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McKool Smith Principal Dan Levy is on a short list of New York’s most respected go-to lawyers for high-stakes white collar matters. The former Assistant United States ...

Los Angeles Principal Chad Hummel provided commentary for WIRED's article, "Disney and Universal Sue AI Company Midjourney for Copyright Infringement." The article ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that the firm’s Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of the Lawdragon's guide to the 500 Leading Plaintiff ...

Here is our latest review and assessment of major AI-related disputes in the media and entertainment sectors. 

Our AI Litigation Tracker is prepared by McKool Smith ...

McKool Smith earned top rankings in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA, which highlights the firm as a leader in commercial litigation, intellectual property, and securities ...

Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove has been named among the "Top 250 Women in IP" by Managing IP. First launched in 2013, this special publication highlights outstanding ...

McKool Smith is proud to announce that three of the firm’s principals have been recognized as “IP Stars":

• William LaFuze, Houston
• Steven Pollinger, Austin
• Jennifer ...

1. MDL Consolidation order

Background: Federal Judge Stein in the S.D.N.Y is the multi-district litigation (MDL) judge for twelve high-profile generative AI cases. On ...

McKool Smith receives high marks in the 2025 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, which notes that the firm has "a deep understanding of ...

On May 20, 2025, McKool Smith secured a significant victory for Triller Group Inc. by successfully contesting a summary judgment motion filed by YA II PN, Ltd. in New York ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that Principals Sam Baxter, Kevin Burgess, Ramy Hanna, Arvind Jairam, Robert Manley, Steve Rizzi, and Alan Whitehurst are recognized ...

1. MDL Consolidation order

Background: Federal Judge Stein in the S.D.N.Y is the multi-district litigation (MDL) judge for twelve high-profile generative AI cases. On ...

New York Principal Kevin Schubert was quoted in Law360's article, "Fed. Circ. Ruling Will Spark More Patent Damages Fights." The article covers a recent Federal Circuit ...

New York Principal Kyle Lonergan will serve as the moderator for a roundtable event hosted by Cooley and the Creditor Rights Coalition, focusing on recent developments in ...

Dallas Principal Avery Williams was quoted in Law360's article, "Copyright Law's Nuances Pose Challenges To AI Music Suits." The article examines the copyright issues ...

Dallas Principal Avery Williams was quoted in TechCrunch's article, "It sure looks like OpenAI trained Sora on game content — and legal experts say that could be a ...

1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta

Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on July 7, 2023 in the U.S. District Court (Northern ...

Dallas Principal Scott Hejny provided commentary in IAM's article, "Nuances in the interplay between PTAB policy and Federal Circuit's IPR estoppel ruling." The article ...

1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta

Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on July 7, 2023 in the U.S. District Court (Northern ...

1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta

Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on July 7, 2023 in the U.S. District Court (Northern ...

McKool Smith Principal Alan Loewinsohn has secured his place among D Magazine's Best Lawyers in Dallas once more. This marks his thirteenth consecutive year ...

1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta

Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on July 7, 2023 in the U.S. District Court (Northern ...

McKool Smith has been named "Patent Disputes Firm of the Year" for the Southern Region at Managing IP's America Awards 2025. The Managing IP Awards program honors ...

Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove has been awarded "Litigator of the Year" for Texas at Managing IP's America Awards 2025. The Managing IP Awards program honors ...

New York Principal Kevin Schubert was quoted in The Global Legal Post's article, "Federal Appeals Court Ruling Underlines Challenge of Securing Machine Learning-Based ...

1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta

Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on July 7, 2023 in the U.S. District Court (Northern ...

Dallas Principal Avery Williams and Associate Joseph Micheli authored an article published by The Global Legal Post titled, "Can You Copyright AI-Generated Work? US ...

Here is our latest review and assessment of major AI-related disputes in the media and entertainment sectors. 

Our AI Litigation Tracker is prepared by McKool Smith ...

Dallas Principal Avery Williams was quoted in Managing IP's article, "Why OpenAI Opinion Provides 'Roadmap' for Practitioners: Counsel." The article discusses an ...

McKool Smith’s client Ericsson has successfully reached a confidential settlement with Lenovo to partially resolve their patent licensing dispute over a multi-year ...

Here is our latest review and assessment of major AI-related disputes in the media and entertainment sectors. 

Our AI Litigation Tracker is prepared by McKool Smith ...

McKool Smith Principals Josh Newcomer and Mitch Verboncoeur will each present at the 17th Annual Practitioners' Think Tank on ITC Litigation & Enforcement, hosted by the ...

AI Infringement Case Updates: March 31, 2025

1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta

Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on ...

New York Principal Kevin Schubert provided commentary for Law360's article, "New Procedures Expected To Result In More PTAB Denials." The article covers a memo issued by ...

Dallas Principal Avery Williams was quoted in IPWatchdog's article, "D.C. Circuit Upholds Human Authorship Requirement in Thaler v. Perlmutter." The article discusses ...

McKool Smith is a proud sponsor of IPBC Europe, hosted by IAM LIVE. Dallas Principal Richard Kamprath will moderate the panel "At the Vanguard of Multimedia ...

McKool Smith has secured a $3.8 million default judgment on behalf of Prep Solutions Ltd. against seven defendants, with the Court finding that the defendants willfully ...

1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta

Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on July 7, 2023 in the U.S. District Court (Northern ...

Dallas Principal Avery Williams was featured in World Trademark Review's article, "AI Authorship Debate Rages on as DC Circuit Hints Courts May Counter Copyright Office ...

Dallas Principal Avery Williams was quoted in Law360's article, "DC Circ.'s Copyright Denial Of AI Is A Sign Of Future Fights." The article explores the U.S. Copyright ...

1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta

Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on July 7, 2023 in the U.S. District Court (Northern ...

McKool Smith Principal Robert Manley has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), one of the most prestigious legal associations in ...

AI Infringement Case Updates: March 3, 20251. Kadrey et al. v. Meta

Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on July ...

New York Associate Mike Catapano will present at the 2025 "A Day in Law School" event, hosted by Justice for All – Courts and the Community Initiative. The event ...

1. Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence: The “Fair Use” Shot Heard Around The Litigation World

On February 11^th, in a case that comes tantalizingly close to deciding ...

McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the most active and high-performing law firms in the Patexia 2025 ITC Intelligence Report. The report, which provides a ...

1. Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence: The “Fair Use” Shot Heard Around The Litigation World

On February 11^th, in a case that comes tantalizingly close to deciding ...

Dallas Principal Avery Williams was quoted in World Intellectual Property Review's article, "Will the US Copyright Office’s AI Stance Create More Problems Than It ...

New York Principal Kevin Schubert and Austin Principal Steve Pollinger published an article titled "3 Potential Developments That May Alter U.S. Patent Rights" in Law360 ...

1. Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence: The “Fair Use” Shot Heard Around The Litigation World

On February 11^th, in a case that comes tantalizingly close to deciding ...

Houston Principal Joshua Newcomer was quoted in Bloomberg Law's article, "TripAdvisor Ruling Eases 'DExit' Path for Corporate Departures." The article discusses a ...

Houston Principal Joshua Newcomer contributed to a Delaware Business Court Insider article, "Will an ‘Increasingly Litigious Environment’ in Delaware Drive ...

McKool Smith associates Laura Baron and Patrick Pijls, along with Robert Earle, Vice President of Patent Assertion and Enforcement at Ericsson, will present "Handling ...

Dallas Principal Avery Williams spoke with Westlaw Today about the recently released U.S. Copyright Office report on the impact of artificial intelligence on copyrighted ...

1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta

Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on July 7, 2023 in the U.S. District Court (Northern ...

McKool Smith is a proud sponsor of the Texas IP and Technology Summit, hosted by the Licensing Executives Society. The summit will welcome IP professionals worldwide to ...

McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the nation’s top patent litigation firms in the Patexia Patent Litigation 2025 Intelligence Report, which “evaluates all ...

McKool Smith Principal Nick Mathews and the firm have been "Recommended" in WIPR’s 2024 USA Patent Contentious Rankings. These rankings provide a comprehensive ...

Dallas Principal Avery Williams was quoted in World Trademark Review's article "AI Prompts Alone Are Not Authorship, Long-Awaited US Copyright Office Report Declares ...

1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta

Background: This case is similar to the “In re OpenAI ChatGPT Litigation” class action below against OpenAI. In this case, Kadrey, comedian ...

Dallas Principal Robert Manley will participate in a panel discussion, "War Stories and Lessons Learned That Will Help You in Your Next Trial," along with Northern District ...

New York Associate Mike Catapano will present at Civic Spirit Day, held at the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. During Civic Spirit Day, students ...

Here is our latest review and assessment of major AI-related disputes in the media and entertainment sectors. 

Our AI Litigation Tracker is prepared by McKool Smith ...

1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta

Background: This case is similar to the “In re OpenAI ChatGPT Litigation” class action below against OpenAI. In this case, Kadrey, comedian ...

McKool Smith is proud to announce that Chad Hummel, Alan Loewinsohn, Robert Manley, and David Sochia, and Jennifer Truelove have been selected among Lawdragon's 500 ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of Daniel Hendler to Principal in the firm’s New York office, effective January 1, 2025.

“Over the years, Dan has ...

1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta

Background: This case is similar to the “In re OpenAI ChatGPT Litigation” class action below against OpenAI. In this case, Kadrey, comedian ...

Dallas Principal Robert Manley wrote an article published by IAM titled "Eleventh Circuit Creates Attorneys’ Fees Loophole for Trade Secret Cases." The article ...

Los Angeles Principal Chad Hummel was quoted in The Associated Press article, "Nvidia's new GPU series led an avalanche of entertainment-related announcements at CES ...

McKool Smith Principals Lew LeClair and Hugh Ray have been inducted into Lawdragon's 2025 Hall of Fame. The prestigious recognition celebrates lawyers whose ...

Dallas principal Charles Fowler was quoted in Law360's article, "The Hottest Topics Appellate Attorneys Are Tracking in 2025." The article discusses predictions for ...

McKool Smith Principal Robert Manley hosted a webinar titled, "Overview of New Business Courts in Texas: Key Implications for Business Litigation," on September 18, 2024 ...

Los Angeles Principal Chad Hummel spoke on a panel at CES titled, "AI and the Crisis of Creative Rights: Deep Fakes, Ethics and the Law." The panel engaged in a discussion on the ...

On December 31, 2024, the Texas Court of Appeals for the Fifth District upheld a jury verdict secured by McKool Smith on behalf of Enterprise Financial Group in a contract ...

New York principal Kevin Schubert was quoted in IP Watchdog's article, "The Year Ahead: Here’s What Our Readers Will Have on their Radar for 2025." The article discusses ...

Dallas principal Lew LeClair served on a panel at a Federal Trade Commission workshop titled "Competition Snuffed Out: How Predatory Pricing Harms Competition, Consumers ...

1. In re OpenAI ChatGPT Litigation (the cases, Paul Tremblay v. OpenAI, Inc., Sarah Silverman v. OpenAI, Inc., and Chabon v. OpenAI were consolidated and recaptioned to ...

Dallas principal Avery Williams was recently featured in TechCrunch's article, "It Sure Looks Like OpenAI Trained Sora on Game Content — And Legal Experts Say That Could ...

McKool Smith, along with Irell & Manella and led by Jason Sheasby, secured a $118 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Netlist against Samsung, with a jury ...

1. In re OpenAI ChatGPT Litigation (the cases, Paul Tremblay v. OpenAI, Inc., Sarah Silverman v. OpenAI, Inc., and Chabon v. OpenAI were consolidated and recaptioned to ...

McKool Smith Principal Kevin Schubert recently participated as a panelist at the Licensing Executives Society (LES) event, Global FRAND Litigation: A Worldwide Tour of ...

Dallas Principal Scott Hejny provided commentary to the Wolters Kluwer article, "PATENT NEWS: Amended PTAB reform legislation advances in Senate Judiciary Committee by ...

McKool Smith represents Litigation Trust for the bankrupt kitchenware company Instant Brands in a lawsuit accusing the company's former private equity owner Cornell ...

1. The Intercept Media v. OpenAI

Background: The Intercept Media, a news publisher represented by the same firm that represents the plaintiffs in the Raw Story ...

New York Principal Courtney Statfeld was named among Law360's 2024 MVPs in Complex Financial Instruments Litigation. This year's selection of MVPs distinguished ...

Houston principal Bill LaFuze was a featured speaker at the First Annual George Washington University Law School  Donald R. Dunner Endowed Lectures held at the law school in ...

Austin Principal Josh Budwin presented at the IP & Patent Summit on November 11, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Josh discussed the U.S. International Trade Commission. The event ...

McKool Smith received 24 Tier 1 rankings in the “Best Law Firms” 2025 Edition, published by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. The firm was recognized with three national Tier 1 ...

McKool Smith is a proud sponsor of IP Dealmakers 2024 in Miami, Florida. "Focused on the dynamic intellectual property transactions market, IP Dealmakers aims to bring ...

Dallas Principal Robert Manley wrote an article published by IAM titled "Sixth Circuit Clarifies that Breach-of-Contract Not Preempted by Uniform Trade Secrets ...

In celebration of Texas IP Month, McKool Smith hosted Beyond IP on October 28, 2024. The event featured a discussion with David Berdan, USPTO General Counsel, as he shared ...

McKool Smith Principal Avery Williams contributed to Variety's article titled, "Do ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Producers Have a Case Against Musk and Tesla Over AI ...

Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove was named among Law360's 2024 MVPs in Intellectual Property Litigation. The attorneys awarded have distinguished themselves ...

New York Principal Kevin Schubert moderated a workshop at the annual Licensing Executives Society's meeting "Better Living Through Intellectual Property." Kevin's ...

McKool Smith Principal Alexandra Easley spoke on a panel at the Xerox One Conference titled "Behind the Scenes: How Xerox's Diverse In-House and Outside Legal Teams Support ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 5 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 list of Super Lawyers "Rising Stars."  The honorees include:

Austin

Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove was awarded "Texas Lawyer of the Year" by Texas Lawyer at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. This award follows a banner ...

The Texas Lawbook published a feature article on Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove titled "Truelove: The Last Name Attached to Some of Marshall's Biggest Verdicts ...

McKool Smith has  announced the launch of the firm’s AI Litigation Tracker to monitor  breaking developments related to key generative AI-focused copyright ...

Austin Principal Charles Fowler wrote an article, "Open Questions In Unsettled Geofence Warrant Landscape," published by Law360. The article discusses geofence ...

Austin Principal Charles Fowler provided commentary to Law360's article "4 Benefits Appellate Arguments To Watch In October." The article reviews four appellate ...

Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove was featured by Texas Lawyer magazine as a "Texas Lawyer of the Year" finalist. Her profile reviews and discusses her recent ...

Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith in its 2025 edition. The firm is ranked as a highly ...

McKool Smith Principals Josh Budwin served on a panel at IPWatchdog’s Live 2024. The event gathered the intellectual property community to discuss the most important ...

McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the top PTAB firms in Patexia's 2024 PTAB Intelligence Report, providing an all-inclusive report that ranks law firms ...

ALM announced Principals  Steven J. Pollinger, Samuel F. Baxter, Kevin Burgess, Charles E. Fowler Jr., Ryan McBeth, Chris McNett, and Jennifer ...

On September 13, 2024, McKool Smith secured a $192 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Mojo Mobility against tech giant Samsung, after a jury found ...

McKool Smith is recognized as an “Awesome Opponent,” a Leader in Securities and Finance Litigation (Top 4%), and a Standout firm in Commercial Litigation (Top 22%) in ...

McKool Smith secured a $192 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Mojo Mobility against tech giant Samsung, after a jury found Samsung willfully infringed five ...

Austin Principal Josh Budwin contributed to ManagingIP's article, "McKool Smith lawyer secures Fed Circuit win in decade-long case." The article covers McKool Smith's ...

New York Principal John Briody was quoted in Law360's article, "DOJ And Google Set For Trial, Again, This Time Over Ad Tech." The article discusses the U.S. Department of ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 20 of the firm's principals were recognized among Lawdragon's annual listing of the "500 Leading Litigators in America." The ...

On September 6, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion in favor of McKool Smith client ParkerVision against Qualcomm. The ...

McKool Smith is a proud sponsor of Houston PetSet's 20th Anniversary Fierce & Fabulous Soiree on September 6, 2024. Houston PetSet is dedicated to ending homelessness and ...

Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove will speak at the 23rd Annual Course for Advanced In-House Counsel hosted by the Texas Bar CLE. The Advanced In-House Counsel course is ...

McKool Smith Principal Robert Manley contributed to IAM's article, "Quashed $72 Million Boeing Jury Verdict Underlines Importance of Trade Secret Descriptions." The ...

Law360 published its semi-annual review of the most significant and impactful rulings in Texas. McKool Smith was featured due to securing a massive $1.4 Billion ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that Jennifer Truelove has been recognized as the 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" in patent litigation for the Tyler region. Based on peer ...

On August 1, 2024, McKool Smith secured a significant victory on behalf of Parus Holdings in an inter partes review dispute filed by Google before the Patent Trial and Appeal ...

McKool Smith Principals Nick Mathews and Kevin Schubert have been recognized among the world’s leading IP strategists in the latest edition of the IAM Strategy 300

Benchmark Litigation published its annual list honoring the achievements of the nation’s most accomplished attorneys under 40 years of age. McKool Smith is proud to ...

Alan Loewinsohn boasts many significant achievements over his more than four decades of litigation experience, most notably a verdict worth more than $2 billion, making ...

ALM has named McKool Smith's trial team as "Litigators of the Week" runners-up for securing the groundbreaking $1.4 billion settlement with Meta Platforms Inc on behalf ...

McKool Smith, along with Keller Postman and Attorney General Ken Paxton, secured a massive $1.4 Billion settlement on behalf of the State of Texas against Meta ...

McKool Smith, along with Keller Postman and Attorney General Ken Paxton, secured a massive $1.4 Billion settlement on behalf of the State of Texas against Meta ...

On July, 22, 2024, McKool Smith announce that renowned trial lawyer Chad Hummel joined the firm as a Principal in its Los Angeles office.

• “McKool Smith Hires Ex-Sidley ...

Austin Principal Charles Fowler provided commentary to Law360's article, "Labor Dept. ESG Rule May Survive Chevron's Demise." The article reviews The Fifth Circuit's ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that renowned trial lawyer Chad Hummel has joined the firm as a Principal in its Los Angeles office.

Chad has a decades-long track record of ...

New York Associate Mike Catapano served as the keynote speaker for the 2024 Justice for All: Courts and the Community Initiative as part of a program at the Eastern District of ...

Los Angeles Principal Michael John Miguel was quoted in Law360’s article titled “The Top Property Insurance Decisions of 2024 So Far.” The article covers seven ...

McKool Smith was named the "Plaintiff Firm of the Year" at The National Law Journal’s’ 2024 Elite Trial Lawyers Awards held in New York City on July 11, 2024. The ceremony ...

McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove has once again been named among the "Elite Women of the Plaintiff Bar" by The National Law Journal. 

Jennifer has been involved in ...

Dallas Principal Warren Lipschitz authored an article titled "US Builds International Cooperation with UK Patent Office Agreement, but Goals are Unclear" in The Global ...

McKool Smith secured a win on behalf of Samesurf, Inc. before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in defending the company’s patent rights against software giant ...

Washington, D.C. Principal Arvind Jairam was assisted by Summer Associate Iktae Park in contributing "A Mid-Year Review of Prominent Patent Verdicts" to IP ...

Houston Principal John Sparacino contributed to "Chicago WhirlyBall Files for Bankruptcy Protection" published by Crain's Chicago Business. The article discusses ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that Principals Hugh Ray, John Sparacino, and Margie Venus are recognized in the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & ...

New York Principal Robert Scheef was quoted in Law360's article "CMBS Loan Special Servicers Rack Up Fees - And Lawsuits." The article discusses recent lawsuits brought on ...

The Legal 500 (US) has again recognized McKool Smith as a leading U.S. firm for patent litigation. The latest edition notes that the firm is “very innovative and ...

Dallas Principal Warren Lipschitz presented at the IPBC Global conference alongside the president of Nokia Technologies, Jenni Lukander. IPBC Global is the ...

Houston Principal Bill LaFuze will be elected at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association to serve a 3-year term on the ABA’s House of Delegates from the ...

Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove discusses winning strategies in securing a $445 million verdict for Netlist alongside co-counsel Jason Sheasby of Irell & ...

Austin Principal Charles Fowler authored an article in Law360 that discusses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's interest in venue-transfer cases. In the ...

McKool Smith scored high marks in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, which recognizes the firm as an industry leader in commercial litigation, intellectual property, and ...

McKool Smith receives high marks in the 2024 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, which notes that the firm "has earned a national ...

New York Principal Robert Scheef has been selected as a “Client Service All-Star” by BTI Consulting Group. Now in its 23rd year, the BTI Client Service All-Stars 2024 is ...

McKool Smith is proud to announce that five of the firm’s principals have been recognized as “IP Stars":

• Sam Baxter, Dallas
• William LaFuze, Houston
• Nicholas Mathews

Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove was recognized among AmLaw Litigation Daily's "Litigators of the Week" for her work on the trial team that represented Netlist in a ...

Dallas Principal Scott Hejny was quoted in Westlaw Today's article, "Federal Circuit's En Banc Ruling Over 'Obviousness' Test for Design Patents Evokes Reactions." The ...

Houston Principal John Sparacino contributed to Law360's article, "Why Giuliani's Creditors Say He Can't Run His Own Ch. 11." The article discusses Rudy Giuliani's filing ...

Houston Principal Joshua Newcomer presented at the 16th Annual Practitioners' Think-Tank on ITC Litigation & Enforcement in Washington, D.C., on May 29-30, 2024. The ...

Dallas Principal Scott Hejny was quoted in The Global Legal Post's article "U.S. Appeals Court Makes Design Patents Easier To Challenge, Upending Decades-Old Test." The ...

Austin Principal Josh Budwin spoke at the 16th Annual Practitioners' Think-Tank on ITC Litigation & Enforcement in Washington, D.C., on May 29-30, 2024. The event provided ...

Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove has been recognized among "Legal Lions of the Week" by Law360 after a Texas federal jury awarded McKool Smith client Netlist $445 ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that the firm’s Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of the Lawdragon's guide to the 500 Leading ...

Irell & Manella and McKool Smith have secured a $445 Million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Netlist against Micron Technology Inc., with a jury finding Micron ...

McKool Smith Principal Alan Loewinsohn spoke at the National College of Probate Judges (NCPJ) 2024 Spring Conference. He discussed the J.P. Morgan case and settlement ...

Austin Principal Mitch Verboncoeur was ranked among the top five "Leading Section 337 ITC Attorneys in 2024" by Patexia. The report aims to spotlight the industry's ...

Law360 published a profile on New York Principal Courtney Statfeld following her recognition as a "Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar." The profile discusses Courtney's path to ...

Austin Principal Charles Fowler was quoted in AmLaw Litigation Daily's article, "What the Decline in Jury Verdicts Means for Appellate Courts." The article discusses ...

New York Principal Courtney Statfeld has been selected as a 2024 "Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar" by Law360. She is one of only 11 attorneys nationwide to be selected for their ...

New York Principal Kevin Schubert spoke at the Licensing Executives Society International Conference in Madrid, Spain, on April 28-30, 2024. Founded in 1973, and ...

New York Principal Kevin Schubert contributed to IP Watchdog's annual article, "Celebrating World IP Day," which observes the formation of The World Intellectual ...

McKool Smith Principal Alan Loewinsohn has secured his place among D Magazine's Best Lawyers in Dallas once more. This marks his twelfth consecutive year receiving this ...

Austin Principal Charles Fowler contributed to Law.com's article "Jury Trial Decline Results in Fewer Verdict-Related Appeals. Does it Matter?" The article discusses ...

Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove was recognized as a "Litigator of the Week" by The AmLaw Litigation Daily for her role in securing a $142 million verdict—the ...

McKool Smith was a proud sponsor of the Texas General Counsel Forum's annual Robert H. Dedman Award for Ethics and Law Dinner honoring David R. McAtee II, Senior Executive ...

McKool Smith, along with Irell & Manella LLP, has secured a $142 Million patent damages verdict on behalf of G+ Communications against Samsung.

The verdict was announced ...

McKool Smith is pleased to share Managing Principal and Chairman David Sochia, along with Principals Nick Mathews and Warren Lipschitz, are recognized among the 2024 ...

Austin Principal Joshua Budwin provided commentary for an article published by The Global Legal Post. The article discusses Apple’s recent filing at the U.S. Court of ...

New York Principal Melissa Cabrera and Associate Taylor Perez hosted a Breakfast Event with the Cafecito Network on April 10th. The Cafecito Network is an informal network ...

McKool Smith was a proud sponsor of the 2024 Women’s Power Summit on Law and Leadership in Austin. The summit is hosted by The University of Texas at Austin School of Law and ...

It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague, J. Michael Hennigan. 

Distinguished by his signature bowtie, a tribute to his late ...

Dallas Principal Robert Manley presented at the Association of Corporate Counsel's 2024 Emerging Trade Secret Issues event on March 28, 2024. The event brought thought ...

New York Principal Dan Levy was quoted in an article published by The New York Times titled “What We Know About Trump’s Quest for a Half-Billion-Dollar Bond.” The ...

Dallas Principal Richard Kamprath spoke at the IPBC Europe in Munich on March 18-20, 2024. The event brought together 400 top IP corporate executives, deal makers, policy ...

McKool Smith Principal Lewis “Lew” LeClair has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America.

The ...

Austin Principal Charles Fowler published an article, "After TikTok, Tiptoeing Toward Patent Transfer Alignment," in Law360. The article discusses last year's ...

McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the most active and high-performing law firms in the Patexia 2024 ITC Intelligence Report. The report, which provides a ...

McKool Smith proudly served as the co-presenting sponsor for ETBU's Good Samaritan Awards event, dedicated to benefiting the T. Whitfield Davidson Foundation. This event ...

Los Angeles Principal Michael Miguel contributed to an article published by Insurance Business titled "Florida bill targeting third-party litigation financing stalls ...

BTI released its inaugural report, Leading Edge Law Firms 2024, identifying McKool Smith among the firms best equipped to meet new leading-edge expectations. The ...

On February 14, 2024, The Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued the final of its 18 institution decisions for the IPRs filed by Samsung against McKool Smith client Mojo ...

Lex Machina released its Patent Litigation Report 2024, focusing on comparing data across the three-year time period from the beginning of 2021 to the end of 2023. McKool ...

Houston Principal John Sparacino was quoted in ALM's GlobeSt publication, "WeWork Wants Out of Old Deals. Neumann Wants Back In." The article discusses the issues ...

Dallas Principal Robert Manley will be presenting at the Dallas Bar Association's CLE program focusing on Trial Skills. The program, "A Peek Behind the Curtain: Some of ...

McKool Smith is ranked the #2 Most Active Law Firms Representing Plaintiffs and recognized as one of the top patent litigation firms in the 2024 Patexia Patent Litigation ...

McKool Smith Principal, Arvind Jairam, penned an article for World IP Review delving into the ongoing dispute between Apple and Masimo concerning specific Apple Watch ...

McKool Smith Principals Jennifer Truelove and Sam Baxter, along with Irell & Manella and led by Jason Sheasby, secured a $67.5 million patent infringement verdict on behalf ...

Marshall Principals Jennifer Truelove and Sam Baxter have been honored as "Legal Lions of the Week" by Law360 after a Texas federal jury awarded McKool Smith client G+ ...

New York Associate Dariana Reid will be participating in St. John's University School of Law's annual event, "Anti-Racism Day: Access, Challenges and Solutions ...

McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove was listed as a runner-up for AmLaw Litigation Daily's "Litigator of the Week" honor for her work on the trial team that ...

McKool Smith has been highly ranked in the 2024 "Best Companies to Work For" report published by U.S. News & World Report. The firm received high marks for universally desired ...

McKool Smith, along with Irell & Manella and led by Jason Sheasby, secured a $67.5 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of G+ Communications against Samsung plus a ...

Los Angeles Principal Kirk Dillman has been ranked as a "Leading National Litigator" by the Daily Journal. The list recognizes the achievements of the top litigators ...

Dallas Principal Alexandra Easley participated in a panel discussion, "What's Been Going on at the Federal Circuit?" along with David Kappos, former Director of the USPTO ...

McKool Smith is proud to announce that Lew LeClair, Robert Manley, and David Sochia have been selected among Lawdragon's 500 Leading Lawyers in America. 

The Lawdragon ...

McKool Smith Principals John Campbell, Gary Cruciani, and Robert Manley were recently named Chapter Board Directors for the Texas General Counsel Forum. Since 1998, the ...

Dallas Principal Gary Cruciani will be speaking at the seventh annual Trade Secrets, Restrictive Covenants, & Cybersecurity Conference 2024. The event will discuss ...

McKool Smith announced the return of highly skilled patent litigator Erik Fountain. Rejoining as a Principal, Erik will continue to focus on patent, trade secret, and ...

