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Education
- J.D., University of Michigan, 2002; Managing Editor, Michigan Law Review, Vol. 100; Champion, 78th Annual Henry M. Campbell Moot Court Competition; Jason L. Honigman Award, for greatest contributions to law review over two years; James A. Dykema Award, for election to law review editorial board Certificate of Merit (2001) and for the highest grade in Constitutionalism in South Africa (2002)
- M.A., University of Exeter (U.K.), 1996
- B.A., Kenyon College, cum laude, 1992
Experience
- Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, Associate, 2004-2005
- United States District Court, the Hon. Richard H. Kyle, Law Clerk, 2002-2004
John Ursu focuses his practice on complex commercial and intellectual-property disputes. John graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 2002, where was he Managing Editor of the University of Michigan Law Review and won the 78th Annual Henry M. Campbell Moot Court Competition. Following law school, John clerked for the Honorable Richard H. Kyle of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kenyon College and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Exeter in England. In its 2010 edition, Benchmark: The Definitive Guide to American’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys named John a “Future Star” of litigation in Minnesota, noting that “John Ursu . . . has made a name for himself managing complex business disputes.” Contact John directly to learn more about his commercial and intellectual-property practice.
BAR ADMISSIONS
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
State of Minnesota
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
- Future Star, Benchmark: The Definitive Guide to American’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys (Third Annual Edition, Fourth Annual Edition)
Champion, 78th Annual Henry M. Campbell Moot Court Competition at University of Michigan Law School (2002), as awarded by Judge Frank Easterbrook (7th Cir.), Judge Steven Reinhardt (9th Cir.), and Barbara Underwood, former Acting Solicitor General for the United States. - Managing Editor, Michigan Law Review, Vol. 100 (2001-02)
- Jason L. Honigman Award (2002), for the greatest contributions to the Michigan Law Review
- Certificate of Merit (2002), for the highest grade in Constitutionalism in South Africa
- James A. Dykema Award (2001), for election to the editorial board of the Michigan Law Review
TEACHING AND LECTURING
The Lawyer as Witness: When Attorney-Client Communications Are the Subject of Litigation, Minnesota CLE (October 21, 2008)