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McKool Smith Principals Alfonso Chan and Nick Matich have been named among the world’s pre-eminent IP strategists in the latest edition of IAM Strategy 300. This ...

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 Principal Alfonso Chan discussed his past as a naval nuclear propulsion engineer and how it has led to and informed his practice of law in a recent feature in Texas ...

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 pleased to announce that 19 of the firm's principals were recognized among Lawdragon's annual listing of the "500 Leading Lawyers in America." The 2024 ...

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 Gary Cruciani discussed the firm's successful software licensing case against Nomi Health in an interview with The Salt Lake Tribune. Representing ...

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, Mike Hennigan, and Sam Baxter have been recognized as 2024 "Lawyers of the Year" in their respective ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Commenting on the biggest patent rulings so far this year, Washington, DC Principal Blair Jacobs said that two recent decisions by judges in the U.K. awarding patent ...

McKool Smith Principal Nick Match joined Eli Mazour on his IPWatchdog, Inc Clause 8 Podcast to talk about his time at USPTO and how the agency works. 

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 ...

Commenting on the reintroduction of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that “the bill is a thoughtful attempt to clean ...

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 ...

Commenting on the Supreme Court declining to hear an appeal from Apple and Broadcom in the Apple v. Caltech case, Dallas Principal Alfonso Chan pointed out that “the ...

Commenting on the reintroduction of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, which would eliminate all judicially-created exceptions to U.S. patent eligibility law ...

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 ...

Commenting on a recent PTAB decision finding a second VLSI microchip technology patent invalid, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that “in almost any other ...

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

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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 ...

Commenting on a recent bill introduced in the House aiming to restrict the ability of patent licensing companies to file lawsuits at the ITC, Washington, DC Principal Nick ...

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 19 of the firm’s Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of the Lawdragon's guide to the 500 Leading ...

Former UVA Law School alumni and Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich had a Q&A with UVA Lawyer discussing his work and career path after law school, noting that one of the ...

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 ...

Commenting on a PTAB decision finding that a VLSI patent that a jury said Intel owed $675 million for infringing was invalid, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich 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 ...

Commenting on the Supreme Court declining to take up two cases touching on patent eligibility issues, Washington, DC Principal Christina Ondrick said that “it's more ...

Commenting on a PTAB decision finding that a VLSI patent that a jury said Intel owed $675 million for infringing was invalid, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that ...

Commenting on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regarding PTAB reforms, Washington D.C. Principal Nick Matich said ...

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

Commenting on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regarding PTAB reforms, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said ...

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 ...

For this year’s World IP Day theme of “Women and IP: Accelerating innovation and creativity,” Washington D.C. Principal Christina Ondrick said that she plans to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Commenting on a recent study suggesting that non-practicing entities are more likely to target pre- and post-IPO companies, Washington D.C. Principal Nick Matich said ...

Commenting on two precedential opinions issued by the Federal Circuit in Healthier Choices Management Corp. v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. and Sequoia Technology, LLC v. Dell ...

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 ...

Commenting on a recent Federal Circuit ruling allowing Apple and other tech giants to pursue a lawsuit targeting the Fintiv rule and the USPTO’s plans to publish an ...

Commenting on a recent Federal Circuit ruling allowing Apple and other tech giants to pursue a lawsuit targeting the Fintiv, Washington, DC Principal Christina Ondrick

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. 

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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

Commenting on the USPTO’s Federal Register Notice calling for public comment on AI and inventorship, Washington, DC Principal Blair Jacobs noted that “it is not hard to ...

Commenting on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal’s decisions to reinstate OpenSky and Patent Quality insurance as petitioners in the cases OpenSky v ...

Commenting on the role of copyright law in reigning in generative AI, Washington, DC Principal Blair Jacobs called predictions that AI could cause a sea change in IP law “an ...

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. 

Discussing the upcoming Supreme Court oral arguments in Amgen v Sanofi, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich highlighted that the decision to hear the case could be one of ...

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 ...

Commenting on his top IP wishes for 2023, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that he hoped for “clarity on the fate of big patent verdicts from 2022.” He noted ...

Commenting on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal’s Director review decisions in OpenSky v. VLSI and Patent Quality Assurance v. VLSI, Washington, DC ...

Commenting on the biggest PTAB cases in 2022, Dallas Principal Alfonso Chan explained that following the Supreme Court’s decision in US v. Arthrex finding that ...

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 USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s director review decision in OpenSky Industries, LLC v. VLSI Technology LLC, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich argued ...

Commenting on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruling in VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corp., Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that ...

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

Commenting on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to review a patent case about enablement that the solicitor general recommended against, Washington, DC principal Nick ...

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 7 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 list of Super Lawyers "Rising Stars."  The honorees include:

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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 ...

Commenting on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal’s precedential decision citing OpenSky Industries’ extensive discovery violations and ...

Quoted discussing US Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal’s first issuance of sanctions against a patent challenger, OpenSky Industries LLC, Washington ...

Washington, DC principal Nick Matich was extensively quoted in relation to USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s high-profile dismissal of petitioner OpenSky Industries LLC ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 20 firm principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 inaugural guide of Lawdragon's 500 Leading Litigators in America ...