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Kathryn  Hannen  Walker
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Nashville
P:(615) 742-7855
F:(615) 742-2844
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Education
Vanderbilt University - J.D., 2000
Vanderbilt University - M.A., 1995
Augustana College - B.A., 1993

Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 2002
U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit, 2003

Bar Admissions
Tennessee, 2000

Memberships
Tennessee Bar Association (Litigation Section Executive Committee)
Nashville Bar Association

Honors & Distinctions
Nashville Business Journal's "Best of the Bar" 2008
Executive Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review
Order of the Coif
Phi Beta Kappa, Presidential Scholar, Henry Luce Fellow Finalist, Summa cum laude (Vanderbilt University)



Kathryn focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation. She has represented clients in both jury and bench trials, as well as other forms of alternative dispute resolution.

Intellectual Property and Technology: Kathryn has vast experience in electronic discovery for complex litigation and spends a considerable portion of her practice devoted to data management and e-discovery issues. She regularly advises clients on how to most efficiently and effectively manage their data and has experience supervising large discovery projects for complex litigation. Additionally, Kathryn has litigated intellectual property rights disputes involving both copyright and trademark infringement, and counsels clients on contests and sweepstakes.

Commercial: Kathryn represents businesses in a wide-variety of industries, including insurance and healthcare companies, in complicated commercial litigation matters. She has experience litigating substantial contract and insurance coverage disputes from beginning to end—with an extensive practice in both federal and state court. Additionally, she has successfully negotiated sophisticated and creative settlements for various contract disputes and business transactions.

Representative Matters include:
  • Genesco-UBS/Finish Line litigation. Kathryn coordinated the firm’s team of attorneys and paraprofessionals responsible for the expedited harvesting, processing, review and production of millions of pages of electronic and other documents in this high-profile case.
  • Represented large Japanese insurance company in an insurance coverage suit filed by Bridgestone Firestone of North America seeking recovery of cost of defending hundreds of suits filed over alleged defective tires and roll-overs. The case was resolved in mediation. 
  • Successfully defended a record company, musical group, and New York Times Best-selling author against trademark infringement claims arising out of their use of a famous song.

Kathryn is the mother to an active preschooler and a community volunteer. Prior to attending law school, she was an art historian and art curator.