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Houston Principal Tony Phillips has been named to Lawyers of Color’s inaugural “Nation’s Best” list,” which recognizes exceptional, diverse law firm partners ...

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 ...

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 ...

Austin Associates Chelsea Priest and Charles Fowler are counsel to a group of former Republican Members of Congress who are not parties to a lawsuit brought by El Paso County ...

The law firm of McKool Smith, P.C., and Tobias Barrington Wolff, the Jefferson B. Fordham Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, today won a victory in ...

Houston Principal Lisa Houssiere and Senior Counsel Cecilia Ibarra-van Oostenrijk were profiled in Latin Lawyer's article entitled "McKool Smith hires former Norton ...

New York Principal Natasha Romagnoli was featured in BestWeek’s article “Judge Rules Against Chubb Unit in $40 Million Dispute Over Liability Coverage.”  On ...

New York Principal Natasha Romagnoli was featured in Business Insurance’s article “Chubb Unit Loses D&O Litigation.”  On April 30, 2019, former directors and ...

Dallas Principal Phillip Aurentz was interviewed for The American Lawyer podcast, "Expert Perspectives."  The episode, "Deposition Evolution: How Litigators Are ...

New York Principal Natasha Romagnoli was featured in Law360’s article, “Insurers Breached Duty To Cover Schorsch, Other Execs.”  The article discussed the New York ...

New York Principal Natasha Romagnoli was quoted in the New York Law Journal’s article, "Insurer Ordered to Provide $40M to Fight Lawsuits Involving Defunct RCA Capital ...

New York Principal Natasha Romagnoli spoke with BestWeek about United Educators Insurance’s request to declare it has no duty to defend the University of Southern ...

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 ...

New York Principal Jeffrey Schwartz spoke to the Associated Press on the potential bankruptcy of The Boy Scouts of America in the wake of additional sex abuse claims.  The ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that an attorney from the firm’s Washington, D.C. office has been selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of Washington ...

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

Dallas Principal Phillip Aurentz will be providing his insight on how litigators can inject technological innovation into their depositions to make an immediate ...

New York Principal Marc Ladd has been named to Law360's Insurance Editorial Advisory Board.  The purpose of the board is to get feedback on Law360's coverage and gain insight ...

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

Houston Principal William "Willie" Wood has been named to Law360's Energy Editorial Advisory Board.  The purpose of the board is to get feedback on Law360's coverage and ...

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 ...

Veteran trial lawyer William D. (“Willie”) Wood has joined the firm as a Principal in its Houston office with energy litigators Justin Tschoepe and Lauren Varnado ...

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 ...

McKool Smith Principal Robin Cohen has been named “Insurance Lawyer of the Year” for the third straight year at the 2019 Benchmark Litigation awards reception in New ...

New York Principal Robin Cohen was quoted in Law360's article, "Nassar Victims' Payout Hangs On Fight With USAG's Insurers."  The article discusses how the national ...

Dallas Principal Ted Stevenson contributed to a Law360 article, "Waco's New Judge Primes District For Patent Growth."  The article discusses how new U.S. District ...

New York Principal Gayle Klein has been recognized as the 2018 Distinguished Alumna by the University of Texas Friar Society, the University’s oldest and most ...

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

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 provided commentary to AP News for their coverage of the Sears bankruptcy.  The article, “Sears’ Chairman Stands at the Center of ...

New York Principal Jeffrey Schwartz contributed to an article, "Nation's Largest Utility Files for Bankruptcy After Deadly California Wildfires," discussing Pacific ...

Houston Principal Tony Phillips was quoted in an article published by Business Insurance.  The article, “U.S. Keeps Up Pursuit of Firms Offering Bribes,” discusses how ...

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 ...

New York Principal Kenneth Frenchman was quoted in a Business Insurance article, "D&O Policies Cover FCPA Claims, But Wordings Vary."  The article discusses how ...

The head of the DOJ’s Antitrust Division said his division was withdrawing from a 2013 joint policy statement with the USPTO that warned allowing SEP patents owners to ...

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 ...

New York Principal Marc Ladd spoke with the Claims Journal regarding the different cause and origin examinations for each California fire, “even if they contribute to the ...

New York Principal Jeffrey Schwartz was quoted in Bloomberg's article, "David's Bridal Aims to Avoid Wrath of Thousands of Brides-to-Be."  The article details how the ...

New York Principal Jeffrey Schwartz told Bloomberg Law recently about Sears’ plan to seek creditors’ committees’ approval on employee incentive plan.  A quick ...

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

New York Principal Jeffrey Schwartz spoke to The Deal about industry-specific trends that have been causing and will continue to cause bankruptcy filings in two areas ...

New York Principal Robin Cohen was featured in Lawdragon's series "The Producers," which includes lawyers who produce vast amounts of business for their firms.  The ...

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” ...

Houston Principal Tony Phillips contributed to a CNN Business article, ""GE Hit With New Investigations From SEC and Justice ...

Dallas Principal Ashley Moore contributed to a Law360 article, "New AIA Plan May Be A Tough Path To Patent Amendments." The article discusses the U.S. Patent and ...

New York Principal Gayle Klein spoke with the Philadelphia Business Journal regarding a pivotal shareholders meeting that will decide the fate of the company's board of ...

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 14 attorneys from the firm’s New York office have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 edition of New York Super Lawyers. The ...

New York Principal H. Jeffrey Schwartz was quoted in "Here's What Triggered the Sears Death Spiral Into Bankruptcy" published by Yahoo! Finance.  The article chronicles ...

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, Douglas A. Cawley, Robin Cohen and Ted Stevenson among the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” in the ...

Houston Principal Tony Phillips was featured in an extensive Q&A published by Corporate Compliance Insights. Tony's profile, "An Ounce of Prevention," discusses his ...

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

Business Insider spoke with Tony Phillips about its report that Tesla is facing a criminal investigation by the DOJ into public comments CEO Elon Musk made about taking the ...

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 ...

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

McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has announced that trial lawyer Anthony J. (“Tony”) Phillips has joined the firm as a Principal in its ...

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 ...

New York Principal Marc Ladd was named a "Rising Star" by Law360 for his work on behalf of Pella Corporation seeking insurance coverage for tens of millions of dollars ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Wall Street Journal reported on the last showdown in a legal battle between Windstream Holdings Inc., an internet service provider, and Aurelius Capital Management LP ...

McKool Smith secured a complete win for the firm’s client, patent owner Dr. Ford Albritton IV, in an inter partes review trial before the Patent Trial and Appeal ...

Dallas Principal Ashley Moore, Houston Principal Joshua Newcomer, and New York Principals Zach Mazin and Courtney Statfeld have been recognized in Benchmark ...

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 ...