17 McKool Smith Principals from the Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Marshall, and New York offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2020 edition of “Best Lawyers in America.”
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Our 2020 Best Lawyers include:
Austin:
- Steven Pollinger (Litigation: IP and Patent)
Dallas:
- Douglas A. Cawley (Litigation: Commercial, IP and Patent)
- Gary Cruciani (Litigation: Commercial, M&A, and Securities)
- Lew LeClair (Litigation: Bet-the-Company, Commercial, Bankruptcy, IP, Patent and Securities)
- Robert Manley (Litigation: IP, Commercial and Patent)
- Mike McKool (Litigation: Bet-the-Company, Commercial, Banking & Finance, IP, M&A, Patent, and Securities)
- David Sochia (Litigation: IP, Patent)
Houston:
- William LaFuze (Litigation: Patent and Trade Secrets Law)
- Hugh Ray (Litigation: Bankruptcy; and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
- William D. Wood (Litigation: Commercial Litigation)
Los Angeles:
- Kirk Dillman (Litigation: Commercial)
- Rod Dorman (Litigation: IP and Patent)
- J. Michael Hennigan (Litigation: Bet-the-Company, Commercial, Real Estate, and Securities)
- Michael Miguel (Litigation: Insurance; Insurance Law)
Marshall:
- Sam Baxter (Litigation: Bet-the-Company, Commercial, IP, Patent, M&A, and Securities)
- Jennifer Truelove (Litigation: IP)
New York:
- Hugh Ray (Litigation: Bankruptcy; and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law)