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McKool Smith Principal Alan Loewinsohn is a distinguished trial lawyer with a proven track record of success representing both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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:

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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 ...