Education

J.D., Tulane University School of Law, 1996.
B.A., Texas State University, 1992.

Court Admissions

State of Texas
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
The U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Western, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas

Bar Admissions

American Bar Association
Dallas Bar Association

David Sochia

Principal

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David Sochia is a Principal in the Dallas Office of McKool Smith whose practice deals with complex commercial litigation and intellectual property litigation.

Representative Matters

i2 v. Oracle. Mr. Sochia represents i2 in a patent infringement lawsuit against Oracle involving supply chain management software.

Affiliated Computer Services. Mr. Sochia defended ACS in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by JPMorgan Chase in the District of Delaware, focusing on lock box, check imaging, and stored-value card patents asserted by JPMorgan. The case settled shortly after the summary judgment and Markman hearing.

i2 v. SAP. Represented i2 Technologies, a pioneer in supply chain management software, as plaintiff against SAP asserting infringement of seven patents, in 2008. SAP settled shortly after the Markman hearing.

TGIP, Inc. Following a two-week trial in Beaumont, Texas, in 2007, David helped TGIP win a nine-figure jury verdict of willful infringement against AT&T related to two prepaid calling card patents. In addition to the verdict against AT&T, co-defendant MCI settled during the second day of trial for a confidential amount. Following a JMOL of non-infringement, the case was settled while on appeal to the Federal Circuit.

Visto Corp. Represented Visto in patent infringement litigation against RIM involving push email technology. After Visto's patents were confirmed in a reexamination proceeding, RIM settled with Visto.

Freescale Semiconductor. Represented Freescale in patent infringement litigation against LSI Corporation before the International Trade Commission and in the Eastern District of Texas.

911EP, Inc. Represented 911EP in patent infringement litigation involving LED light bar technology.

Rembrandt Technologies. Represented Rembrandt in patent infringement litigation involving digital T.V. tuner technology.

BearingPoint GmbH. Represented BearingPoint GMBH in a lawsuit involving an audit of a Houston based chemical company.

ORIX Capital Markets, LLC. Represented ORIX in several matters involving breaches of representations and warranties made in connection with the sale of commercial mortgage-backed securities into various billion-dollar securitization trusts.

LaSalle National Bank, N.A. Represented the trustee LaSalle National Bank, N.A. v. Nomura Securities, involving a breach of contract action involving breaches of representations and warranties made in connection with the sale of a $50 million commercial mortgage loan to a $1.6 billion securitization trust.

Deutsche Bank (German American Capital Corp.) Mr. Sochia represented German American Capital Corporation in a breach-of-contract and fraud action involving a bank’s custodial duties over mortgage loans deposited into a securitization trust.

Professional Activities

American Intellectual Property Law Association and Dallas Association of Young Lawyers

Awards & Recognition

Named to the list of Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars for 2008 and 2009.