Eric S. Wyant II

Associate

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  • Biography

    Eric S. Wyant II is an associate in the Pittsburgh Office of GRSM and is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation, Energy, Insurance, Product & General Liability, and Real Estate practice groups. Mr. Wyant’s diverse practice includes complex commercial litigation, civil litigation, energy litigation, professional liability litigation, and real estate litigation.

    Eric has represented clients in cases filed throughout the state and federal courts situated in Pennsylvania and has assisted in cases filed in other jurisdictions across the United States and the American Arbitration Association. He has advised and advocated for a broad array of clients, including both publicly traded and privately held companies, as well as individuals, in the construction, energy, financial, health care, insurance, real estate, and telecommunications industries. Through both prosecuting and defending actions on behalf of clients, he has experience handling all facets of litigation. In doing so, he provides practical guidance to minimize the inconveniences of litigation.

    Eric earned his undergraduate degree, cum laude, and Master of Business Administration from Wheeling Jesuit University. Then, he graduated from Duquesne University School of Law where he was awarded membership into the Order of the Barristers and received a Shalom Moot Court Award. During law school, he was a member of the nationally ranked Appellate Moot Court Board, the Executive Editor of the Energy & Environmental Law Journal, the Student Articles Editor of the Business Law Journal, and he served as an extern to the Honorable Justice Christine Donohue of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

    Admissions

    • Pennsylvania
    • U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
    • U.S. District Court, New Mexico

    Memberships

    • Allegheny County Bar Association
       
  • Practice Areas
  • Representative Experience
    • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of licensed real estate professionals in Pennsylvania state court in a case involving allegations of fraud in a real estate transaction.

    • Obtained favorable settlement for a local grocery store in a case involving allegations of negligence and product liability.

    • Successfully negotiated commercial agreements on behalf of a national wireless telecommunications provider.

    • Provided guidance to real estate start-up company concerning various regulations affecting the real estate industry.

    • Assisted in successfully defending a Midstream Company against multiple landowners seeking a Preliminary Injunction to enjoin operations related to construction of a pipeline.

    • Assisted in obtaining judgment on the pleadings for International E&P Company in a case involving complex title issues affecting a well pad site.

    • Assisted in obtaining favorable settlement for publicly traded provider of wireless infrastructure in a case involving title to real estate.

    • Representation of national provider of short-term post-acute, rehabilitation, skilled nursing and long-term care services involving complex commercial disputes.

    • Representation of a publicly traded provider of wireless infrastructure in disputes arising out of commercial transactions.

    • Representation of a national title insurance carrier in a variety of title defense matters including survey issues, title disputes, and lien priority.

    • Representation of a national transportation broker regarding various contract disputes.

    • Representation of restaurant chain in commercial lease disputes.

    • Assisted in representation of national commercial roofing company including matters involving contract disputes, construction defects and delays, and governmental regulatory claims.

    • Assisted in representation of an International E&P Company in lawsuits related to Breach of Contract, Trespass, Quiet Title, Ejectment, Negligence, Slander of Title, Unjust Enrichment, and Declaratory Judgment.

  • Education

    Education

    J.D., Duquesne University School of Law, 2020

    • Shalom Moot Court Award
    • Order of the Barristers
    • Appellate Moot Court Board
    • Executive Editor, Energy & Environmental Law Journal
    • Student Articles Editor, Business Law Journal

    M.B.A., Wheeling Jesuit University, 2016

    B.S., cum laude, Wheeling Jesuit University, 2014

    • Bruno J. Hartung Wall Street Award (business department award for service and outstanding academic achievement) 
    • Delta Mu Delta (international academic business honor society)
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