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Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith Tier 1 in intellectual property and insurance ...

New York Principal Robin Cohen is among New York Law Journal’s 2017 honorees for “Professional Excellence Awards” for Distinguished Leadership. Robin is featured ...

McKool Smith has been named the “Insurance Litigation Department of the Year" by The New York Law Journal based on the firm’s success in securing a number of significant ...

Dallas Principal Ted Stevenson is currently featured in Lawdragon’s “Lawyer Limelight,” which takes a close look at the career paths and best practices of the ...

Houston Principal Hugh Ray discussed the retail giant’s bankruptcy with Bloomberg in an article titled “How Toys ‘R’ Us Collapsed So Quickly.”  The article ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 11 attorneys from the firm’s New York office have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of New York Super Lawyers. The ...

New York Principal Ken Frenchman spoke with Insurance Business in an article entitled “Carriers May Drag Their Feet on Big Corporate Irma Claims - Lawyer.”   Ken ...

McKool Smith has been awarded 2017 “Litigation Department of the Year” by Texas Lawyer (midsize category).  The firm was selected for this prestigious honor based on its ...

Dallas Principal Douglas Cawley was awarded Texas Lawyer's 2017 Professional Excellence Award for Distinguished Leadership on September 6 at a ceremony in ...

Los Angeles Principal Robert Allen spoke with The Recorder about a breach of contract and unfair business practices lawsuit initiated by Craig Chaquico, a founding member ...

Law360 covered McKool Smith's recent victory for Standard General, a private hedge fund specializing in distressed debt.  The decision holds that The Travelers ...

McKool Smith principals Robin Cohen, Gayle Klein, and Elizabeth Sherwin have been recognized among the “Top 250 Women in Litigation” by Benchmark Litigation.  The Top ...

20 McKool Smith principals from the Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Marshall, New York and Silicon Valley offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 edition ...

Dallas Principal Ashley Moore,  Houston Principal Joshua Newcomer, and New York Principal Zach Mazin have been recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s 2017 ...

New York Principal John Briody was recently named a “Winning Litigator” for his recent achievement in securing two high-profile victories in less than two years ...

The California Supreme Court has affirmed McKool Smith's defense win on behalf of global law firm Latham & Watkins and Latham partner Dan Schecter in a malicious prosecution ...

McKool Smith's $9.4 million jury verdict on behalf of legendary music producer Quincy Jones against the Michael Jackson estate is garnering widespread national media ...

McKool Smith secured a $9.4 million jury verdict on behalf of legendary music producer Quincy Jones against the late music icon Michael Jackson’s production company, MJJ ...

Billboard Magazine recently reported on McKool Smith's successful representation of legendary music producer Quincy Jones in securing a $9.4 million jury verdict ...

New York Principal Daniel Levy contributed to a Law360 article on the resentencing of Arnold M. Bengis, a lobster thief who plundered South African fisheries from 1987 until ...

On Friday, July 21, 2017, McKool Smith secured a Summary Judgment ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York which allows Medidata Solutions ...

Los Angeles principal Robert Allen recently spoke with Bloomberg Law about two copyright lawsuits filed by an independent music publisher and a co-founder of Frankie Valli ...

Houston Principal Hugh Ray spoke with Law360 about the formation of an official tort claimants committee which is expected to give those affected by Takata’s defective ...

Dallas Principal Steven Wolens, who was recently elected chairman of the eight-member Texas Ethics Commission (TEC), spoke with My San Antonio just days before Texas ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that two attorneys from the firm’s Washington, D.C. office have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of Washington ...

Austin Principal Steve Pollinger spoke with Law360 about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to weigh the constitutionality of America Invents Act inter partes reviews ...

New York Principal Ken Frenchman recently spoke with Claims Journal about a dispute between Walmart and its insurers concerning reimbursement for a confidential ...

New York Principal Courtney Statfeld Tippett recently spoke with American Banker about law suits filed against banks by municipalities concerning predatory lending ...

McKool Smith ranks as one of the top five firms in the nation for representing patent holders in IPR disputes according to a recent case study by Patexia, an online patent ...

New York Principal Courtney Statfeld Tippett explains why she prepares each case as if it’s going to go to trial and the skillsets required for success in litigation as part ...

McKool Smith Principal Robin Cohen was awarded “Best in Insurance” at the sixth annual Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Women in Business Law Awards, which took ...

Two attorneys from the firm's Los Angeles office have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2017 Southern California "Rising Stars" listing.

The Super ...

Austin Principal Steve Pollinger recently commented on the departure of former USPTO director Lee.  Mr. Pollinger said Lee “sought to make patent-eligibility issues ...

McKool Smith has once again earned The Legal 500’s recognition as a top tier U.S. firm for patent litigation and insurance: advice to policyholders. According to the ...

McKool Smith and 18 of the firm’s principals have been recognized in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the leading law firms and attorneys in the United States.

Ashley Moore provides her insights on the challenges of representing underdogs against some of biggest companies in the world including Google, Apple, Facebook, as part ...

Law360 is reporting on McKool Smith’s recent announcement that it has hired two experienced financial litigators, Christopher P. Johnson and Zachary W. Mazin, in its New ...

McKool Smith client CXA, an investor in residential mortgage-backed securities, has objected to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s revised plan to ...

