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- Bankruptcy Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- ITC Section 337 Litigation
- White Collar Defense
- Industry Experience
News & Events
- Twelve McKool Smith Attorneys Recognized as 2011 Best Lawyers in America
- McKool Smith Recognized in the 2010 National Law Journal "Midsize Hot List"
- McKool Smith Secures Four Verdict Search "Top 100 Verdicts" in 2009
- McKool Smith's Intellectual Property and White Collar Defense Practices Recognized in 2010 Chambers USA rankings
- McKool Smith Featured in Dallas Business Journal article "Big Verdicts for McKool Smith"
- McKool Smith's Hugh Ray Featured in Wall Street Journal Article
- McKool Smith Secures the Most "Top 100 Verdicts" for Second Straight Year
- Fortune 500 Companies Select McKool Smith as 2010 “Go-To Law Firm”
- Am Law Litigation Daily: "McKool Smith is on Quite a Roll"
- McKool Smith Recognized in the 2009 National Law Journal "Midsize Hot List"
- Eighteen from McKool Smith Recognized Among Texas’ Best Young Lawyers
- McKool Smith Secures More 2008 "Top 100 Verdicts" than any U.S. Law Firm
- Mike McKool and Robert Manley named among D Magazine's 2008 "Best Lawyers" in Dallas
- Lew LeClair Among North Texas' Top Business Defense Lawyers
- Chambers USA Ranks McKool Smith Among the Top IP and Commercial Firms in Texas
- Nine McKool Smith Attorneys Recognized as 2007 Best Lawyers in America
- Eleven McKool Smith Attorneys Selected as 2007 Super Lawyers
- Mike McKool Featured in D CEO Magazine
Publications
- "2010 Civil Case Law Update"
- "Reduce Your Legal Fees Now: 'Unconventional' Dispute Resolution"
- "Federal Rule 502(b) Inadvertent Disclosure"
- "Ten Tools of Persuasion"
- "Help Me Help You"
- "Batson and Peremptory Strikes in Criminal and Civil Cases"
- "Municipal Hotel Occupancy Tax Litigation Against Online Travel Companies"
- "What Lawyers Should Know About Internet Predators"
- "Closing Arguments"
Commercial Litigation
A company’s ability to achieve long-term objectives can be impacted by litigation. McKool Smith takes a business approach in helping companies determine their legal options and litigation strategy. Commercial litigation is at the heart of what we do. We have represented our clients in virtually every kind of case and in every kind of forum. McKool Smith is engaged in commercial civil trial and appellate litigation throughout the United States.
The firm’s practice encompasses a broad range of commercial actions including:
- Antitrust
- Arbitration
- Bankruptcy Litigation
- Business Tort Litigation
- Class Action Litigation
- Contract
- Environmental
- Oil & Gas
- Securities
- Technology

