some key issues for HR or legal to be aware of when implementing a restructure in Asia?
2 the Point Video
December 21, 2023
Best Lawyers in America© 2020 Edition Honors More Than 200 Littler Lawyers; 14 Named Lawyer of the Year
August 15, 2019
Littler Ranked in 2018 Chambers USA Guide
May 15, 2018
New Mandatory Gender Pay Gap Disclosures Will Soon Take Effect for Large Employers in Great Britain
Insight
March 13, 2017
Proposed French Law Would Impose New Due Diligence Obligations on Certain Employers and Their Supply Chains
ASAP
December 12, 2016
Brexit: Some Potential Implications for Employers
Thomson Reuters Corporate Counsel Connect
September 1, 2016
The Best Lawyers in America© Honors More Than 180 Littler Lawyers in Its 2017 Edition
August 16, 2016
Technology and the Workplace: Artificial Intelligence and Robots in the 21st Century Workplace
Employment & Industrial Relations Law
April 2016
What Does the European Court of Justice's Invalidation of the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework Mean For U.S.-Based Multinational Employers?
Insight
October 7, 2015
Littler Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America® 2014 Edition
August 15, 2013
The 2012 Global Employer: Highlights of Littler's Fifth Annual Global Employer Institute
Littler Report
February 21, 2013
Hiring and Firing Overseas? Know the Legal Risks
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
December 10, 2012
Best Lawyers in America® Names 164 Littler Attorneys to 2013 Edition
September 7, 2012
The 2011 Global Employer: Highlights of Littler's Fourth Annual Global Employer Institute
Littler Report
February 15, 2012
The United Kingdom's Agency Worker Regulations 2010: How Do They Affect You?
Insight
October 7, 2011
The Refugee Act of 1980: Suggested Reforms In the Overseas Refugee Program to Safeguard Humanitarian Concerns from Competing Interests
Washington Law Review
Books & Book Chapters
- Red versus Expert: Managerial Reform and Organizational Change in the Chinese State Industrial Enterprise, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1987
Speaking Engagements
Thriving in Life through Menopause
Culture Amp Edinburgh
June 24, 2024
Affirmative Action
European Employment Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland
June 7, 2024
RIF Master Class
Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ
May 10, 2023
Wellness and Morale for Women: Working Together Beyond the Taboo
Littler Executive Employer Conference
May 6, 2022
The Compliance Issues that Arise When U.S.-based Employees Just Want to Do Their Jobs… Remotely from Overseas
Littler Executive Employer Conference
May 5, 2022
International Wandering Workers: Avoiding the Legal Pitfalls for Multinational Employers
April 8, 2021
The COVID-19 Vaccine – Legal and Practical Implications
January 20, 2021
The COVID-19 Vaccine – Legal and Practical Implications
January 13, 2021
Modern Workplaces and Employee Benefits: A Discussion of Fertility and Family-Planning Issues in the Workplace
November 24, 2020
COVID-19 – For Companies with Employees in China, Japan and South Korea
March 26, 2020
COVID-19: Common Employer Questions Asked and Answered!
