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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

McKool Smith principal Kat Li was named to the 2020 list of the “Nation’s Best” by Lawyers of Color. Kat was recognized as an experienced trial lawyer, and she is a ...

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 ...

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 ...

McKool Smith principal Nick Matich was quoted in Bloomberg Law article “PTAB To Use District Court Standard for Indefiniteness.” In a USTPO memo, PTAB was told to use the ...

McKool Smith principal Nick Matich opiniated in the Law360 article “USPTO Aligns AIA Review Indefiniteness Test With Courts.” The article wrote that the U.S. Patent ...

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 principal Lisa Houssiere commented in the Law360 article “3 international arbitration trends to watch in 2021.” The three major trends include the rise of ...

McKool Smith principal Ashley Moore commented in a Law360 article that highlighted the high-profile patent cases to watch in 2021. On the U.S. v. Arthrex Inc., Ashley said ...

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 ...

Ashley Moore provided commentary to Law360’s article, “The Few Patent Jury Trials in 2020 led to Enormous Verdicts.” The article noted that while the COVID-19 ...

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 ...

McKool Smith principal Willie Wood provided commentary in Law360’s  article that summarized major energy court decisions for 2020, titled "The Biggest Energy ...

McKool Smith, one of the nation's leading trial firms, has announced that Nicholas Matich, former Acting General Counsel of the United States Patent and Trademark Office ...

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

Lawdragon has profiled McKool Smith principal Lauren Fornarotto, who recently secured a major Federal Circuit victory for two Sanofi entities and Regeneron ...

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 ...

McKool Smith principal Lisa Houssiere provided commentary to Mealey's International Arbitration Report, "International Arbitration Experts discuss the impact on ...

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 principal Ted Stevenson provided commentary to Bloomberg Law's article, "Investors Eye Patents After 'Extraordinary' Damage Awards Run." The article noted ...

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 15 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 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 ...

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 ...

On October 13, 2020, McKool Smith secured a significant appellate victory for two Sanofi entities and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. against Immunex Corp., an Amgen Inc ...

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

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 principals Lewis LeClair and Ted Stevenson as 2020 “Texas Trailblazers.” Texas Trailblazers in a special supplement ...

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 ...

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

Law360 reported EQT, represented by McKool Smith principals Lauren Varnado and Ashley Moore, brings the suit to federal judge, asking “to block oil and gas royalty ...

McKool Smith principal Ashley Moore provided commentary to Law360's article, “Tech Giants are putting PTAB's discretion to the test." The recent lawsuits ...

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 ...

McKool Smith principal Brett Cooper provided commentary to WIPR's article "USPTO Clarifies Rules on Prior Art at PTAB Word IP Review." The article reported that the ...

McKool Smith principal Ted Stevenson provided commentary to Bloomberg Law's article, Patent Litigants need 'Perfect Storm' to move from Jury Trials." The article notes ...

Nick Maitch experience quoted in, "USPTO Says Patent Specification is Evidence, Not Prior Art"  Law360 (prior to joining the firm)

21 McKool Smith Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of "Best Lawyers in America" and 12 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 ...

Law360 reported, "a Federal Circuit panel appeared skeptical...that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ignored vital evidence in construing a key claim term to invalidate ...

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

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 ...

McKool Smith principal Lisa Houssiere commentary was featured in the article, “International Arbitration Experts Discuss the Future of Arbitration,” which ...

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

McKool Smith principal Lisa Houssiere opiniated in a Law360 article, “2nd Circ. Arbitration Discovery Ruling Ripe For High Court.” On July 8^th, the Second Circuit ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Bloomberg Law reports that federal courts in some parts of the country have prepared to reboot the jury trials in civil lawsuits in the age of Covid-19. McKool Smith principal ...

McKool Smith principal Lisa Houssiere's commentary was published in Mealey’s International Arbitration Report. The report included multiple experts' opinions on the ...

McKool Smith principal Willie Wood was quoted in the Reorg News published article "Force Majeure Provides Questionable Relief for LNG Buyers as Covid-19 Pandemic ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Nick Matich was quoted in, "HTC, Ericsson Tangle at Fifth Circuit Over How to Value Patents"  Law360 (prior to joining the firm)

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 principal Kat Li was named a Best Lawyer Under 40 by the Asian Pacific Interest Section ("APIS") of the State Bar of Texas. The award "recognizes talented ...

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 principal Lisa Houssiere provided commentary in the article "International Arbitration Experts Discuss The Major Challenges for Arbitration In 2020 ...

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 ...

McKool Smith principal Willie Wood provided commentary to Energy Intelligence's Oil Daily article "Texas Crude Debate Reveals Tension in Supply Chain." Willie state ...

McKool Smith principal Ted Stevenson provided commentary to Bloomberg Law's article "Patent Filings, Litigation May Shift Economic Crisis." The article stated ...

McKool Smith principal Willie Wood has been named to Law360"s Energy Editorial Advisory Board. The editorial advisory board provides feedback on Law360's coverage and ...

Leah Buratti and 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 ...

McKool Smith Principal Lisa Houssiere was selected as one of the “Top Transformational Women Leaders in 2020” by the Industry Wired. The media also published an ...

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 principal Willie Wood was quoted in Law360's article "What Attys Must Know About The Push For Texas Drilling Cuts."  The article discusses the decrease in oil ...

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 six attorneys include:

McKool Smtih principal Lisa Houssiere recently spoke with Law360 regarding "Coronavirus Disputes May Turn on Little-Known Clause."  The article discussed the "often ...

Law360 reported, "EQT Says Landowners Not Entitled To Additional Royalties."  The article goes on to say "West Virginia landowners have no basis in their proposed class ...

McKool Smith Principal Lisa Houssiere spoke with Law360 and provided commentary to "Coronavirus May Hasten Arbitration Technology Boom." The article discusses how some ...

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

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 ...