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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...