For more than two decades, McKool Smith has been a major supporter of Vogel Alcove's fundraising efforts to combat child homelessness in Dallas.  On May 11th, singer Kenny ...

Media outlets are reporting on McKool Smith's recent success, securing a $131.4 million verdict against GE concerning allegations that the company engaged in ...

Silicon Valley and Los Angeles Principal Courtland Reichman is quoted in Wired magazine discussing a recent judicial move to delay a decision on a temporary injunction that ...

Los Angeles Principal Kirk Dillman provides his perspective on a recent settlement by Theranos, a biotech startup accused of making false statements and ...

Lawdragon has announced the 2017 inductions into the "Hall of Fame" which celebrates lawyers whose mark on the legal profession is indelible. McKool Smith ...

Washington, D.C. Principal Brent Rushforth recently appeared before a Maritime judge to defend his client Nashwan al Tamir, who is  accused of running the al-Qaida army in ...

Dallas Principal Frank Vecella is featured in a Dallas Business Journal article titled “Dallas' Fastest Growing Private Company Files Patent, Copyright ...

McKool Smith Managing Principal David Sochia was recently featured in an extensive interview with The AmLaw Litigation Daily. During the interview, David provided ...

Dallas Principal Steve Wolens was featured in a documentary that discusses the Electric Reliability Council of Texas launching the competitive retail electric market ...

McKool Smith is recognized in the 2017 edition of Chambers Global for having a leading intellectual property litigation practice in the United States. The publication ...

Houston principal Hugh Ray provided commentary to The Street in an article about how “fast fashion” retailers have largely been immune to the challenges crippling ...

McKool Smith Principal Sam Baxter was featured in a national broadcast of Sunday Today on NBC in a segment titled “Lawsuit Town, USA,” which focused on Marshall, Texas ...

McKool Smith principal Robin Cohen was named “Litigator of the Week” by The Am Law Litigation Daily for  securing a decisive victory for Verizon Communications Inc ...

McKool Smith was recently awarded Managing IP North America’s “Plaintiff IP Firm of the Year,” and “Patent Contentious Firm (South).”  Dallas Principal Ted ...

In a March 2, 2017 decision, McKool Smith secured a decisive victory for its clients Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Financial Services LLC and GTE Corporation ...

Silicon Valley principal Courtland Reichman commented on the legal showdown in which Waymo accused Uber of stealing its designs for driverless vehicles. Waymo’s ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 16 attorneys from the firm's Austin, Dallas, and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2017 ...

Robin Cohen, head of the firm’s insurance recovery practice, was recently featured in an Insurance Business report titled “Need Advice on Diversity? Take It From the ...

Dallas principal Lew LeClair has been appointed to Law360’s 2017 Legal Ethics editorial advisory board. Lew, along with eight other prominent attorneys, will ...

McKool Smith Chairman and co-founder Mike McKool along with firm principals Douglas Cawley, Sam Baxter, and William LaFuze have been selected for inclusion ...

Mike McKool was honored with Benchmark Litigation’s prestigious “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the 2017 Benchmark Litigation U.S. awards reception in New York ...

McKool Smith has been named an “Insurance Practice Group of the Year” by Law360. The firm was selected as a result of its success and courtroom achievements in a number of ...

Dallas principal Frank Vecella discussed a number of best practices for in-house counsel to effectively manage their outside legal teams in a Law360 report titled “How ...

McKool Smith served as lead counsel to Givaudan Fragrances Corporation in securing a victory for corporate policyholders with far reaching implications in protecting a ...

Last week, it was announced that American International Group (AIG), the biggest U.S. insurer by market value, is paying Warren Buffet-led Berkshire Hathaway ...

Previous comments on anti-bribery enforcement endorsed by Jay Clayton, chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, have ...

New York principal Gayle Klein appeared on the cover of the 2016 edition of Lawdragon, which highlights the Top 500 lawyers in the country, including Mike McKool, Sam Baxter

McKool Smith's victory on behalf of Warren Pumps In the Matter of Viking Pump Inc. and Warren Pumps LLC Insurance Appeals, topped Law360’s listing of the “Biggest ...

McKool Smith principal Robin Cohen has been recognized as an “Insurance MVP” by Law360. The publication’s MVP series honors an esteemed group of attorneys who have ...

McKool Smith has received numerous accolades in the 2017 "Best Law Firms" rankings recently released by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. The firm received 26 “Tier 1” ...

Judge Jan Jurden of the Delaware Superior Court granted summary judgment in favor of McKool Smith's client, retirement services provider TIAA-CREF, finding that a civil ...

An Iowa federal judge granted summary judgment to McKool Smith's client, window and door manufacturer Pella Corporation, ruling that  Liberty Mutual Insurance must cover ...

Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith Tier 1 in intellectual property and insurance ...

The study classifies PAEs into two categories: Portfolio PAEs and Litigation PAEs. Portfolio PAEs are strongly capitalized, purchase patents outright, and negotiate ...

To better understand how PAE behavior compares with the behavior of other firms that assert patents, the FTC conducted a case study focused on litigation and licensing ...

The study “recognizes that infringement litigation plays an important role in protecting patent rights, and that a robust judicial system promotes respect for the ...

The study provides empirical evidence confirming that only a very limited subset of PAEs (i.e. certain Litigation PAEs) engage in what has been deemed by some observers and ...