- Dallas Office
- McKool Smith
- 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1500
- Dallas TX 75201
- TEL: 214.978.4226
- FAX: 214.978.4044
- rmanley@mckoolsmith.com
Education
- J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1993.
- The Pushkin Institute, Moscow, Russia, 1990.
- B.A., University of Tulsa, 1989.
- Institute for European Studies, Vienna, Austria, 1988.
Court Admissions
- State of Texas
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- The U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
Bar Admissions
- American Bar Association
- Texas State Bar Association
- Fifth Circuit Bar Association
Robert M. Manley
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Robert Manley is a Principal in the Dallas office of McKool Smith whose practice deals with complex business and intellectual property litigation. Mr. Manley serves as an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at SMU Law School and serves on the faculties of the Southern and Gulf Coast Regional NITA programs. Mr. Manley founded and chairs the McKool Smith Pro Bono Criminal Trial Program, which provides criminal jury trial counsel to the underprivileged, and he prosecuted cases at the Dallas District Attorney’s Office in 2000.
Representative Matters
BearingPoint, Inc. against Agribiotech in a E.R.P. software implementation case.
Ericsson Inc. against Harris Corporation in a patent infringement case.
Fidelity Investments, Inc. against Las Colinas Land Ltd. Partnership in a business dispute.
Freescale Semiconductor against Lonestar Inventions in a patent infringement case.
Cisco Systems, Inc. against ConnecTel in a patent infringement case.
ORIX Capital Markets against UBS PaineWebber in disputes over asset securitizations in the mortgage-backed securities markets.
CenturyTel, Inc. in a copyright infringement case.
Pilgrim’s Pride against Lemelson Educations & Research Foundation in a patent infringement case.
Monosite, Inc. against Northern Telecom in a theft of trade secrets case.
Cloyce Talbott & Glenn Patterson against Deutsche Bank in a securities fraud case.
Raindance Communications, Inc. against WebEx in a patent infringement case.
InFocus Corporation against Brilliant Technologies, Inc. in a patent licensing case.
Autobytel, Inc. against Dealix Corporation in a patent infringement case.
Mediatek, Inc. against Sanyo Electronic Co., Ltd. in a patent infringement matter.
Applied Biosystems against Amersham PLC in a patent licensing matter.
Freescale Semiconductor against Maxim Integrated Products in a patent infringement matter in the Northern District of California
Freescale Semiconductor against LSI Corporation in a patent infringement matter before the International Trade Commission and in the Eastern District of Texas
Igloo Products, Inc. against California Innovations, Inc. in a patent infringement matter in the Western District of New York
Professional Activities
Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court Barrister; National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Gulf Coast Regional Program and Southern Regional Program Faculty; Adjunct Professor of trial advocacy at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.
Awards & Recognition
Repeatedly named to the list of "Best Lawyers Under 40" by D Magazine; repeatedly named a "Texas Super Lawyer" by Texas Monthly Magazine; repeatedly named "Best Lawyers in Dallas" by D Magazine. Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America. Member, The College of the State Bar of Texas.
News
- McKool Smith Attorneys Named to Texas Super Lawyers Listing
- Eleven McKool Smith Attorneys Honored Among Best in Texas
- Eleven McKool Smith Attorneys in 2007 Super Lawyers List
- McKool Smith Principals Earn Spots Among America’s Top Lawyers
- Robert Manley Named in List of Best Lawyers in Dallas
- Two from McKool Smith Among Dallas’ Best Lawyers
- Ten McKool Smith Attorneys Named 2006 Super Lawyers
- McKool Smith Pro Bono Program
Articles
- "What Your Trial Lawyer Wants You to Know About Privilege"
Presented at the Austin Chapter's annual Association of Corporate Counsel conference, Austin, Texas - A Primer to the Pitfalls, Pratfalls, and Provident Harbors of Jury Summations