March 13, 2020
Here, There and Everywhere: International Sexual Harassment Laws and the Evolving Impacts of #MeToo, #StandUp and Beyond
The 2019 Executive Employer® Conference, Phoenix, AZ
May 9, 2019
International #MeToo, #StandUp and Transformative Technologies in the Workplace
Seattle, WA
December 4, 2018
#MeToo, #StandUp and Transformative Technologies in the Workplace
San Francisco, CA
September 13, 2018
International Employment & Labor Law Roundtable
Los Angeles, CA
September 12, 2018
Second Annual Canada Conference
Toronto, ON
November 1, 2017
Managing Employees Across Borders; Managing Cultural Differences, Global Investigations and Compliance, Hiring & Terminations
May 31, 2017
Entering New Markets: Tips and Tricks of Global Expansion
The 2017 Executive Employer® Conference
May 11, 2017
Inaugural Europe Conference - Germany
Berlin
November 10, 2016
Inaugural U.K. Conference
November 8, 2016
The Art of Global Restructuring and Global Workforce Integration
The 2016 Executive Employer® Conference
May 5, 2016
Make, Break, or Fake it: Legalities of Conducting Business in India
December 2, 2015
How Technology is Affecting Employment Practices
Fourth Transatlantic Conference, Employment Lawyers Association and American Bar Association, London, England
September 28, 2015
Managing Across Borders
Seattle, WA
September 17, 2015
Diversity in the Workplaces
2015 Europe Annual Conference, Association of Corporate Counsel Europe (ACCE), Munich, Germany
June 1, 2015
Global Compliance & Cross-Border Investigations: Strategies for Enforcement and Risk Management
June 17, 2015
Building an Effective Legal Team
2014 Europe Annual Conference - Association of Corporate Counsel Europe (ACCE), London, England
May 18, 2014
How Technology is Changing the Law of the Workplace: New Platforms, New Applications, New Problems
Mid-Year Meeting, International, Labor & Employment Section - American Bar Association (ABA), Tel Aviv, Israel
May 7, 2014
Atypical Workers
Third Transatlantic Conference - Employment Lawyers Association and American Bar Association, London, England
October 7, 2013
International Investigations
College of Law - Université de Cergy-Pontoise, France
2012
International Investigations
Law School - Luiss-Guido Carli University, Rome, Italy
2012
Forging a Global HR Team to Align with a Global Business: Transparency and Integration
Global Employer Institute
Littler Mendelson, Washington D.C.
November 9, 2012
Running with Scissors: What U.S. Employers Should Know Before Cutting Global Staff
Global Employer Institute
Littler Mendelson, Washington D.C.
November 7, 2012
Investigating Employee Misconduct Across Borders, Issues and Practical Steps for the Multinational Lawyer
2012 Annual Conference - Association of Corporate Counsel, Orlando, FL
October 3, 2012
Global Trade Secret Protection and Drafting Global Policies
International Labor and Employment Law Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law - American Bar Association, Paris, France
May 13-17, 2012
Managing the Social Media Activity of A Multinational Workforce after the Global Privacy Juggernaut
The 2012 Executive Employer® Conference
Littler Mendelson, Scottsdale, AZ
May 10, 2012
Conducting Lawful Investigations: The First 72 Hours
The 2012 Executive Employer® Conference
Littler Mendelson, Scottsdale, AZ
May 9, 2012
Managing Across Borders
Global HR News Conference, Bellevue, WA
March 29, 2012
International Assignments: Avoiding the Legal, Financial and Safety Risks of Transferring Employees into Latin America
The Global Employer Latin America Conference - Littler Mendelson, Miami, FL
February 9, 2012
Investigating Employee Misconduct Across Borders
Global Employer Institute - Littler Mendelson, Washington D.C.
November 2, 2011
New Tools for Behaving Badly: How Social Media are Abused and How Cross-Border Employers can Respond, an Employment and High-Tech View
Fall Meeting, Section of International Law - American Bar Association, Dublin, Ireland
October 11, 2011
Equal Treatment for Men and Women, The Changing World of Work: Responding to the Challenge of the 21st Century from a Global and EU Perspective
International Bar Association, Brussels, Belgium
April 15, 2011
Social Media in the Workplace
International Law Section - American Bar Association, Paris, France
2010
International Employment Law Issues for Expanding Global Companies
Worklaw Network, Honolulu, HI
2010
Labor and Employment Law Issues in International Transactions and Thereafter: A Guide for U.S. Lawyers
Webcast - American Bar Association
2010
Global Employment Law Update
Littler Mendelson Conference
2008
Education
- J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 1991
- M.A./M.B.A., University of Hawaii, 1987
- B.A., Yale University, 1982
Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit