Education

J.D., University of California at Berkeley - Boalt Hall, 1984.
B.A., University of California at Los Angeles, 1981.

Court Admissions

State of Texas
State of California (Inactive Satus)
The U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas

Bar Admissions

Dallas Bar Association,two-time past board member
Dallas Hispanic Bar Foundation, Chair since 1997

Alfredo L. Silva

Of Counsel

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Al Silva is Of Counsel in the Dallas office of McKool Smith, where his practice deals with commercial and intellectual property litigation.

Armed with an intense thirst for more knowledge, Mr. Silva’s legal career has been punctuated by challenges aimed at gaining a broader perspective of the entire judicial process. He clerked for a California Superior Court judge, served as a visiting professor, worked as an assistant district attorney, spent a decade in a large law firm, and even practiced solo. Mr. Silva has been heavily involved in various legal and community services projects.

Representative Matters

Lockheed Martin. Represents Lockheed Martin in an antitrust suit brought by L-3.

Paice. Represents Paice in patent infringement suit involving hybrid car power train technology.

i4i Limited Partnership and Infrastructures for Information Inc. Represents i4i in patent infringement suit involving application software XML technology.

Opti, Inc. Represented Opti in patent infringement suits involving microchip pre-snooping technology.

Rembrandt Technologies, L.P. Represented Rembrandt in several patent infringement suits involving cable modem technology.

Nortel. Represented Nortel in patent infringement suit involving high-density telecommunications technology.

Medtronic, Inc. Represented Medtronic in patent infringement suit involving cardiac pacemaker and defibrillator technology.

American Video Graphics. Represented AVG in patent infringement suits against the computer and video game industries involving 3-D graphics technology.

Cummins-Allison Corp. Represented Cummins in patent infringement suit involving bill counting technology.

ORIX Capital Markets. Represented ORIX in disputes involving multi-billion-dollar real estate mortgage investment conduits.

Gulf South Pipeline Co. Represented Gulf South in a suit by property owners under the federal Pipeline Safety Act.

Parental Guide. Represented Parental Guide in patent infringement suit against television manufacturing industry involving V-Chip technology.

Ericsson. Represented Ericsson in patent infringement suit involving systems for cellular networks.

Enron Corporation Creditors Committee. Represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Enron Corp in a suit involving Enron's bankruptcy.

EDS. Represented EDS in a multi-billion dollar contract dispute negotiation and a negligent misrepresentation suit.

Professional Activities

Dallas Legal Hospice

Federal Volunteer Criminal Defense Panel

J.L. Turner Legal Association Foundation