New York Associate Mike Catapano presented at the 2024 Justice for All – Courts and the Community Initiative as a keynote speaker. The event invites high school ...

In more than five decades of practicing law, Michael Hennigan has cemented his reputation as one of the legal industry’s most decorated trial lawyers. Today, McKool Smith ...

McKool Smith Principal John Briody recently spoke with Law360 about his 2024 predictions for the various litigation facing Google. From Google’s search engine ...

McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel commented on some of the key cases to watch heading into 2024, including the ongoing litigation facing Norfolk Southern after the ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of six attorneys to Principal in the firm’s Austin, Dallas, New York, and Washington, DC offices, effective January 1 ...

McKool Smith Principal John Sparacino recently connected with Axios and The Street regarding SmileDirectClub’s abrupt shutdown and the impact on its overall ...

Law360 listed McKool Smith's $303 million verdict on behalf of client Netlist as the #3 Top Patent Damages Award of 2023. The verdict was announced earlier this year ...

New York Associate Michael Catapano recently spoke with his law school alma mater St. John’s University School of Law about his involvement with the Second Circuit’s ...

McKool Smith Senior Counsel Arvind Jairam authored an article in IPWatchdog highlighting five Federal Circuit patent cases from 2023 that will have a significant impact ...

McKool Smith Principals Robert Scheef, Courtney Statfeld and David Schiefelbein, on behalf of their clients 400 Capital Management, Solula, LLC, La Verdad Holdings, and ...

Principal Steve Rizzi was featured in World IP Review for winning affirmance of a patent win for client Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. In the article, he explains ...

McKool Smith Principal Frank Vecella was featured in the podcast "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" hosted by Holland & Knight. In this installment Dan Small, a seasoned ...

McKool Smith Principal John Briody offered a critical examination of the ongoing Google antitrust case in his commentary featured in Law360's "Hey Google, What's Next ...

McKool Smith Principal John Sparacino was quoted in ALM GlobeStreet.com's article, "Negotiations Between WeWork and Its Landlords Get Tense." The article reviews the ...

McKool Smith Principal Scott Hejny will moderate the panel "5 Ways to Win a Case" at the 2023 IP Dealmakers Forum.  Along with his colleagues, Scott will lead a lively ...

Principals Steve Rizzi and Ramy Hanna were included among AmLaw's "Litigators of the Week" for winning affirmance of a patent win for client Advanced Semiconductor ...

Steve Rizzi's clients joined industry leaders in urging the full Federal Circuit to reconsider a patent invalidation that they say placed a judicially made rule above law ...

McKool Smith Principal Steven Rizzi successfully argued an appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of Advanced Semiconductor ...

Dallas Principal Scott Hejny was quoted in IP Watchdog's annual series on what the IP community has been grateful for in the realm of IP for 2023, from movement on AI and IP ...

McKool Smith Principal Frank Vecella, along with his colleague Robert Maher, led a comprehensive discussion on "The Use of Experts in Litigation" on the Dartmouth Lawyers ...

McKool Smith Principal Sam Baxter has been named to the IAM Global Leaders 2024 list, which highlights the world’s leading patent attorneys.

IAM Global ...

McKool Smith is a proud sponsor of ChIPs Global Summit 2023.  McKool Smith Associate Eliza Beeney joined our clients and hundreds of other ChIPs members supporting industry ...

New York Principal Melissa Cabrera will be a panelist at LatinoJustice's CAP Leadership Institute on November 13, 2023. The event aims to expose students to the career paths ...

McKool Smith Principal Charles Fowler authored an article on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s recent denial of a petition to rehear USA v. Greenlaw, which ...

McKool Smith has successfully obtained full attorneys’ fees for Biote Medical, LLC, in a breach-of-contract suit. A Dallas jury granted the firm’s request for $4.67 ...

McKool Smith received 25 Tier 1 rankings in the “Best Law Firms” 2024 Edition, published by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. The firm was recognized with two national Tier 1 ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 3 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 list of Super Lawyers "Rising Stars."  The honorees include:

Austin

A New Jersey state judge has denied JPMorgan Chase & Co. and other banks' bid to toss a suit accusing them of a scheme to inflate the interest rates of certain bonds, ruling that a ...

McKool Smith Principal John Sparacino will be a panelist on Construction Projects and Bankruptcy Preference Claims on October 26, 2023. The panel will describe preference ...

McKool Smith Principals Kyle Lonergan, Joshua Newcomer and James Smith filed amended complaints against BakerHostetler and Brown & Fortunato in two trustee ...

New York Principal Kevin Schubert moderated the panel “Trends in Patent Damages and Valuation” on October 16, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois at the Licensing Executive ...

Principals Courtney Statfeld, Robert Scheef and Associate Daniel Hendler have secured another monumental win for RMBS investors. Hon. Andrew Borrok of the New ...

Courtney Statfeld has become one of the legal industry's brightest financial litigation stars and has earned accolades from prominent legal directories such ...

Charles Fowler has rejoined the firm as a Principal in Austin. His practice will focus on appeals, trials and critical motions in complex commercial and intellectual ...

Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith as a highly recommended firm in its 2024 edition. 

In collaboration with Freedom Now, McKool Smith Principal Joshua J. Newcomer and Associate Saif Askar successfully led a legal petition that resulted in the United Nations ...

Principals Courtney Statfeld, Robert Scheef and Associate Daniel Hendler have secured another monumental win for RMBS investors. Hon. Andrew Borrok of the New York ...

As WeWork continues to be covered as an example of how the commercial real estate industry is experiencing difficulties, it’s important to consider various tactics that ...

Dan Levy's specialized experience and his commitment to client service have garnered acclaim from the legal industry's most respected directories and set him apart as a ...

In today's fast-paced financial landscape, it is crucial to understand the implications of legislative actions on the cryptocurrency sector. John Sparacino, a Houston ...

McKool Smith Senior Counsel, Arvind Jairam, authored an incisive article dissecting the pivotal decision recently made by the Director of the United States Patent and ...

McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America.

Ms. Truelove ...

McKool Smith announced today that Charles Fowler has rejoined the firm as a Principal in Austin. His practice will focus on appeals, trials and critical motions in complex ...

McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the top PTAB firms in Patexia's 2023 PTAB Intelligence Report, providing an all-inclusive report that ranks law firms, attorneys ...

McKool Smith is proud to sponsor the 2023 LF Dealmakers Forum. "Focused on the rapidly evolving field of litigation finance, LF Dealmakers aims to facilitate industry ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that the firm's principals were recognized among Lawdragon's annual listing of the "500 Leading Lawyers in America." The 2024 Lawdragon ...

McKool Smith is a proud sponsor of the 2023 AUTM Eastern Region Meeting in New York City.  

The core of the meeting will concentrate on technology transfer and professional ...

McKool Smith Principal Josh Newcomer has been appointed to Law360's 2023 Texas Editorial Advisory Board. This advisory board provides feedback on Law360's coverage and ...

New York-based Associate Michael Catapano sat down for a recent Q&A with The American Lawyer to delve into his unique trajectory to becoming a trial lawyer. In the feature, he ...

McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove was featured in a Q&A about her inclusion in the 2023 Elite Women of the Plaintiffs Bar published by The National Law Journal. The ...

McKool Smith Principals Sam Baxter, Kevin Burgess, and Jennifer Truelove were recognized as Legal Lions of the Week by Law360 after U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that Steve Pollinger and Sam Baxter have been recognized as 2024 "Lawyers of the Year" in their respective regions/practices areas ...

New York Principal Courtney Statfeld contributed to an article, "Court Ruling Could Impact Clean-Up Call Activity," published by Inside Mortgage Finance. The article ...

New York Principal Kevin Schubert and Dallas Principal Scott Hejny authored Law360's "IPR Pointers In Recent PTAB Discretionary Denials" to discuss the recent denials of a ...

On behalf of Prevent USA Corp., McKool Smith recently defeated a motion to dismiss filed by Volkswagen AG and Volkswagen Group of America Inc. Prevent and Volkswagen have ...

On Tuesday, August 8, 2023, U.S. District Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo held a hearing on McKool Smith client InterDigital’s motion to dismiss a chipmaker’s declaratory ...

McKool Smith secured a summary judgment win in a novel case that may have far-reaching consequences for thousands of RMBS trusts collectively containing hundreds of ...

Benchmark Litigation published its annual list honoring the achievements of the nation’s most accomplished attorneys under 40 years of age. McKool Smith is proud to ...

New York principal Kyle Lonergan focuses on complex commercial litigation and bankruptcy disputes and specializes in bankruptcy trustee litigation. His recent work ...

New York Associate Mike Catapano presented at Justice for All – Courts and the Community Initiative as a keynote speaker. The event, which involves three separate ...

McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading patent litigation firms in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2023 edition of “IP Stars.” The firm ...

McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove has been named among the "Elite Women of the Plaintiff Bar" by The National Law Journal. 

Jennifer is one of the nation’s leading ...

For more than 40 years, Hugh Ray has played a lead role in many of the country’s most recognizable bankruptcy proceedings. In addition to making several appearances ...

Nick Mathews is one of McKool Smith’s brightest stars and one of the nation’s leading litigators in FRAND-related IP patent disputes. His courtroom achievements ...

Chris Johnson is Managing Principal of McKool Smith's New York office and a “go-to” litigator for disputes involving complex financial litigation and structured ...

When it comes to Texas trial legends, Alan Loewinsohn is on a very short list of the State’s most prominent and esteemed lawyers. His courtroom victories have earned ...

The Fifth Circuit recently vacated a Texas bankruptcy court’s approval of Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s 2021 settlements in oil & gas leaseholder lawsuits before it ...

Houston Principal John Sparacino recently spoke with The National Law Journal regarding the validity of the “Texas two-step” following the Fourth Circuit’s divide ...

McKool Smith receives high marks in the 2023 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, which describes the firm as a “formidable and ...

Commenting on a Samsung unit’s lawsuit against its insurer, FM Global, over Winter Storm Uri-related damages, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel said that ...

McKool Smith secured a nearly $4 million jury verdict on behalf of its client OSGHD, LLC in a breach of software licensing case against Nomi Health, Inc.

OSGHD licenses a ...

Principals Hugh Ray and John Sparacino have been selected for recognition among the 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers.

Lawdragon 500

New York Principal Kyle Lonergan has been selected as a “Client Service All-Star” by BTI Consulting Group. Now in its 22nd year of publication, this directory is the gold ...

McKool Smith serves as Gold Sponsor for IAM's IPBC Global 2023 bringing together the world's top corporate IP executives, policy experts, dealmakers, senior finance ...

Nowhere but through National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) can attorneys receive personalized coaching by a veritable “who’s who” of advocacy ...

McKool Smith scored high marks in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, which recognizes the firm as an industry leader in commercial litigation, intellectual property, and ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that the firm’s Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of the Lawdragon's guide to the 500 Leading Plaintiff ...

The National Law Journal has recognized McKool Smith Principal Warren Lipschitz as a 2023 “Plaintiff Trailblazers” in the publication’s seventh annual ...

Commenting the potential insurance issues following an explosion at the RM Palmer Chocolate Factory in West Reading, PA, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel said that ...

(DALLAS – May 18, 2023) – McKool Smith and Mike McKool announced today that Mr. McKool has resigned from the firm. Mr. McKool co-founded McKool Smith in 1991 and ...

McKool Smith Principals Josh Budwin, Michael Fritz, and Steve Pollinger join the firm sponsorship as speakers and panelist at UCLA's LABEST (LA Bioscience Ecosystem ...

(DALLAS – May 18, 2023) – McKool Smith and Mike McKool announced today that Mr. McKool has resigned from the firm. Mr. McKool co-founded McKool Smith in 1991 and helped ...

McKool Smith Principal Alan Loewinsohn has been recognized among D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas.” The publication recently published its listing honoring ...

Jennifer Truelove, Samuel Baxter and Kevin Burgess, along with the Irell & Manella trial team led by Jason Sheasby, secured a $303M patent infringement verdict against ...

Commenting on Bed Bath & Beyond filing for bankruptcy, Houston Principal John Sparacino said that once the company started missing its debt payments, there was very ...

McKool Smith, along with Irell & Manella and led by Jason Sheasby, secured a $303 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Netlist against Samsung, with a jury ...

Commenting on why Bed Bath & Beyond hasn’t filed for bankruptcy yet, Houston Principal John Sparacino said that the company could be making a last-minute “Hail ...

On April 5, 2023, a California federal judge dismissed Pandora Media’s antitrust claims against licensing companies in ongoing copyright litigation over unpaid ...

On March 9^th, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Kirschner v. JPMorgan Chase Bank on a significant issue of first impression: whether the syndicated ...

McKool Smith will serve as Conference Chair at the 2023 World IP Review Summit. Jennifer Truelove will serve as a panel moderator (“The Role of NPEs in the Patent Litigation ...

Commenting on USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s precedential Director review decision regarding Fintiv and compelling merits in the case CommScope Techs LLC v. Dali ...

Commenting on the train derailment in East Palestine Ohio, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel noted that the extent of the environmental damage might not be known ...

Commenting on the train derailment in East Palestine Ohio, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel said that there will be “significant issues” around whether ...

Commenting the train derailment in East Palestine Ohio, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel said that insurers could soon look to sue freight rail carrier Norfolk ...

McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the most active and high-performing law firms in the Patexia 2023 ITC Intelligence Report. The report, which provides a ...

Commenting on the train derailment in East Palestine Ohio, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel said that he expects freight rail carrier Norfolk Southern to get hit with ...

McKool Smith is listed among the Top 15 Most Active Law Firms representing plaintiffs in Patent Litigation in the 2023 Lex Machina Patent Litigation Report. 

Lex Machina ...

Commenting the insurance recovery implications ahead of the two-year anniversary of Winter Storm Uri in Texas, Houston and Los Angeles-based Principal Michael Miguel

McKool Smith Principals Scott Hejny participated in the roundtable discussion titled, "The Intersection of IP and AI Research at Universities," at AUTM 2023. Moderated by ...

McKool Smith Principal Josh Budwin will be moderating the panel, "Looking to trade secrets in an age of technological revolution," at IAM's IPBC Europe 2023. Along with his ...

McKool Smith’s 60 percent win rate in cases before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in 2022 was the highest of any defense firm, according to research compiled ...

Houston Principal John Sparacino recently spoke with Construction Dive about Matcon Construction Services filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. John pointed to the ...

McKool Smith Chairman and Managing Principal David Sochia has been named among the “Leading Lawyers in America” in the 2023 Lawdragon 500 directory. 

McKool Smith has announced that the distinguished patent litigator Kevin Burgess has rejoined the firm as a Principal. Mr. Burgess will continue to focus his practice ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of Veronica Manning to Principal in the firm’s Houston office, effective January 1, 2023.

“The promotion of our new ...

McKool Smith announced that the distinguished patent litigator Kevin Burgess has rejoined the firm as a Principal. Mr. Burgess will continue to focus his practice on patent ...

McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove was selected as a "Top Women in IP" at the 2022 Texas Lawyer Awards. She recently had the opportunity to share her insights with Texas ...

Commenting on cryptocurrency exchange FTX filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, Houston-based Principal John Sparacino said that the conduct of former ...

In an article published by Law360, Principals Kevin Schubert and Scott Hejny discuss the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision on a trio of appeals related to ...

McKool Smith secured a $5 million verdict against Santander Consumer USA Inc. this week for breach of contract on behalf of Enterprise Financial Group, the innovator behind ...

McKool Smith received 24 Tier 1 rankings in the “Best Law Firms” 2023 Edition, published by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. Within the 24 Tier 1 rankings, two are national ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 4 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 list of Super Lawyers "Rising Stars."  The honorees include:

Austin

McKool Smith Principal Warren Lipschitz will be the moderator for "Global Impact of Standardization Law" at the 2022 Global FRAND and SEP Symposium on Friday, October 21 ...

On October, 12, 2022, a New York bankruptcy judge ruled on Morgan Stanley and other defendants’ motions to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the litigation trustee for Tops Market ...

McKool Smith has announced that proven litigator Alan Loewinsohn joined as Principal in the firm’s Dallas office. Focusing his practice on complex commercial ...

McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove has been named as one of the 50 Influential Women in IP in the 2022 edition of the World Intellectual Property Review's Diversity ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that firm principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 inaugural guide of Lawdragon's 500 Leading Litigators in America. The ...

McKool Smith has announced that proven litigator Alan Loewinsohn joined as Principal in the firm’s Dallas office. Focusing his practice on complex commercial ...

McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove has been recognized among the 2022 “Top Women in IP” by Texas Lawyer.

The Texas Legal Awards honor attorneys and judges who ...

McKool Smith has been named the 2022 “Litigation Department of the Year - Intellectual Property” by Texas Lawyer. The firm was selected for this prestigious honor ...

McKool Smith Principal Josh Budwin served on a panel at IPWatchdog’s Live 2022. The event gathered the intellectual property community to focus on networking ...

30 McKool Smith Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of "Best Lawyers in America" and 13 attorneys chosen for "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch."

Dallas principal Scott Hejny was quoted by Bloomberg Law discussing a new patent eligibility bill before the U.S. Senate. He said, “As we’ve seen in the past, when any ...

Commenting on the new patent eligibility bill introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Thom Tillis, Dallas principal Scott Hejny said, “This will undoubtedly be a ...

Commenting on insurers’ possible avenues to deny coverage associated with defamation lawsuits, Los Angeles principal Michael Miguel said, “For that to happen where ...

Discussing the enhanced regulatory scrutiny of environmental, social and governance (ESG) fund disclosures and its implications for insurance coverage of ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that the firm’s principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of the Lawdragon's guide to the 500 Leading Plaintiff ...

Commenting on the widespread disappointment among intellectual property litigators at the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to review a domestic manufacturer’s ...

McKool Smith received high marks in the 2022 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, which describes the firm as “feared and respected” ...

Los Angeles principal Michael Miguel was extensively quoted discussing the most significant insurance coverage rulings of the year to date. Of Chubb’s Delaware Supreme ...

Quoted discussing market constrictions making corporate insurance procurement increasingly difficult, Los Angeles principal Michael Miguel said, “You’re paying ...

Commenting on the likelihood that various exclusions found in corporate insurance policies will relieve carriers of their obligation to cover pandemic-driven ...

As reported by Law360, the U.S. International Trade Commission announced that it would open an investigation into alleged semiconductor patent infringement by more than a ...

The Legal 500 (US) has again recognized McKool Smith as a leading U.S. firm for patent litigation. The latest edition notes that the firm “earns plaudit for ‘excellent ...

McKool Smith scored high marks in the 2022 edition of Chambers USA, which recognizes the firm as an industry leader in commercial litigation, intellectual property, and ...

McKool Smith serves as Silver Sponsor for IAM's IPBC Global 2022 bringing together the world's top corporate IP executives, policy experts, dealmakers, senior finance ...

Commenting for IPWatchdog on the Solicitor General’s long-awaited recommendation that the Supreme Court grant review in American Axle & Manufacturing v. Neapco ...

Appearing on a panel at Managing IP’s Intellectual Property and Innovation Summit alongside in-house counsel from Xperi and Canon, Austin principal Josh Budwin

"The New York Court of Appeals turned its attention on Thursday to a statute of limitations question concerning a residential mortgage-backed securities investment deal ...

McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading patent litigation firms in Managing Intellectual Property. Six of the firm’s principals have been ...

The firm is pleased to sponsor Managing IP’s Intellectual Property and Innovation Summit, taking place in New York on May 24. Taking part in panel discussions and ...

As reported by Law360, U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap ruled that Apple cannot undo a EDTX jury's retrial finding that it owes $300 million for infringing Optis Wireless ...

Houston managing principal Josh Newcomer was recently featured on the “In House Warrior” podcast, where he was interviewed by host Richard Levick. In the episode ...

Addressing the work-life balance concerns facing busy litigators nationwide, Marshall, Texas principal Jennifer Truelove said she has learned to ask for additional ...

In an article published by Law360, New York principals Chris Johnson and Zach Mazin, and associate Dan Hendler, assess the implications of New York County Commercial ...

The National Law Journal has recognized McKool Smith principal Josh Budwin as a 2022 “Plaintiff Trailblazer” in the publication’s annual feature on the ...

New York associate and former NFL player Michael Catapano was interviewed by ALM about his go-to workout routine and how it impacts his mental and physical health. Read the ...

New York Principal Melissa Cabrera and Houston Managing Principal Josh Newcomer recently published an article in the New York Law Journal, titled “A Domestic Industry in ...

McKool Smith principal Bill LaFuze was recognized as a Titan of the Intellectual Property Profession during a recent meeting of the American Patent Law Association held in ...

McKool Smith principal Josh Newcomer is featured in Lawdragon's Lawyer Limelight series. The in-depth interview details Josh’s focus on financial, fiduciary ...

New York principal Steven Rizzi authored “Federal Circuit Clarifies Scope of Estoppel Applicable to Petitions for Inter Partes Review” for the New York Law Journal, in ...

McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Samesurf, Inc. against Intuit, Inc. for infringement of three of its co-browsing ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce the following lawyers have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 list of Super Lawyers "Rising Stars."  The honorees include:

McKool Smith Chairman and Managing Principal David Sochia has been named among the “Leading Lawyers in America” in the 2022 Lawdragon 500 directory. 

Commenting on a recent Delaware Supreme Court ruling that insurance company Chubb is not required to provide coverage and defend Rite Aid in thousands of lawsuits accusing ...

McKool Smith is representing stakeholders of the original United States Football League in a trademark infringement lawsuit against Fox Sports, Inc. to enjoin the network ...

Commenting for IAM on a recent Federal Circuit ruling that overturned a $1.1 billion damages ruling for the California Institute of Technology but expanded how estoppel ...

McKool Smith associate Mike Catapano was featured in a New York Jets article titled "Where Are They Now:..."  The article follows Mike's football and legal career. Read the ...

Houston principal Kristin Leveille recently published an article in The Texas Lawbook titled “NAESB Force Majeure Provisions After Winter Storm Uri: Key ...

As reported by Law360 and other media outlets, representing the State of Texas and Attorney General Ken Paxton, McKool Smith has brought a lawsuit against Meta Platforms ...

Commenting for IAM on a recent Federal Circuit ruling that overturned a $1.1 billion damages ruling for the California Institute of Technology but expanded how estoppel ...

McKool Smith associate Eliza Beeney will serve as panel moderator for "The (Mis)Use of Anti-Suit Injunctions in International IP Litigation: Can foreign courts enjoin ...

McKool Smith associate Caroline Burks and principal James Quigley coached a student team at the The University of Texas 2022 Strauss Center Cyber 9/12 competition.  ...

McKool Smith announced that litigation star Ryan McBeth has joined the firm as a Principal in its Houston office. Ryan focuses on intellectual property matters, with an ...

As reported in Law360, Ericsson Inc. and parent Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson have filed two lawsuits against Apple in the Western District of Texas and a complaint at the ...

McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has announced that litigation star Ryan McBeth has joined the firm as a Principal in its Houston office. Mr. McBeth ...

McKool Smith principal Jennifer Truelove will serve as moderator for the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) CLE program "Zooming into 2022: Practice Advice from the ...

McKool Smith Principal John Sparacino spoke with Bloomberg Law on the expected increase of 2021 pandemic-induced Chapter 11 cases that were lower than expected. John ...

McKool Smith principal Michael Miguel shared his observations on the important insurance litigation and court decision trends throughout 2021 with Law.com in the article ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of attorneys to Principal in the firm’s New York, Dallas, Austin, and Houston offices, effective January 1, 2022.

“Our ...

McKool Smith principal Richard Kamprath spoke with Bloomberg Law on the patent attorneys’ growing interests in the hedonic regression analysis, which was used to ...

McKool Smith principal Courtney Statfeld was featured on the “Journeys to Equity” podcast series of Centerforce USA’s “The Women, Diversity & Change.” ...

McKool Smith associate Caroline Burks published her paper, titled “Cybersecurity Workforce Generation: Too Little, Too Late and the Logic Behind Starting in Early ...

McKool Smith principal Joshua Newcomer moderated the panel "Recent Developments in Asylum and Immigration: From Afghanistan to the US-Mexico Border" presented by the ...

McKool Smith principals Mike McKool, Sam Baxter, and Doug Cawley have been named to the IAM Global Leaders 2022 list, which highlights the world’s leading patent ...

McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny published “Arthrex: More Unanswered Questions” in World IP Review. Scott wrote, “The US Supreme Court decision in US v Arthrex may ...

McKool Smith principal Kevin Schubert, along with other colleagues, will discuss "the difficulties, pros, and cons of the proposed waiver of COVID-19 patents for drugs and ...

McKool Smith received 28 Tier 1 rankings in the “Best Law Firms” 2022 Edition, published by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. Within the 28 Tier 1 rankings, five are national ...

McKool Smith principal John Briody shared his thoughts with Global Competition Review article on Amazon seeking to dismiss Washington, DC, district court’s ...

McKool Smith principal Michael Miguel spoke with Law360 and was quoted in the article, “Rising Cybercrime Drives Some Reinsurers Away.” With the rising cybersecurity ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 7 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 list of Super Lawyers "Rising Stars."  The honorees include:

Austin

Law360 published article on the Eastern District of Texas Judge Rodney Gilstrap ruled that “Netflix will have to face a patent dispute brought by business-to-business ...

McKool Smith principal Michael Miguel was quoted in Law360’s article, “Rising Cybercrime Drives Some Reinsurers Away.” American companies are in need of ...

McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny was quoted in Law360 article that pointed out another flaw in the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. In the recent Mobility Workx LLC v. Unified ...

McKool Smith is a proud sponsor of the 2021 Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference being held October 13-15. The conference has the well-earned reputation of being ...

McKool Smith is recognized as a Litigation Standout in Commercial Litigation in the BTI Litigation Outlook 2022: Post-Pandemic and Beyond report, which focuses on ...

Artnet News reports on a victory of Marc Restellini, an eminent scholar of the work of Amedeo Modigliani and Paris-based Institut Restellini, represented by McKool Smith ...

McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has announced that commercial litigator Jon Corey has joined the firm as a principal in its Los Angeles office. Mr ...

McKool Smith principal Michael Miguel spoke with Law360 on T-Mobile’s announcement that cyber criminals have stolen more than 50 million of its customers’ personal ...

Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith Tier 2 in intellectual property and insurance ...

McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny provided commentary in the World IP Review article, “On Whose Authority?” Following the landmark decision of US v Artherx, which ...

McKool Smith received high marks in the 2021 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, which has described the firm as a “world-famous ...

The Fifth Circuit affirmed an Eastern District of Texas jury verdict for the defense, finding that Ericsson offered plaintiff handset maker HTC fair terms on licenses for ...

McKool Smith principal John Sparacino was quoted in the Law360 article, “The Days Of “Eerie” Bankruptcy Silence Are Numbered.” In 2020, the US government ...

On September 27, New York principal Kevin Schubert will moderate a panel, “Recent Issues and Trends Influencing Patent Licensing Negotiations,” at the 2021 Licensing ...

Law360 reported on oral argument in a significant New Jersey False Claims Act case in which McKool Smith principal Daniel Levy participated.  The complaint filed on behalf of ...

Best Lawyers has recognized Lew LeClair as a 2021 "Lawyer of the Year" in his respective regions/practices areas. Based on peer reviews, only a single lawyer in each practice ...

McKool Smith principal Sam Baxter was named runner up for "Litigator of the Week" by The Am Law Litigation Daily for his contributions in securing a $300 million patent ...

McKool Smith Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of "Best Lawyers in America" and 9 attorneys chosen for "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch."

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that eighteen of the firm’s principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of the Lawdragon's guide to the 500 Leading ...

McKool Smith principal Michael Miguel shared his view on the Always Smiling Productions LLC v Chubb National Insurance Co case in Law.com article. Always Smiling ...

McKool Smith, along with Irell & Manella LLP, has secured a $300,000,000 patent damages verdict on behalf of Optis Wireless Technology, LLC, Optis Cellular Technology ...

McKool Smith successfully secured $3.5 million jury award for our six clients’ breach-of-contract case against Biomet. The contracts at issue were distributorship ...

McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny spoke with World IP Review on the uncertainties over USPTO directors’ authority after the ruling of US v Arthrex. Scott pointed out that ...

Law360 has recognized McKool Smith as a “Texas Powerhouse” based on the firm’s courtroom achievements from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2021. The publication notes that ...

McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading patent litigation firms in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2021 edition of “IP Stars.” The firm ...

McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny shared his opinion in World IP Review’s article “USPTO’s Arthrex Guidance Offers Window into Agency’s Thinking.” Amid the ...

McKool Smith, along with Yetter Coleman LLP, has secured a $30 million jury verdict on behalf of Twinwood Cattle Company, Inc. (“Twinwood”) against the American ...

McKool Smith principal Michael Miguel commented in a Law360 article on the four class actions accusing hospital system Scripps Health of negligence in handling personal ...

