Biography
TYLER WOOD focuses his practice on commercial litigation and disputes.
Before joining Sidley, Tyler served as a law clerk for the Honorable Kenneth K. Lee of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Tyler graduated with high honors from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was a managing editor for The University of Chicago Law Review and received the Joseph Henry Beale Prize for legal research and writing. He earned his B.A. in Economics and Computer Science, magna cum laude, from Connecticut College.
Prior to attending law school, Tyler was a paralegal at a law firm in Providence, Rhode Island, where he assisted veterans seeking VA disability benefits.
Credentials
Admissions & Certifications
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, N.D. of Illinois - General
- Illinois
Education
- The University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 2022, with high honors, Order of the Coif
- Connecticut College, B.A., 2017, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Clerkships
- Kenneth K. Lee, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit (2022-2023)