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“Tim [Curran] is an excellent commercial litigator who is effective, responsive, aggressive and practical. He tries cases to verdict. I would trust him with any type of litigation matter.”
—Third Party | Chambers USA Guide 2024About Timothy
Tim is the Managing Partner of SouthBank Legal. A key member of the firm’s Chambers-ranked commercial litigation team, Tim concentrates his practice in complex business litigation. While companies in the recreational vehicles/manufactured housing and orthopedics/medical device industries regularly engage Tim, he represents a variety of international and regional businesses in matters involving intellectual property, products liability, class actions, real estate and construction, and financial transactions.
Tim also serves as a legal advisor to a private equity litigation funding company, guiding the company’s management team on strategies and implementation, managing the legal function, and assisting in obtaining and overseeing the work of outside legal counsel.
Tim practiced with the Milwaukee and Chicago offices of a national firm before co-founding SouthBank Legal in 2008.
Experience
Tim has represented international corporations and regional businesses through jury and bench trials and in arbitrations and formal negotiations, including:
- Various of the world’s largest orthopedic manufacturers in federal and state actions, with hundreds of millions of dollars in dispute, involving patent and licensing contracts.
- A large group of businesses in negotiations with a municipality regarding government services compacts.
- Large and small companies in the RV/MH industry in a wide array of disputes and negotiations.
- Six major motion picture studios and a national motion picture association in several infringement suits over copyrighted films.
- An international manufacturer of lawn and garden products in a case involving the design and manufacture of snow blowers.
- A Fortune 25 technology corporation in multiple lawsuits relating to the sale of computer software and hardware.
- One of the country’s leading food and beverage companies in a lawsuit involving a multi-state recall of dairy products.
Education
- Notre Dame Law School, J.D.
- Marquette University, B.S., magna cum laude
- Member, Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
- Indiana
- Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
“Tim Curran is an excellent, outstanding trial lawyer. He’s an integral part of our trial team.”
—Client | Chambers USA Guide 2024“Tim is an excellent commercial litigator who is effective, responsive, aggressive and practical. He tries cases to verdict. I would trust him with any type of litigation matter.”
—Third Party | Chambers USA Guide 2024“He is, in my humble opinion, the leader, talent and driving force behind SouthBank Legal’s extraordinary growth and success.”
—Third Party | Chambers USA Guide 2024