On June 21, 2021, McKool Smith secured another significant appellate victory for Sanofi and Regeneron. The U.S. Supreme Court denied Amgen Inc. unit Immunex Corp.’s ...

McKool Smith principals Scott Hejny and James Quigley published the article “Arthrex: the Supreme Court Preserves the PTAB System” in Licensing Executive Society ...

New York principal Kevin Schubert published an article in Law360 titled “Anticipating Patent System Change-Ups Under Biden.”  While it is only five months into the new ...

McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny provided commentary for the Intellectual Property Magazine article, “Arthrex Finds That APJs Are Unconstitutionally ...

McKool Smith principal David Dehoney and associate Veronica Manning will present Shining a Light on Solar Energy Projects: Impact of Mineral Issues on Solar Leasing" at the ...

The Legal 500 (US) has again recognized McKool Smith as a leading U.S. firm for patent litigation and energy litigation. The latest edition notes that the firm “well versed ...

McKool Smith has announced that intellectual property litigators Steven J. Rizzi and Ramy Emad Hanna have joined the firm as principals in its New York office. The ...

New York, NY—McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has announced that intellectual property litigators Steven J. Rizzi and Ramy Emad Hanna have joined ...

McKool Smith principal Zach Mazin is featured in Lawdragon's Lawyer Limelight series where he discusses his focus on emerging securities litigation, particularly in the ...

McKool Smith scored high marks in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA, which recognizes the firm as an industry leader in commercial litigation, intellectual property ...

McKool Smith Chairman Mike McKool is featured in the latest episode of Behind the Trial to share best practices in the courtroom and how to effectively present cases to judges ...

McKool Smith principal Richard Kamprath and associate Abigail Clark published the article, "Hedonic Regression Shows Promise For Modeling IP Damages ...

McKool Smith principal Michael Miguel was quoted in the AM Best article, "Cincinnati Insurance COVID-19 BI Case Gets First Appellate Court Review." The article ...

Law360 reported on the disqualification of Judge Timothy Sweeney from EQT suits in the article, "W.VA. High Court Orders Judge Disqualified from EQT Suits." The article ...

The National Board of Trial Advocacy, who for years has handled board certifications across the U.S. for trial lawyers in civil, criminal, and family law is now offering a ...

McKool Smith principal Michael Miguel spoke with Law360 on the trend of pandemic insurance coverage lawsuits. The article noted that smaller businesses have “repeated ...

Law360 published an article, “Fed. Circ. Told Samsung's FRAND Bid Distorts Int'l Norms,” updating the ongoing litigation between Samsung and Ericsson. Following ...

McKool Smith Principal Alan Whitehurst provided commentary to two Law360's articles on 2020 patent cases citing a report from Lex Machina. The first article "Fast Courts ...

McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny was quoted in the Westlaw article, “Supreme Court's Appointments Clause Ruling Will Keep PTAB Intact, Lawyers Predict.” ...

McKool Smith principal Michael Miguel was quoted in the Business Insurance article, "Lost Income Claim Disputes Evolve Further." The article noted that 80% of the ...

Law360 published article, "Gilstrap Makes Apple's $506M Patent Trial Loss Final," reporting that U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap entered the final judgement ...

The Dallas Morning News reported Dallas City Council has decided to move forward to recover financial damages from Netflix, Hulu, and Disney, “for their alleged failure ...

McKool Smith principals Robert Manley and Michael Miguel quoted in Business Insurance's article, "Flurry of Litigation Likely in Wake of Texas Storm, Power Outages ...

The New York Appellate Division, First Department earlier this week held that Nationstar Mortgage LLC was indeed entitled to indemnification for losses from Generation ...

The New York Appellate Division, First Department earlier this week held that Nationstar Mortgage LLC was indeed entitled to indemnification for losses from Generation ...

McKool Smith principal John Briody was quoted in Bloomberg Law's article, “Novel Diverstiture Ruling Likely Leaves Merger Landscape Intact.” The U.S. Court of ...

McKool Smith, one of the nation's leading trial firms, has announced that patent trial star Alan Whitehurst has joined the firm as a principal in its Washington, D.C ...

McKool Smith associate Melissa Cabrera spoke at the Cornell Law School "Women of Color Collective and Women's Law Coalition's 9th Annual Career Day" on February 18th.  ...

Washington, D.C.—McKool Smith, one of the nation's leading trial firms, has announced that patent trial star Alan Whitehurst has joined the firm as a principal in its ...

McKool Smith principal Robert Manley will serve as panelist for “Lessons Learned in Recent Trade Secrets Cases” webinar hosted by the Association of Corporate Counsel ...

Law360 reported on the ongoing lawsuits for the JDS Development's Manhattan luxury condo tower, known as the “Steinway Tower.” While the building is nearing ...

Law360 published an article on the patent infringement litigation between Apple and PanOptis. The article, noted that “U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap shot down ...

Law360’s recent report “High Court Won't Decide Arbitration Carveout Question,” discusses a significant Supreme Court decision in favor of the firm’s client ...

Marcellus Drilling News reported EQT has asked the West Virginia officials to remove two judges, Timothy Sweeney and David W. Hummel Jr., from at least three cases due to ...

Law360 reported, "EQT accused two West Virginia state court judges Friday of not disclosing financial and personal interests in the outcome of royalty disputes they hear ...

McKool Smith principal Courtney Statfeld and associate Daniel Hendler published the article “COVID in the Courts: Trends in Pandemic-era Commercial Real Estate ...

McKool Smith, on behalf of Energy Transfer Equity LP, obtained a ruling from the Delaware Supreme Court rejecting an appeal by several insurers seeking to overturn a lower ...

Law360 published a detailed report, "3 Things to Know about Supreme Court's Hotel.com Case.” The article explained the class action that brought by San Antonio and other ...

On Monday, January 11, 2021, McKool Smith secured a significant ruling on behalf of Ericsson barring Samsung from enforcing a Chinese anti-suit injunction that would limit ...

Texas Lawyer published an article on Ericsson and Samsung’s IP dispute on whether the lawsuit should take place in Marshall Texas or Wuhan, China. McKool Smith attorneys ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of Kevin Schubert to Principals in the firm's New York office, effective January 1, 2021.

“Our Principals are leaders who ...

McKool Smith principal Hugh Ray commented in Westlaw article “‘There’s Going To Be a Reckoning’: A Look at Restructuring in 2021.” The article noted that an ...

McKool Smith principal John Sparacino was quoted in the Law360 article detailing the second wave of bankruptcy in the oil and gas industry. The article highlighted that four ...

McKool Smith principal Lewis LeClair commented in the Law360 article “Biggest Texas Cases of 2020.” The article summarized the three most impactful rulings in the ...

McKool Smith principal Nick Mathews provided commentary to Law360's article, "The 10 Biggest Patent Rulings of 2020." The article highlighted eight patent cases ...

Law360 reported Celanese Corporation sues its insurer, Lamorak Insurance Co. and its predecessors, OneBeacon America Insurance Co. and Commercial Union Insurance Co, in ...

A holder of standard-essential patents often agrees to license those patents on terms that are “fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory” (the “FRAND ...

Law360 reported that Judge Mark Denton has rejected Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Co. request to toss a COVID-19 business interruption coverage suit from JGB Vegas Retail ...

Kevin Schubert moderated a panel at the IP Tech Summit on December 3, 2020 that included executives from IBM, Infineon, Wi-LAN, and Battelle.  The panel topic was “Beyond ...

McKool Smith principal Josh Budwin is featured in Lawdragon's Lawyer Limelight series. The in-depth interview details Josh’s professional and academic ...

McKool Smith received 28 Tier 1 rankings in the “Best Law Firm” 2021 Edition, published by U.S. News-Best Lawyers. Within the 28 Tier 1 rankings, five are national ...

McKool Smith principal John Sparacino was quoted in Bloomberg's article, "Mall Shakeout Just Beginning While Owners Drown in Complex Debt." Two major U.S. mall owners ...

Law360 reported that Delaware Judge Eric M. Davis has ruled that Endurance Assurance Corp. must cover at least part of SS&C Technologies Inc.'s settlement of a client's suit ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 9 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2020 list of  Super Lawyers "Rising Stars."  The honorees include:

Austin

• Josh ...

McKool Smith principal John Sparacino provided commentary to Law360’s article, “Holiday Season Won't Save Many Retailers in Pandemic Year.” On top of the ...

McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny provided commentary to Managing IP's article, "USPTO Driven To Drop Rules Package And Get Trial Denial Input." The article ...

McKool Smith principal Jennifer Truelove will join the Women Influence & Power in Law (WIPL)’s panel discussion, “Driving Successful Outcomes From Competition ...

McKool Smith associate Kevin Schubert moderated the panel, How Recent Damages Trends and Decisions are Influencing Licensing Negotiations," at the 2020 Annual Meeting of ...

Law360 published an article on the Minor League Baseball (MLB) team’s lawsuit against insurer over the losses stemmed from the season cancellation. The MLB argued ...

Benchmark Litigation has recognized Mike McKool and Douglas A. Cawleyamong the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” in the publication’s 2020 edition. The ...

McKool Smith, along with the Fabricant Law Firm, secured a $5,000,000 patent infringement verdict on behalf of Vocalife, LLC against Amazon.com, Inc. and Amazon.com, LLC ...

McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel was featured in the GlobeSt.com article, “Suits Over COVID Losses Seeing Mixed Results,” discussing the litigation between ...

Texas Lawyer has recognized McKool Smith Dallas principal Lewis LeClair as 2020 “Texas Trailblazers.” Texas Trailblazers in a special supplement developed by Texas ...

McKool Smith Principal Zach Mazin and associate Daniel Hendler, along with financial litigation consultant Gene Phillips of PF2 Securities, published the above article ...

McKool Smith Associate Kevin Schubert published an article in Law360 titled "COVID-19's Influence On IPR Has Diminished." The article notes that the recent "decisions ...

McKool Smith has been named the 2020 “Litigation Department of the Year - Intellectual Property” by Texas Lawyer. The firm was selected for this prestigious honor based ...

Cyrus Bayar published "Oil & Gas Companies Face Broader Exposure to FCA Liability Under COVID Stimulus Programs" in Energy Law Advisor, the Institute of Energy Law’s ...

McKool Smith principal Kyle Lonergan commented for the Law360's article, "Morgan Stanley Tells Court It Sold A Solvent Tops Markets." McKool Smith represents ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that eighteen of the firm’s principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2020 edition of the Lawdragon's guide to the 500 Leading ...

McKool Smith principal Sam Baxter was named co-"Litigator of the Week" by The Am Law Litigation Daily for his contributions in securing a $506 million patent ...

23 McKool Smith Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of "Best Lawyers in America" and 6 attorneys chosen for "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch."

On August 11, 2020, McKool Smith helped secured a $506 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of PanOptis against Apple, Inc. There has been extensive media coverage ...

McKool Smith principal John Sparacino was quoted in Fox Business article, "Coronavirus Could Push US Bankruptcies to Worst Levels in 10 Years." The article states ...

McKool Smith, along with Irell & Manella LLP, secured a $506,200,000 patent infringement verdict on behalf of Optis Wireless Technology, LLC, Optis Cellular Technology ...

McKool Smith is pleased to share principals Hugh Ray and John Sparacino are recognized in the 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Restructuring & Insolvency ...

McKool Smith principal Richard Kamprath recently published an article in Texas Lawyer, discussing a set of factors the Patent and Trial Appellate Board (PTAB) identified ...

New York principal Courtney Statfeld has been recognized in Benchmark Litigation's "40 & Under Hot List." The publication honors the achievements of the nation’s most ...

Law360 reported that Northwell Health Inc sued a unit of Chubb Insurance as it wrongfully denies to cover COVID-19 pandemic related claims. Represented by McKool Smith ...

McKool Smith principal Courtney Statfeld provided commentary in ModernRetail article “The great retail rent strike.” She explained in the article, “For larger ...

McKool Smith principal James Quigley provided insight on the 2019 & First Half of 2020 Federal Circuit and Supreme Court Year In Review, hosted by the Austin Intellectual ...

McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny provided commentary to the Law360 article, “PTAB Limits On Amendment Rejections Spur Quality Worries.” The Patent Trial and Appeal ...

McKool Smith principal Nick Mathews has been recognized as a "Rising Star" in intellectual property by Law360. This annual feature honors the legal industry’s top legal ...

McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading patent litigation firms in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2020 edition of “IP Stars.” The firm ...

McKool Smith principal Daniel Levy published an article, “A Legal Guide To What Happens Next In US Atty Berman Saga,” in Law360 to analyze the departure of U.S. Attorney ...

In 2016 Exxon was sued by the City Attorneys of Oakland, San Francisco, and other Municipalities contending Exxon had violated California’s public nuisance law by ...

McKool Smith principal Robert Manley commented in the Bloomberg Law’s article, “IP Insurers See Their Time as Now With Covid-19 In Background.” In the past ...

McKool Smith principals Robert Manley along with Kevin McElroy and John Bone of Stout Risius Ross LLC, recently published "'Independent Economic Value' Crucial In Trade ...

McKool Smith principal Courtney Statfeld provided commentary in a MarketWatch article, titled “COVID-19 has commercial real estate tied in knots, as lockdowns ease in ...

McKool Smith principal Daniel Levy published an article, “The Law Behind The Strange Departure Of US Atty Berman,” in Law360. The article discusses the circumstances ...

The Legal 500 (US) has once again recognized McKool Smith as a leading U.S. firm for patent litigation and insurance recovery disputes. The latest edition notes that the firm ...

McKool Smith received high marks in the 2020 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, which describes the firm as a “world-famous patent ...

Law360 reported that a California federal judge ruled on June 15 that “Apple can't scrap an $85 million jury verdict issued against it for infringing WiLAN's wireless ...

McKool Smith principal Hugh Ray was quoted in The Real Deal’s article discussing the scenarios of WeWork, a co-working company, potentially finding itself in a ...

McKool Smith principal John Sparacino shared his expertise in bankruptcies filings with Business Insider’s article, “Some Cash-Strapped US Oil Companies Can't Even ...

McKool Smith associate Kevin Schubert published article “New Trend In IPR Institution Appealability Demands Scrutiny” in Law360, analyzing trends regarding how the ...

McKool Smith associate Rudy Fink will give the American Institute of Intellectual Property Law Associations' Mid-Year Update on trade secrets. "Founded in 1897, AIPLA is a ...

Veteran bankruptcy lawyer John Sparacino has joined the firm as a principal in its Houston office. Mr. Sparacino focuses on bankruptcy and related matters ...

