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McKool Smith is home to an elite group of trial lawyers who are routinely called upon by the media to comment and offer insight on important legal and business developments. Our familiarity and experience with the media is an asset to our clients, since high-profile litigation can often be the subject of extensive news coverage.

Below is a listing of recent news articles concerning the firm and/ or our attorneys.

11 McKool Smith Principals Named “IP Stars” by Managing IP (6/18/2013)
Four Attorneys Recognized as Rising Stars in Los Angeles (6/13/2013)
Legal 500 Ranks McKool Smith as a Leading Patent Litigation Firm Legal 500 (6/5/2013)
Law360 Interviews Doug Cawley on Patent Litigation Law360 (5/31/2013)
McKool Smith Receives High Marks in the latest edition of Chambers USA (5/24/2013)
Law360 Interviews Gayle Klein on Securities Litigation Law360 (5/23/2013)
Chambers Global recognizes Three Firm Principals as Leading U.S. Trial Lawyers (5/2013)
Mike McKool and Scott Cole Named The American Lawyer's Litigation Daily "Litigators of the Week" (5/2/2013)
Ted Stevenson named Texas Lawyer “Litigator of the Week” (4/15/2013)
Samsung Hit With $15M Jury Verdict for Phone Photo Patent Law360 (4/8/2013)
Travel Cos. Ordered To Pay $55M in Texas Hotel Tax Case Law360 (4/5/2013)
Law360 Interviews Jack Cooney on White Collar Defense Law360 (4/4/2013)
Law360 Interviews Hugh Ray on Bankruptcy Litigation Law360 (3/29/2013)
Law360 Interviews Michael Swartz on Securities Litigation Law360 (3/26/2013)
Laurie Fitzgerald Named Texas "Legal Leader on the Rise" Law360 (3/26/2013)
McKool Smith and Sam Baxter Receive Top Awards from Managing IP (3/20/2013)
Nine McKool Smith Attorneys Recognized as Texas Rising Stars (3/8/2013)
McKool Smith Secures 12th "Top 100 Verdict" with $368 Million Win for VirnetX (3/4/2013)
Douglas A. Cawley Named “Litigator of the Year” and McKool Smith Named “IP Firm of the Year” by Benchmark Litigation (2/1/2013)
Seven Los Angeles Principals Named Super Lawyers in Southern California (1/21/2013)
McKool Smith Ranked as a Top US Patent Litigation Firm by IAM Patent 1000 (1/18/2013)
McKool Smith Nominated for 5 Benchmark Litigation Awards (12/18/2012)
Hugh Ray Provides Commentary on the Hostess Bankruptcy Filing Law360 (12/10/2012)
Robert Scheef Provides Commentary on “Reps-and-Warrants” Litigation Trends Asset-Backed Alert (11/16/2012)
McKool Smith Named One of the "Top Workplaces" in Dallas and Austin (11/9/2012)
McKool Smith Scores Big in the 2013 U.S. News & World Report’s and Best Lawyers 2013 “Best Law Firms” Rankings (11/1/2012)
Ben Levi Interviewed on Business and Financial News Radio Program "Money for Lunch" (10/23/2012)
Ben Levi Discusses the Impact of the Domestic Industry Rule in ITC Litigation Law360 (10/9/2012)
McKool Smith Named DealMakers Monthly Insolvency
"Firm of the Year" (10/8/2012)
ACQ Names McKool Smith New York "Law Firm of the Year" in Commercial Litigation, Patent Litigation, and Insolvency and Restructuring (9/25/2012)
Three McKool Smith Attorneys Named to 2012 New York Super Lawyers List (9/20/2012)
Mike McKool Honored as Best Lawyers 2013 Dallas M&A Litigation "Lawyer of the Year" (9/18/2012)
16 McKool Smith Attorneys Named to 2012 Texas Super Lawyers List (9/10/2012)
18 McKool Smith Attorneys Recognized by the Best Lawyers in America 2013 (8/27/2012)
Texas Lawyer Names Douglas A. Cawley Among Top IP Lawyers (8/24/2012)
McKool Smith Featured in The Wall Street Journal (8/13/2012)
McKool Smith Ranked as a Leading U.S. Patent Litigation Firm
by Legal 500 (7/19/2012)
Mike McKool Named 2012 “Trial Lawyer of the Year” by the Dallas Bar Association (7/5/2012)
Mark Mathie Recognized as a "Life Science Star" in the Inaugural issue of LMG Life Sciences (7/3/2012)
McKool Smith Ranked as a Top US Patent Litigation Firm by IAM Patent 1000 (7/1/2012)
McKool Smith ITC Litigation Practice Ranked Top Ten by Corporate Counsel magazine (6/19/2012)

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