Tyz Law Group Welcomes Business and IP Litigator Deborah Hedley

Tyz Law Group is pleased to announce the addition of intellectual property and commercial litigation attorney Deborah Hedley.  Deborah has been an advocate and advisor for her clients in the technology and software industries for over a decade, litigating trade secret, intellectual property, business tort, and contract cases from inception through appeal.    Deborah joins the firm from Vedder Price in Los Angeles, and she previously practiced at Jones Day in Silicon Valley.

“Deborah is an intrepid litigator,” says Ryan Tyz, Founder of Tyz Law Group. “Adding her to our team complements and expands our existing litigation bench with a seasoned trial attorney, especially skilled in intellectual property, employee mobility and trade secret theft disputes.” 

As for joining the firm, Deborah says, “Tyz Law Group is not afraid to ask and answer the question: what would happen if we did things differently? The practice of law is a space where clients and attorneys can benefit from innovation.  That’s precisely what this firm is doing, and why I’m so thrilled to join them.”

Deborah is a devoted pro bono advocate for women’s and children’s causes, and recently obtained asylum for a client in removal proceedings.  She was recognized by her peers as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in Business Litigation from 2018 through 2021. 

Deborah holds a J.D. from the UCLA School of Law, where she was Senior Editor of the UCLA Law Review. She externed at the United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia where she assisted the prosecution in gaining its first conviction.  She also holds a B.A. from California State University, Chico with honors.