James Tyrell, with Armstrong Teasdale. Courtesy photo

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Tyrrell Heads to Bressler Amery

James E. Tyrrell Jr. has joined the business and litigation practice group at Bressler, Amery & Ross as a partner. Tyrrell previously was a partner in the New Jersey office of Armstrong Teasdale. Before that he was with Sills Cummis & Gross and Locke Lord. He has chaired or co-chaired the mass tort and products liability practice groups of four major law firms, the announcement said.

Tyrrell focuses on mass torts, catastrophic loss cases, products liability, class actions and antitrust, according to the announcement. His experience includes serving as lead counsel in litigation centered on the World Trade Center, Agent Orange Y2K, Deepwater Horizon and Chevron.