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Jeffrey S Gundersen

Jeffrey S Gundersen

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

IP Due Diligence, Intellectual Property, Mechanical & Electromechanical Technologies

Career

Jeff Gundersen is focused on helping businesses of all sizes achieve their goals by capitalizing on innovation. For more than two decades, clients have come to Jeff for intellectual property counsel. Moreover, he is highly experienced at building and running teams charged with supporting all client legal needs, whether litigation, business, or intellectual property focused. He is well positioned to provide practical legal counsel with an understanding that any request for legal counsel is tied to an underlying business challenge or opportunity.

As a registered patent lawyer, Jeff helps clients with their patent procurement, enforcement, and counseling needs, including infringement matters, licensing, and transactions. Further, Jeff is experienced in the preparation and negotiation of intellectual property agreements, preparation of patent opinions, and performing transactional due diligence. Importantly, he also counsels multinational companies regarding global intellectual property strategies.

With longstanding clients in a wide range of fields, Jeff’s breadth of experience permits him to help clients succeed in addressing their business challenges regardless of field. Jeff represents clients focused on smart buildings, medical devices, robotics, transportation solutions including electric and autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, engines and outdoor power equipment, marine technologies, clean energy including nuclear power, water technologies, and energy storage.

Jeff worked as a nuclear engineer for an energy company for several years before attending law school and joining Foley. Jeff is presently chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Department.

Education

Marquette University School of Law

JD

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dual MS Degrees, Medical physics; Nuclear engineering and engineering physics

University of Wisconsin-Madison

BS, Nuclear engineering

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Jeffrey Gundersen is chair of the firm's intellectual property practice. He is experienced in advising clients on a variety of intellectual property matters, including patent prosecution and commercial IP transactions.

Strengths

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  • His knowledge of the law and ability to give practical counsel are second-to-none in this space.

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Florida

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