Nic Vescovo is a shareholder in the firm’s Memphis office.  Mr. Vescovo regularly counsels clients ranging from start-ups and emerging companies to individual artists and performers to multi-national corporations on all types of intellectual property issues.  He has handled matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.  From prosecuting trademarks to enforcing trademark rights nationally and globally, whether it is local infringement or infringement occurring online or on social media, Mr. Vescovo efficiently manages intellectual property disputes and enforcement matters.  He has also handled a wide array of complex business-related litigation matters for clients, including class action lawsuits, injunctions, and arbitrations.

AFFILIATIONS

• American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Young Lawyers Action Group Section
• Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
• Memphis Bar Association Young Lawyers Division

PROFESSIONAL HONORS & ACTIVITIES

• Fellow, Memphis Bar Foundation
• Included in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™  for his work in Intellectual Property Law and Litigation/Intellectual Property
• Named a Mid-South Rising Star in Intellectual Property by Mid-South Super Lawyers
• Associate Memphis – Leo Bearman Sr. Chapter of American Inns of Court, 2013-2016
• Notes Editor – University of Memphis Law Review
• President – University of Memphis Student Bar Association
• Recipient – Professor Walton W. Garrett Scholarship
• Intellectual Property Counsel for Circuit Playhouse, Inc.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• Won a defense verdict in a three-day jury trial in Shelby County Circuit Court in a case where the plaintiff alleged the defendant’s 75-foot truck negligently executed a left hand turn in front of the plaintiff. In closing argument, plaintiff’s counsel asked for at least $100,000 in damages.  After deliberating for less than two hours, the jury returned a verdict for the defense.
• Obtained a defense verdict in a six-day jury trial in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee in a case where the plaintiff alleged he was struck by a forklift and knocked off a loading dock. In closing argument, plaintiff’s counsel asked for at least $500,000 in damages.  After deliberating for a couple hours, the jury returned a verdict for the defense.

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