Thor Urness
USA Guide 2024
Band 2 : Intellectual Property
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Band 2
About
Provided by Thor Urness
Practice Areas
Litigation, Class Action Litigation, IP and Competitive Practices Litigation, Media and Entertainment, Electronic Data and Discovery, Intellectual Property, Policyholder Insurance Coverage, Patent Procurement, Management and Counseling
Career
Thor practices complex business litigation, including bet-the-company cases, intellectual property litigation and related counseling. His practice is generally divided equally between matters in Tennessee and other parts of the country. Thor has represented clients in the arbitration, mediation and early neutral evaluation forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). Thor represents businesses and individuals in many types of disputes, which have included business torts, insurance coverage, false advertising and consumer protection matters, fraud claims (including healthcare-related False Claims Act cases and securities fraud), government investigations, noncompetition, defamation, civil RICO, contract/UCC, commercial real estate, products liability, class actions, proxy contests, computer performance litigation (i.e., software, hardware and implementation disputes) and automotive supplier disputes.
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association; Tennessee Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association; Nashville Technology Council; Nashville Pro Bono Program, Former Chair Member; FiftyForward Endowment, Board of Directors
Chambers Review
USA
Thor Urness is well regarded for his practice, which covers the full range of IP disputes from royalty claims to trade secret litigation. He assists financial and media clients, among many others.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Thor Urness is well respected in Nashville."
"Thor Urness is well respected in Nashville."