McKool Smith principal Robert Manley, published a white paper, titled “Reducing Your Odds of Catching/Spreading Trade-Secret Litigation in These Tumultuous ...

McKool Smith principal James Smith co-published "How Law Firms Can Maximize COVID-19 Insurance Coverage" in Law360. The article discusses how law firm leaders can take ...

McKool Smith principal Hugh Ray was quoted in The Washington Post article "Neiman Marcus Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy."  "The Dallas-based retailer has struggled to pay ...

Dallas principal Lew LeClair was recently featured in Law.com’s “The Law Firm Disrupted” column to discuss litigation developments in the wake of the COVID-19 ...

The above piece written by Jennifer Truelove is published in The Bencher, the magazine of the American Inns of Court. In this piece, Jennifer shared her experience in working ...

Law360 article reported U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero denied the majority of Uber’s bid against claims proposed by Sidecar Technology Inc. that the ride hailing ...

McKool Smith principal Kirk Dillman was quoted by Business Insurance in the article "Increased Use of M&A Deterrents May Spur Rise in D&O Litigation."  The article ...

McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has announced that veteran bankruptcy lawyer John Sparacino has joined the firm as a principal in its Houston ...

It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Rod Dorman. 

Rod joined McKool Smith in 2011 with the arrival of Hennigan Dorman in ...

The National Law Journal has recognized McKool Smith principals Mike McKool, and Lewis LeClair as 2020 “Plaintiff Trailblazers” in the publication’s fourth annual ...

McKool Smith principal Hugh Ray provided commentary to The Washington Post article "The Iconic Brands That Could Disappear Because of Coronavirus." Citing GlobalData ...

McKool Smith surged in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA, which recognizes the firm as an industry leader across several practice areas, including commercial litigation ...

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the legislatures of Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina are currently deliberating ...

McKool Smith principals James Quigley and Scott Hejny recently published "A Question of Authority - The Federal Circuit's Criticism of the POP in Windy City" in Texas ...

Mitch Verboncoeur assisted a former CEO residing in the UK with quashing a subpoena directing him to appear in Florida for a deposition in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis. The ...

McKool Smith has developed a resource center to help clients stay updated on legal and business developments that can help them navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic.  We ...

On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law a financial relief package called the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). One of the most ...

McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny was quoted by Law360 for the article "3 COVID-19 Changes IP Attys Want to Keep & 1 That Must Go." The article discusses how the U.S. Patent and ...

McKool Smith is pleased to share that three of our principals have been named “Leading Lawyers in America” in the 2020 Lawdragon 500 guide. The attorneys include:

• Mike ...

Managing IP has named McKool Smith the U.S. “Plaintiff IP Firm of the Year” for its 2020 North America Awards.  McKool Smith was also named the top patent litigation firm in ...

The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, joined by other federal agencies, recently clarified that injunctions are an available remedy in suits over ...

McKool Smith Principal Scott Hejny provided commentary to Law360's article "Attorneys Optimistic Pandemic Won't Disrupt USPTO filings." The article noted, "Patent and ...

McKool Smith sends its best wishes to you and your family during these difficult and uncertain times. As we continue to monitor and learn more about the spread of COVID-19, the ...

On Monday, March 2, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the International Trade Commission's finding that Comcast cable boxes ...

McKool Smith has sponsored a $1,000 scholarship for the University of Texas Thurgood Marshall Legal Society (TMLS). The scholarship was awarded to the University of Texas ...

McKool Smith Associate Melissa Cabrera recently had the opportunity to speak at Cornell Law School’s Women’s Law Coalition & Women of Color Collective Career Day. She ...

McKool Smith Associate Kevin Schubert published an article in Law360 titled, “Latest IPR Trends Mostly Favor Patent Owners.”  The article is a follow-up to an article ...

McKool Smith Principal Hugh Ray provided commentary to Bloomberg Law's article titled "Purdue's Opioid Payouts Pit Individuals Against Cities, States." The article ...

McKool Smith has submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. on behalf Arthur R. Miller, the world-renowned professor at NYU ...

There has been extensive media coverage of the lawsuit McKool Smith filed on behalf of its client Alan D. Halperin, Litigation Trustee for the Tops Holding Litigation Trust ...

McKool Smith Principals James Quigley wrote "IPR Update" and presented the article at the State Bar of Texas 33rd Annual Advanced Intellectual Property Law: Patents in IP ...

McKool Smith has been named an “Insurance Group of the Year” by Law360 based on the firm’s success in a series of significant coverage wins over the past year, including ...

McKool Smith Senior Counsel Cecilia Ibarra-van Oostenrijk has been chosen as one of the 2019 Top Latino Lawyers by Latino Leaders magazine.  This is the fifth year the ...

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff has ruled that an AIG unit must cover investment software manager SS&C Technologies Holding Inc.'s settlement of litigation over its ...

McKool Smith has secured an $85 million patent damages verdict on behalf of Ottawa, Canada-based WiLAN Inc. against Apple, Inc.

The verdict was announced on January 24 ...

McKool Smith has secured an $85 million patent damages verdict on behalf of Ottawa, Canada-based WiLAN Inc. against Apple, Inc.

The verdict was announced on January 24 ...

McKool Smith Principal Nicholas Mathews has been recognized among D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas.”

On January 7, 2020, McKool Smith secured a significant appellate victory on behalf of Soaring Wind Energy, LLC and its investors before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...

On January 7, 2020, McKool Smith secured a significant appellate victory on behalf of Soaring Wind Energy, LLC and its investors before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of two attorneys to Principals in the firm’s Austin and Dallas offices, effective January 1, 2020.

“The promotion of ...

Law360 reported how "a recent ruling for a former Volkswagen executive broke down why and how the Fifth Amendment still applies after a guilty plea, a lesson that defense ...

McKool Smith Associate Kevin Schubert authored the Law360 article "IPR Estoppel Increasingly Applies" and it was chosen as one of the 10 most-read IP articles from Law360 ...

On December 5, 2019, McKool Smith secured a victory before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of Ericsson in a closely watched FRAND licensing dispute ...

Law360 reported on the Federal Circuit decision to rescind California District Judge James V. Sena's decision to set a license rate for Ericsson's standard-essential ...

McKool Smith client Vocalife will continue its case against Amazon within the Eastern District of Texas. Law360 reports that Chief District Judge Rodney Gilstrap entered ...

McKool Smith Principal Hugh Ray spoke with the Associated Press and was quoted in the article "Survivors Fear Smaller Payouts from PG&E with Each Fire."  The article ...

It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Elizabeth Sherwin.

Liz joined McKool Smith in 2016 after practicing for many years at ...

McKool Smith Managing Principal David Sochia spoke with the New York Law Journal about the firm's recent New York office move to One Manhattan West. The new office almost ...

McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has relocated its New York office to One Manhattan West. The firm signed a 15-year lease for approximately 64,000 ...

On November 18, 2019, the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, affirmed a trial court decision granting summary judgment to New Jersey Transit Corporation ...

On November 18, 2019, the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, affirmed a trial court decision granting summary judgment to New Jersey Transit Corporation ...

Law360 reports on November 15, 2019, U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap issued a order stating Huawei must pay attorney fees for its $13 million patent infringement loss to ...

McKool Smith Principal Christopher Johnson spoke with Bloomberg Tax regarding Mattel Inc.'s audit committee finding that PwC's lead audit partner violated conflict of ...

McKool Smith Principal Courtney Statfeld will take part in a panel discussion titled “Redefining Success in the New Millennium: Knowing What You Want, Why You Deserve It ...

McKool Smith has received numerous accolades in the 2020 "Best Law Firms" rankings recently released by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. The firm received 28 “Tier 1” rankings ...

Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith Tier 1 in intellectual property and insurance ...

McKool Smith Principal Scott Hejny spoke with Law360 regarding the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office proposed formal rules for the amendments of patents in the America ...

McKool Smith Principal Holly Engelmann will speak at the 2019 Women in Law Institute to be held in Los Angeles on October 18th.  Holly will be speaking on "Demonstrating ...

McKool Smith is among the ten law firms designated “Awesome Opponents” in BTI Consulting’s 2020 Litigation Outlook survey of more than 350 general counsel and other ...

Law360 recently published an article on BTI Consulting's 2020 Litigation Outlook report in which McKool Smith is recognized as an Awesome Opponent. BTI's surveyed more ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that fifteen of the firm’s principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of the Lawdragon's guide to the 500 Leading ...

Law360 has recognized McKool Smith as a “Texas Powerhouse” based on the firm’s courtroom achievements from July 1, 2018, to July 1, 2019. The publication notes that ...

McKool Smith has been awarded the 2019 “Litigation Department of the Year - Intellectual Property” by Texas Lawyer. The firm was selected for this prestigious honor ...

Law360 reported on a key insurance ruling for McKool Smith client Conduent State Healthcare v. AIG Specialty Insurance Co. on an issue of first impression under Delaware law ...

New York Principal Daniel Levy and senior counsel Doreen Klein co-authored a chapter in The Guide to Monitorships, published by Global Investigations Review, entitled ...

McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove will be speaking at the upcoming Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference. Jennifer will be participating in a panel ...

New York Principal Courtney Statfeld will moderate a panel at the Benchmark Women in Litigation NYC Forum in New York on September 17th.  The title of the panel is "Leaders ...

McKool Smith Principals from the Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Marshall, and New York offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2020 edition of “Best ...

Dallas Principal Lew LeClair was quoted by Law360 discussing a favorable Fifth Circuit decision obtained on behalf of client Archer & White Sales that will enable the dental ...

James Quigley co-authored an article titled “O2 Micro Issues at the Federal Circuit a Decade Later” that was presented at the Texas State Bar Intellectual Property ...

Business Insurance recently published a report on a lawsuit that McKool Smith filed on behalf of firm client Cushman & Wakefield Inc. against American International Group ...

On July 9, 2019, BestWeek published a report on a recent Delaware Superior Court ruling in favor of the firm’s client, Conduent State Healthcare, LLC, against AIG ...

McKool Smith was named Texas Intellectual Property Firm of the Year by Chambers USA. The award was presented at The Chambers Editors' Reception which celebrates ...

New York Associate Kevin Schubert was the featured speaker at the Intellectual Property Owners Association’s (IPO) conference on June 11, 2019.  Kevin spoke about recent ...

On May 23, 2019, the court issued a declaratory judgment in the case of HTC v. Ericsson, No. 18-cv-00243, pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District ...

McKool Smith's most recent victory on behalf of TiVo's Rovi Corp. against Comcast Corp. before the International Trade Commission (ITC) is garnering widespread national ...

New York Principal Associate Kevin Schubert published an article in Law360 titled “More Courts Are Applying IPR Estoppel Expansively.”  The article discusses how ...

Austin Associate Charles Fowler contributed an article entitled "The Enforceability of Rule 11 Agreements Related to Pretrial and Trial Procedure" to The Litigation ...

Marshall Principal Samuel Baxter published an article in Texas Lawyer entitled "Jury Pools Likely Expanding in the Eastern District of Texas."  It focuses on the April 4th ...

Houston Principal Anthony J. Phillips co-authored an article in the May 2019 edition of CEP [Compliance and Ethics Professional] Magazine entitled "Effective ...

McKool Smith and the firm's trial lawyers surged once again in the 2019 edition of Chambers USA, which recognizes the firm as a leader across five key focus areas, including ...

Marshall Principal Sam Baxter spoke with Texas Lawyer on a recent order by the Honorable Rodney Gilstrap, Chief United States District Judge of the United States ...

Dallas Principal Scott Hejny authored an article, “The Downsides Of PTAB's New Claim Amendment Program,” published by Law360.  The article discusses how for several ...

Managing IP named McKool Smith “U.S. Plaintiff Firm of the Year” and “Patent Contentious Firm of the Year” for the Southern region of the United States at the ...

Dallas Principal Doug Cawley spoke with Bloomberg in several articles about The U.S. International Trade Commission ruling twice in a long-running patent battle between ...

McKool Smith secured a $13 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Optis Wireless Technology, LLC and PanOptis Patent Management LLC (collectively ...

The publication speculates that with intellectual property trial lawyer Alan Albright on the federal bench in Waco, the city could become a hotbed for patent litigation ...

Dallas Principals Gary Cruciani and Steven Wolens represent The Hawaii Director of Taxation against Expedia, Priceline, Hotwire, Orbits and Trip Network.  The high court ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm's Austin, Dallas, and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2019 Texas ...

Benchmark Litigation honored McKool Smith as “Texas Law Firm of the Year” and presented the firm with the “Impact Case of the Year” award for winning a $145 million ...

Dallas Principal Steve Wolens authored an op ed piece that appeared in Dallas Morning News, “The Texas Ethics Commission is surprisingly nonpartisan. What can this group ...

New York Associate Kevin Schubert published an article in Law360 titled, “IPR Estoppel Increasingly Applies.”  The article discusses how district court decisions in ...

Austin Associate James Quigley participated on a panel entitled “Administrative Effects on the Plaintiff-Defendant Balance,” The Intersection of ...

McKool Smith obtained a defense verdict on behalf of Ericsson Inc. and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson in a breach of FRAND case brought by HTC Corporation and HTC America ...

Law360 reported, "A Texas federal jury on Friday rejected HTC's allegation that Ericsson is trying to overcharge on licensing fees for its standard-essential cellular ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm’s Los Angeles office have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of Southern California Super ...

McKool Smith has been named an “Intellectual Property Practice Group of the Year” by Law360. The firm was selected as a result of its success and courtroom achievements ...

New York Principal Jeffrey Schwartz was quoted in The Wall Street Journal article "Lampert's Revised Bid for Sears Tops $5 Billion." The article discusses Edward ...

New York Principal Daniel Levy is quoted in a Global Times article, “China is Prepared to Respond to Canada if Extradition of Meng Wanzhou Materializes.” The article ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of six attorneys to Principals in the firm’s Austin, Dallas, Houston and New York offices, effective January 1, 2019.

On December 12, 2018, the Superior Court of Delaware granted summary judgment confirming the right of McKool Smith client AR Capital to coverage for the costs it incurred ...

Los Angeles Principal Mike Swartz is representing Faraday Future against a Chinese real estate giant claiming the conglomerate committed “breaches” of its fiduciary ...

McKool Smith has received numerous accolades in the 2019 "Best Law Firms" rankings recently released by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. The firm received 27 “Tier 1” ...

McKool Smith’s intellectual property trial lawyers have a long history of winning significant patent cases involving complex and highly valued technology.  Our ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 8 attorneys from the firm’s New York office have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 edition of New York Super Lawyers. The ...

Houston Principal Hugh Ray contributed to a Financial Times article titled "Sears Races to Avoid Outright Liquidation After Bankruptcy Filing."  The article ...

Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith Tier 1 in intellectual property and insurance ...

Benchmark Litigation has recognized Mike McKool and Douglas A. Cawley among the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” in the publication’s 2019 edition. The ...

McKool Smith has secured a $10 million verdict on behalf of Apex Parks Group (“Apex”) against Protective Life Insurance Company (“Protective”).  The verdict was ...

McKool Smith has secured a $10 million verdict on behalf of Apex Parks Group (“Apex”) against Protective Life Insurance Company (“Protective”).

The verdict was ...

McKool Smith Principals Steve Pollinger and Associate Kevin Schubert spoke at the 2018 Licensing Executive Society (LES) Annual Conference on October 14-17, 2018 in ...

McKool Smith is a finalist for The American Lawyer “National Boutique/Specialty Litigation Department of the Year.”  All finalists will be celebrated at a gala on ...

New York Associate Kevin Schubert will be speaking at the 2018 United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) Post-Grant Trials program on September 21, 2018.  The ...

BTI Consulting recently released the inaugural BTI Legal Innovation and Technology Outlook 2019 featuring their first ever in-depth look at how clients rank law firms ...

Law360 has recognized McKool Smith as a “Texas Powerhouse” based on the firm’s courtroom achievements from July 1, 2017, to July 1, 2018. The publication notes that ...

Best Lawyers has recognized the firm's principals as 2019 "Lawyers of the Year" in their respective regions/practices areas. Based on peer reviews, only a single lawyer in ...

McKool Smith has been awarded “Litigation Department of the Year” by Texas Lawyer (midsize category)! The firm was selected for this prestigious honor based on its ...

Dallas Principal Douglas A. Cawley has received the 2018 "Lifetime Achievement Award" from Texas Lawyer as a result of securing more than $1 billion in patent ...

Austin Principal Josh Budwin was recognized as a 2018 "Rising Star" by Texas Lawyer.  Josh was selected due to his contributions in some of McKool Smith’s most ...

McKool Smith secured a $10,553,565 patent infringement verdict on behalf of Optis Wireless Technology, LLC and PanOptis Patent Management LLC (collectively ...

On August 20, 2018, McKool Smith secured a significant victory before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, reversing a lower court’s decision, and allowing a ...

On August 20, 2018, McKool Smith secured a significant victory before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, reversing a lower court’s decision, and allowing a ...

McKool Smith principals from the Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Marshall, New York and Silicon Valley offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of ...

Mike McKool, a founder and Chairman of McKool Smith, has been named "Litigator of the Week" by The AmLaw Litigation Daily following his success as lead trial counsel ...

McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has secured a $145 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Ottawa, Canada-based WiLAN ...

McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has secured a $145 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Ottawa, Canada-based WiLAN Inc. against Apple ...

On July 30, 2018, the Delaware Supreme Court, in a unanimous order written by Justice Vaughn, issued a decisive coverage victory for McKool Smith's client Teachers ...

On July 30, 2018, the Delaware Supreme Court, in a unanimous order written by Justice Vaughn, issued a decisive coverage victory for McKool Smith's client Teachers ...

McKool Smith, on behalf of the Planning and Conservation League, a nonprofit that advocates for sound planning and responsible environmental policy, prevailed in ...

Houston Principal Joshua Newcomer, and New York Principals Zach Mazin and Courtney Statfeld have been recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s “40 & Under Hot ...

Dallas Principal Steven Wolens has been re-elected Chairman of the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC). Steven was originally nominated last year by Speaker of the House Joe ...

McKool Smith Hennigan has once again played an integral role in the success of the "Food From The Bar" (FFTB) campaign. FFTB is an annual four-week charitable effort led by the ...

Dallas Principal Frank Vecella published an article for an online book focused on helping Scandinavian companies minimize the risks and costs of U.S. litigation ...

Attorneys from the firm's Los Angeles office have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2018 Southern California "Rising Stars" listing.

The Super ...

Dallas Principal Douglas A. Cawley recently spoke with The Texas Lawbook about its report showing that newly filed patent infringement lawsuits are down more than 65 ...

BTI Consulting recently released the BTI Brand Elite 2018: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms, which ranks the law firms with the best brand standing among ...

The National Law Journal has recognized McKool Smith Principal Douglas A. Cawley as 2018 “Plaintiff Trailblazers” in the publication’s second annual listing of the ...

On March 10, 2018, Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas reconsidered his order for a new trial on damages, and reinstated a ...

On May 10, 2018, Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas reconsidered his order for a new trial on damages, and reinstated a ...

McKool Smith’s website has been awarded six 2018 Communicator Awards, including two “Awards of Excellence” (the highest honor) for both Visual Appeal Function and ...

McKool Smith secured a final judgment for Verizon from the Delaware Superior Court, which entitles Verizon to more than $40 million in coverage for defense costs, plus ...

Dallas Principal Scott Hejny and Chelsea Priest published an article in Law360 titled, “SAS Indirectly Strengthens The Impact Of Estoppel.”  The article discusses how ...

McKool Smith Principals Steve Pollinger, and Nick Mathews, will be leading panel discussions at the Licensing Executive Society International’s (LESI) Annual ...

Bloomberg Law contacted New York Principal John Briody to comment on the antitrust significance of the recent report by the Independent Commission on College Basketball.  ...

On Friday, April 20, 2018, McKool Smith secured a summary judgment ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois which allows Cushman & ...

On Friday, April 20, 2018, McKool Smith secured a summary judgment ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois which allows Cushman & ...

McKool Smith and the firm's trial lawyers are highly regarded in the 2018 edition of Chambers USA, which recognizes the firm as a leader across five key focus areas ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that four of the firm’s principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 Lawdragon 500 listing of the “Leading Lawyers in ...

McKool Smith Hennigan, lead counsel to The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles and the California Institute of the Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm's Austin and Dallas offices have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2018 Texas “Rising ...

McKool Smith has been recognized as a “Trial Group of the Year” by Law360 as a result of its success in the courtroom from October 2016 to October 2017 in antitrust ...

McKool Smith Co-Founder and Chairman Mike McKool accepted a National Impact Case Award at the 2018 Benchmark Litigation awards reception in New York City on February 15 for ...

McKool Smith Principal Kirk Dillman was honored with the 2018 Jim Robbie Award from the Litigation Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association during the ...

McKool Smith and Benchmark Litigation have collaborated to produce “Behind the Trial,” a podcast featuring the nation’s most iconic trial lawyers. 

Lawdragon recently published a feature article on Behind the Trial, a podcast produced by Benchmark Litigation in association with McKool Smith. You can find it here.

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McKool Smith Hennigan is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm’s Los Angeles office have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 edition of Southern ...

McKool Smith and Benchmark Litigation have collaborated to produce “Behind the Trial,” a podcast featuring the nation’s most iconic trial lawyers. 

Behind the ...

McKool Smith has been named an “Insurance Practice Group of the Year” by Law360 for the second consecutive year. The firm was selected as a result of its success and ...

Law360 reported that an Iowa federal court has ruled that Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. must foot the bill for McKool Smith client Pella Corp.’s defense as the window maker ...

McKool Smith Principal Nicholas Mathews has been recognized among D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas.” The publication recently launched its ...

There has been extensive media coverage regarding McKool Smith’s major win on behalf of client Wi-Fi One LLC before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal ...

On January 8, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit announced its decision in favor of McKool Smith client Wi-Fi One LLC, ruling en banc that ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of Nick Mathews to Principals in the firm’s Dallas office, effective January 1, 2018.

“Our new Principals are leaders ...

Dallas Principal Lew LeClair was recognized as “Appellate Lawyer of the Week” by Texas Lawyer for his work convincing the 5^th Circuit to agree to vacate a motion to ...

Law360 recently spoke with Austin Principal John Campbell regarding the Federal Circuit’s decision to vacate summary judgment of noninfringement for lock maker Travel ...

Houstonia magazine has included Kristin Leveille among its annual list of “Top Lawyers.” Kristin is an associate in the Houston office of McKool Smith. She focuses ...

McKool Smith has secured a $75 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Ericsson Inc. and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (collectively “Ericsson”) against ...

Houston Principal Hugh Ray, head of McKool Smith’s bankruptcy group, is quoted in an article by S&P Global Market Intelligence entitled “Armstrong Energy considers ...

McKool Smith secured a jury award of $10 million in punitive damages for the firm’s client The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles and the California Institute of the ...

McKool Smith Principals John Briody and Lew LeClair are included among Law360’s “Legal Lions” for securing a $250 million settlement on behalf of a certified class of ...

Law360 recently reported on a significant win that McKool Smith helped secure on behalf of TiVo’s Rovi Corp. against Comcast Corp. in the International Trade Commission ...

McKool Smith's victory on behalf of TiVo's Rovi Corp. against Comcast Corp. before the International Trade Commission (ITC) is garnering widespread national media ...

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In a forceful speech^[1] delivered on November 10, 2017, the new leader of the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice, Assistant ...

McKool Smith Hennigan's $15 million jury verdicts on behalf of The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles and the California Institute of the Sisters of the Most Holy and ...

McKool Smith secured a $5 million jury verdict on behalf of The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles and the California Institute of the Sisters of the Most Holy and ...

McKool Smith’s antitrust litigation practice was awarded for “Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice” at The American Antitrust ...

McKool Smith has received numerous accolades in the 2018 "Best Law Firms" rankings recently released by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. The firm received 26 “Tier 1” ...

Recently, the Delaware bankruptcy court has seen what critics say were overly broad bids to seal information — typically either salaries for executives or information ...

New York Principal Dan Levy recently presented a CLE course for Lawline on trends in cross-border criminal enforcement.

More and more, the U.S. Department of Justice is ...

Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith Tier 1 in intellectual property and insurance ...

McKool Smith has been named the “Insurance Litigation Department of the Year" by The New York Law Journal based on the firm’s success in securing a number of significant ...

Benchmark Litigation has recognized Mike McKool and Douglas A. Cawley and among the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” in the publication’s 2018 edition. The ...

McKool Smith Principal Sam Baxter was presented with the John Hannah, Jr. Award for Public Service at the Eastern District of Texas (EDTX) Bench Bar Conference in Plano on ...

McKool Smith joined forces with the Brazilian firm of Licks Attorneys to present a panel discussion called “Global Patent Enforcement to Maximize Portfolio Value ...

New York Principal Daniel Levy will be speaking at the 16^th Annual ACAMS Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crime Conference in Las Vegas on September 25-27, 2017. The ...

Houston Principal Hugh Ray discussed the retail giant’s bankruptcy with Bloomberg in an article titled “How Toys ‘R’ Us Collapsed So Quickly.”  The article ...

McKool Smith will be sponsoring a cocktail reception and fireside chat on Monday, October 9th at Jackson Square Ventures' office in San Francisco, California.  The venture ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 6 attorneys from the firm’s New York office have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of New York Super Lawyers. The ...

New York Principal Courtney Statfeld will be moderating a panel discussion at the Benchmark Litigation Women in Litigation Forum in New York City on September 19, 2017.  The ...

McKool Smith has been awarded 2017 “Litigation Department of the Year” by Texas Lawyer (midsize category).  The firm was selected for this prestigious honor based on its ...

Dallas Principal Douglas Cawley was awarded Texas Lawyer's 2017 Professional Excellence Award for Distinguished Leadership on September 6 at a ceremony in ...

Law360 covered McKool Smith's recent victory for Standard General, a private hedge fund specializing in distressed debt.  The decision holds that The Travelers ...

McKool Smith principals from the Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Marshall, New York and Silicon Valley offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 edition of ...

Houston Principal Joshua Newcomer, and New York Principal Zach Mazin have been recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s 2017 “Under 40 Hotlist.” The publication ...

New York Principal John Briody was recently named a “Winning Litigator” for his recent achievement in securing two high-profile victories in less than two years ...

The California Supreme Court has affirmed McKool Smith's defense win on behalf of global law firm Latham & Watkins and Latham partner Dan Schecter in a malicious prosecution ...

McKool Smith's $9.4 million jury verdict on behalf of legendary music producer Quincy Jones against the Michael Jackson estate is garnering widespread national media ...

On Friday, July 21, 2017, McKool Smith secured a Summary Judgment ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York which allows Medidata Solutions ...

McKool Smith secured a $9.4 million jury verdict on behalf of legendary music producer Quincy Jones against the late music icon Michael Jackson’s production company, MJJ ...

Billboard Magazine recently reported on McKool Smith's successful representation of legendary music producer Quincy Jones in securing a $9.4 million jury verdict ...

LOS ANGELES (July 26, 2017) -- McKool Smith has secured a $9.4 million jury verdict on behalf of legendary music producer Quincy Jones against the late music icon Michael ...

Austin Principal Steve Pollinger has published an article in Law360 titled “How Many Bites At The Apple After A PTAB Challenge?” that reviews takeaway points ...

New York Principal Daniel Levy contributed to a Law360 article on the resentencing of Arnold M. Bengis, a lobster thief who plundered South African fisheries from 1987 until ...

On Friday, July 21, 2017, McKool Smith secured a Summary Judgment ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York which allows Medidata Solutions ...

Houston Principal Hugh Ray spoke with Law360 about the formation of an official tort claimants committee which is expected to give those affected by Takata’s defective ...

Dallas Principal Steven Wolens, who was recently elected chairman of the eight-member Texas Ethics Commission (TEC), spoke with My San Antonio just days before Texas ...

McKool Smith Hennigan has once again played an integral role in the success of the "Food From The Bar" (FFTB) campaign. FFTB is an annual four-week charitable effort led by the ...

Austin Principal Steve Pollinger spoke with Law360 about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to weigh the constitutionality of America Invents Act inter partes reviews ...

McKool Smith, one of America’s leading trial firms, has announced that Dallas Principal Steven Wolens has been elected Chairman of the Texas Ethics Commission.  Wolens ...

Douglas A. Cawley will be speaking at the 2017 Federal Circuit Bench & Bar Conference taking place June 21-24, 20017 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Mr. Cawley’s panel is titled ...

New York Principal Courtney Statfeld Tippett recently spoke with American Banker about law suits filed against banks by municipalities concerning predatory lending ...

McKool Smith ranks as one of the top five firms in the nation for representing patent holders in IPR disputes according to a recent case study by Patexia, an online patent ...

New York Principal Courtney Statfeld Tippett explains why she prepares each case as if it’s going to go to trial and the skillsets required for success in litigation as part ...

An attorney from the firm's Los Angeles office have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2017 Southern California "Rising Stars" listing.

The Super ...

Austin Principal Steve Pollinger recently commented on the departure of former USPTO director Lee.  Mr. Pollinger said Lee “sought to make patent-eligibility issues ...

McKool Smith has once again earned The Legal 500’s recognition as a top tier U.S. firm for patent litigation and insurance: advice to policyholders. According to the ...

McKool Smith and 10 of the firm’s principals have been recognized in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the leading law firms and attorneys in the United States.

Law360 is reporting on McKool Smith’s recent announcement that it has hired two experienced financial litigators, Christopher P. Johnson and Zachary W. Mazin, in its New ...

McKool Smith client CXA, an investor in residential mortgage-backed securities, has objected to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s revised plan to ...

For more than two decades, McKool Smith has been a major supporter of Vogel Alcove's fundraising efforts to combat child homelessness in Dallas.  On May 11th, singer Kenny ...

McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has announced that commercial litigators Christopher P. Johnson and Zachary W. Mazin will be joining the firm as ...

Media outlets are reporting on McKool Smith's recent success, securing a $131.4 million verdict against GE concerning allegations that the company engaged in ...

Los Angeles Principal Kirk Dillman provides his perspective on a recent settlement by Theranos, a biotech startup accused of making false statements and ...

McKool Smith, one of America’s leading trial firms, represented Red Lion Medical Safety, Inc. and 16 other plaintiffs in securing a $131.4 million verdict against ...

Lawdragon has announced the 2017 inductions into the "Hall of Fame" which celebrates lawyers whose mark on the legal profession is indelible. McKool Smith ...

Dallas Principal Frank Vecella is featured in a Dallas Business Journal article titled “Dallas' Fastest Growing Private Company Files Patent, Copyright ...

McKool Smith Managing Principal David Sochia was recently featured in an extensive interview with The AmLaw Litigation Daily. During the interview, David provided ...

Dallas Principal Steve Wolens was featured in a documentary that discusses the Electric Reliability Council of Texas launching the competitive retail electric market ...

McKool Smith is recognized in the 2017 edition of Chambers Global for having a leading intellectual property litigation practice in the United States. 

Chambers ...

Houston principal Hugh Ray provided commentary to The Street in an article about how “fast fashion” retailers have largely been immune to the challenges crippling ...

McKool Smith Principal Sam Baxter was featured in a national broadcast of Sunday Today on NBC in a segment titled “Lawsuit Town, USA,” which focused on Marshall, Texas ...

McKool Smith was recently awarded Managing IP North America’s “Plaintiff IP Firm of the Year,” and “Patent Contentious Firm (South).”  The awards ceremony and ...

In a March 2, 2017 decision, McKool Smith secured a decisive victory for its clients Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Financial Services LLC and GTE Corporation ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm's Austin, Dallas, and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2017 Texas ...

Dallas principal Lew LeClair has been appointed to Law360’s 2017 Legal Ethics editorial advisory board. Lew, along with eight other prominent attorneys, will ...

McKool Smith Chairman and co-founder Mike McKool along with firm principals Douglas Cawley, Sam Baxter, and William LaFuze have been selected for inclusion ...

Mike McKool was honored with Benchmark Litigation’s prestigious “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the 2017 Benchmark Litigation U.S. awards reception in New York ...

McKool Smith has been named an “Insurance Practice Group of the Year” by Law360. The firm was selected as a result of its success and courtroom achievements in a number of ...

Austin managing principal Steve Pollinger recently published an article in Law360 titled, “Much More Than East Texas Is At Stake In TC Heartland.” The article explains ...

Washington, D.C. associate Benjamin Christoff recently published an article featured by the American Bar Association; “TC Heartland, the VENUE Act, and the Direction ...

Dallas principal Frank Vecella discussed a number of best practices for in-house counsel to effectively manage their outside legal teams in a Law360 report titled “How ...

McKool Smith, one of America’s leading trial firms, has announced that Frank Vecella, the former Associate General Counsel of Litigation at Ericsson Inc., has joined the ...

McKool Smith served as lead counsel to Givaudan Fragrances Corporation in securing a victory for corporate policyholders with far reaching implications in protecting a ...

Steven Pollinger, Managing Principal of the firm’s Austin office, published an article in Law360 titled “Why Can’t A Method Be Sold, Just Like Any Other ...

Previous comments on anti-bribery enforcement endorsed by Jay Clayton, chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, have ...

McKool Smith's victory on behalf of Warren Pumps In the Matter of Viking Pump Inc. and Warren Pumps LLC Insurance Appeals, topped Law360’s listing of the “Biggest ...

McKool Smith recently secured a landmark decision for its client Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”), College Retirement Equities Fund ...

Steve Pollinger, Managing Principal of the firm’s Austin office recently discussed the hotly contested issue of subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. §101 in an ...

McKool Smith has received numerous accolades in the 2017 "Best Law Firms" rankings recently released by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. The firm received 26 “Tier 1” ...

Judge Jan Jurden of the Delaware Superior Court granted summary judgment in favor of McKool Smith's client, retirement services provider TIAA-CREF, finding that a civil ...

An Iowa federal judge granted summary judgment to McKool Smith's client, window and door manufacturer Pella Corporation, ruling that  Liberty Mutual Insurance must cover ...

Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith Tier 1 in intellectual property and insurance ...

The study classifies PAEs into two categories: Portfolio PAEs and Litigation PAEs. Portfolio PAEs are strongly capitalized, purchase patents outright, and negotiate ...

To better understand how PAE behavior compares with the behavior of other firms that assert patents, the FTC conducted a case study focused on litigation and licensing ...

The study “recognizes that infringement litigation plays an important role in protecting patent rights, and that a robust judicial system promotes respect for the ...

The study provides empirical evidence confirming that only a very limited subset of PAEs (i.e. certain Litigation PAEs) engage in what has been deemed by some observers and ...

The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment that Electric Power’s claims are invalid under Section 101 for being directed to patent ...

The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of GPNE’s post-trial motions following the jury’s verdict of non-infringement.  The patents-at-issue are ...

The district court stayed the entire infringement litigation—involving a total of five asserted patents—in light of the pending inter partes review of the three ...

The patent-at-issue related to multi-layer, thermoplastic stretch wrap films.  The independent claims of the patent included an element of “five identifiable inner ...

This case returned to the Federal Circuit from the Supreme Court following the Supreme Court’s decision rejecting the Seagate test for enhanced damages under Section 284 ...

The patent-at-issue relates to spinal surgery involving implanting an artificial implant between two adjacent vertebrae from a patient’s side.  The PTAB, in an IPR ...

This case involved an appeal of an ex parte reexamination of a patent that expired during the reexamination proceedings.  Here, after the examiner issued a final rejection ...

Vapor Point sued NanoVapor to add two of Vaper Point’s employees, who had previously worked at NanoVapor, as inventors on two of NanoVapor’s patents. NanoVapor ...

This case involved an appeal of an inter parte review decision in which the Board invalidated certain claims of a patent, because it found that the missing limitation in the ...

In an order granting the petition for rehearing en banc, the Federal Circuit vacated its previous panel decision in In re: Aqua Products, Inc., 823 F.3d 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2016 ...

The district court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment of invalidity based on lack of written description, under § 112(1). It reasoned that the invention ...

In an inter partes review, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, in addition to finding the challenged claims to be obvious, denied the patent owner’s motion to ...

On Monday, September 26, 2016, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus announced that Dallas principal Steve Wolens has been appointed to the eight-member Texas Ethics ...

McKool Smith principal Steve Pollinger will be leading a webinar on “University Patent Licensing and Enforcement,” on September 26^th at 1:00PM EST.  The panel will ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 7 attorneys from the firm’s New York office have been selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of New York Super Lawyers. The ...

Dallas principal Douglas A. Cawley will be participating in a roundtable discussion at the Trial by Jury of Patent Cases conference in New York City on September 20^th, 2016.  ...

McKool Smith has secured another landmark decision for its client Warren Pumps LLC, this time from the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware, in a September 12, 2016 ruling ...

McKool Smith principal Robert Manley will be speaking at Texas Lawyer’s In-House Counsel Event in Dallas, Texas on September 15, 2016.  The In-House Counsel CLE series ...

As reported by the Delaware Business Court Insider on September 12, 2016, McKool Smith has secured another landmark decision for its client Warren Pumps LLC, this time from ...

McKool Smith has secured another landmark decision for its client Warren Pumps LLC, this time from the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware, in Viking Pump, applying New ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 10 principals from the firm’s Austin, Dallas, and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of ...

McKool Smith principal Sam Baxter has been awarded the Texas Lawyer 2016 “Lifetime Achievement Award” for Professional Excellence. The honor recognizes lawyers who ...

McKool Smith regularly publishes a summary of cases decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to ensure that our attorneys and clients are aware of ...

McKool Smith secured a complete defense win for its client Parallel Networks in an inter partes review trial before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) against ...

McKool Smith principal John Campbell will be a panelist in a webinar hosted by the Intellectual Property Owners Association at 2:00 EST on August 30, 2016.  The webinar ...

The claims-at-issue related to a method of producing a preparation of multi-cryopreserved hepatocytes that are capable of being frozen and thawed at least two times and in ...

This case involved a dispute over the meaning of the 42 U.S.C. § 262(l)(8)(A) notice provision involving companies seeking to obtain “biosimilar-product” licenses ...

This case involved product-by-process claims for a form of bivalirudin.  More than one year prior to the filing date of MedCo’s patent applications, it retained a company ...

Deca requested inter partes reexamination of Skyhawke’s patent.  The Examiner and the PTAB both agreed that Skyhawke’s patent was patentable over Deca’s prior art ...

WBIP’s patents related to marine engines for use on houseboats that produced reduced amounts of carbon monoxide exhaust.  Elevated amounts of carbon monoxide in engine ...

The Federal Circuit vacated the district court’s determination that it lacked personal jurisdiction over a Finnish defendant, Suunto.  Suunto received orders for ...

This case involved patents directed to a remote speech recognition system.  The district court construed the claims and, based on those constructions, granted Apple’s ...

The patent-at-issue involved technology in the field of oil drilling through the use of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”).  The Federal Circuit reversed the PTAB’s ...

Illumina (one of the plaintiffs) sued Ariosa for infringement of its non-invasive prenatal diagnostic test patents, and Ariosa countersued for breach of a supply ...

The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s indefiniteness determination. The district court had found that the terms “symbol generator” and “CPU ...

McKool Smith won an inter partes review trial after institution for its client Parallel Networks.  Microsoft and IBM submitted multiple requests for inter partes review of ...

Houston-based principal Joshua Newcomer has been recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s inaugural “Under 40 Hot List.” The new Benchmark publication honors the ...

McKool Smith principals from the Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Marshall, New York and Silicon Valley offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of ...

Best Lawyers has recognized two of the firm's principals as 2017 "Lawyers of the Year" in their respective regions/practices areas. Based on peer reviews, only a single ...

McKool Smith represented Unwired Planet before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in an effort to convince the panel to overturn a Nevada federal ...

The Federal Circuit addressed this case following vacatur and remand from the Supreme Court for further consideration in light of Commil v. Cisco.  The issue for the Federal ...

Following the district court’s constructions for four claims terms, the parties stipulated to non-infringement, and the district court entered final judgment in favor ...

The Federal Circuit affirmed PTAB’s decisions in two IPR proceedings that found the claims of two patents to be invalid as being obvious.

Biomarin requested an IPR on ...

The Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s finding in an inter partes reexamination that the claims of Allied’s patent, US 7,121,489, which is directed to heavy machinery ...

This case involved the single issue of whether, under 35 U.S.C. § 120, a continuation patent application that is filed on the same day that the underlying parent patent issues ...

Judge Newman dissents from the denial of Ethicon’s petition for rehearing en banc.  Judge Newman criticizes the PTO’s rule-making authority which, pursuant to 37 ...

Mike McKool, a founder and Chairman of McKool Smith, and firm principal Sam Baxter have been recognized as “Legends of the 500” by Lawdragon based on their inclusion in ...

McKool Smith's recent victory on behalf of Warren Pumps before New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, topped Law360’s listing of the "Biggest Insurance ...

McKool Smith has announced that Dallas-based principal David Sochia has been appointed Managing Principal of the firm following Gary W. Eden’s decision to step down from ...

McKool Smith has secured a landmark decision for its client Warren Pumps LLC from New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, on an issue of first impression in New York ...

Intelligent Bio-Systems filed an Inter Partes Review proceeding in the PTO seeking to invalidate Illumina’s patent as being obvious under Section 103.  Illumina’s ...

The Federal Circuit clarified the inquiry for identifying abstract ideas.   Patent claims (even if software related) that “are directed to a specific improvement to the ...

This case involved two issues: (1) the correctness of the district court’s construction of the term “essentially midway” referring the location of a recess along a ...

In an ANDA case, Watson contended that claim 4 of the Merck’s patent was invalid under the on sale bar of Section 102(b).  The district court held that claim 4 was not invalid ...

In this ANDA case involving claims directed to a hydrogel for topical treatment, the district court found the claims to be infringed under the doctrine of equivalents and ...

The district court dismissed the case on the grounds that Diamond Coating lacked standing, as it had not received all of the necessary patent rights in the transaction with ...

The claims at issue were directed to a method and system for taking, transmitting, and organizing digital images by assigning classification information to the images ...

Aqua Products appealed the PTAB’s denial of its motion to amend its claims in the IPR proceeding on two grounds: (1) that the PTAB misinterpreted the Patent Office’s ...

Profectus’ patent claims at issue were directed to “mountable” digital picture frames for displaying digital images.  Defendants’ sold tablet computer devices.  ...

The claims-at-issue are directed to a process for producing purified benzene requiring a final step of fractionalizing to form a purified benzene product comprising at ...

In this Order, the Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal from a non-final adjudication from the PTAB.  Arunachalam appealed to the Federal Circuit from the examiner’s ...

This appeal involves the construction of the claim term “communications path.”  The district court construed it to be limited to wired communications thereby ...

Houston principal Hugh Ray discusses the rise in Houston’s energy-related bankruptcies in a recent article published by the Houston Business Journal titled ...

The America Invents Act (AIA) has ushered in a new era for post-issuance validity challenges of patents before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). To help ...

McKool Smith Hennigan has once again played an integral role in the success of the "Food From The Bar" (FFTB) campaign. FFTB is an annual four-week charitable effort led by the ...

McKool Smith has once again earned The Legal 500’s recognition as a top tier U.S. firm for patent litigation. According to the directory, McKool Smith’s patent ...

McKool Smith has been ranked as one of the nation’s leading intellectual Property (IP) litigation firms in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2016 edition of “IP ...

McKool Smith received top national and regional ranking for the fifth consecutive year in the 2016 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners.

McKool Smith Hennigan is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm’s Los Angeles office have been selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of Southern ...