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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 ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that Principals Hugh Ray, John Sparacino, and Margie Venus are recognized in the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & ...

New York Principal Robert Scheef was quoted in Law360's article "CMBS Loan Special Servicers Rack Up Fees - And Lawsuits." The article discusses recent lawsuits brought on ...

The Legal 500 (US) has again recognized McKool Smith as a leading U.S. firm for patent litigation. The latest edition notes that the firm is “very innovative and ...

Houston Principal Bill LaFuze will be elected at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association to serve a 3-year term on the ABA’s House of Delegates from the ...

Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove discusses winning strategies in securing a $445 million verdict for Netlist alongside co-counsel Jason Sheasby of Irell & ...

Austin Principal Charles Fowler authored an article in Law360 that discusses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's interest in venue-transfer cases. In the ...

McKool Smith scored high marks in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, which recognizes the firm as an industry leader in commercial litigation, intellectual property, and ...

McKool Smith receives high marks in the 2024 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, which notes that the firm "has earned a national ...

New York Principal Robert Scheef has been selected as a “Client Service All-Star” by BTI Consulting Group. Now in its 23rd year, the BTI Client Service All-Stars 2024 is ...

McKool Smith is proud to announce that five of the firm’s principals have been recognized as “IP Stars":

• Sam Baxter, Dallas
• William LaFuze, Houston
• Nicholas Mathews

Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove was recognized among AmLaw Litigation Daily's "Litigators of the Week" for her work on the trial team that represented Netlist in a ...

Dallas Principal Scott Hejny was quoted in Westlaw Today's article, "Federal Circuit's En Banc Ruling Over 'Obviousness' Test for Design Patents Evokes Reactions." The ...

Houston Principal John Sparacino contributed to Law360's article, "Why Giuliani's Creditors Say He Can't Run His Own Ch. 11." The article discusses Rudy Giuliani's filing ...

Dallas Principal Scott Hejny was quoted in The Global Legal Post's article "U.S. Appeals Court Makes Design Patents Easier To Challenge, Upending Decades-Old Test." The ...

Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove has been recognized among "Legal Lions of the Week" by Law360 after a Texas federal jury awarded McKool Smith client Netlist $445 ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that the firm’s Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of the Lawdragon's guide to the 500 Leading ...

McKool Smith Principal Alan Loewinsohn spoke at the National College of Probate Judges (NCPJ) 2024 Spring Conference. He discussed the J.P. Morgan case and settlement ...

Austin Principal Mitch Verboncoeur was ranked among the top five "Leading Section 337 ITC Attorneys in 2024" by Patexia. The report aims to spotlight the industry's ...

Law360 published a profile on New York Principal Courtney Statfeld following her recognition as a "Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar." The profile discusses Courtney's path to ...

Austin Principal Charles Fowler was quoted in AmLaw Litigation Daily's article, "What the Decline in Jury Verdicts Means for Appellate Courts." The article discusses ...

New York Principal Courtney Statfeld has been selected as a 2024 "Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar" by Law360. She is one of only 11 attorneys nationwide to be selected for their ...

New York Principal Kevin Schubert contributed to IP Watchdog's annual article, "Celebrating World IP Day," which observes the formation of The World Intellectual ...

McKool Smith Principal Alan Loewinsohn has secured his place among D Magazine's Best Lawyers in Dallas once more. This marks his twelfth consecutive year receiving this ...

Austin Principal Charles Fowler contributed to Law.com's article "Jury Trial Decline Results in Fewer Verdict-Related Appeals. Does it Matter?" The article discusses ...

Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove was recognized as a "Litigator of the Week" by The AmLaw Litigation Daily for her role in securing a $142 million verdict—the ...

McKool Smith is pleased to share Managing Principal and Chairman David Sochia, along with Principals Nick Mathews and Warren Lipschitz, are recognized among the 2024 ...

Austin Principal Joshua Budwin provided commentary for an article published by The Global Legal Post. The article discusses Apple’s recent filing at the U.S. Court of ...

New York Principal Dan Levy was quoted in an article published by The New York Times titled “What We Know About Trump’s Quest for a Half-Billion-Dollar Bond.” The ...

McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the most active and high-performing law firms in the Patexia 2024 ITC Intelligence Report. The report, which provides a ...

Los Angeles Principal Michael Miguel contributed to an article published by Insurance Business titled "Florida bill targeting third-party litigation financing stalls ...

BTI released its inaugural report, Leading Edge Law Firms 2024, identifying McKool Smith among the firms best equipped to meet new leading-edge expectations. The ...

On February 14, 2024, The Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued the final of its 18 institution decisions for the IPRs filed by Samsung against McKool Smith client Mojo ...

Lex Machina released its Patent Litigation Report 2024, focusing on comparing data across the three-year time period from the beginning of 2021 to the end of 2023. McKool ...

Houston Principal John Sparacino was quoted in ALM's GlobeSt publication, "WeWork Wants Out of Old Deals. Neumann Wants Back In." The article discusses the issues ...

McKool Smith is ranked the #2 Most Active Law Firms Representing Plaintiffs and recognized as one of the top patent litigation firms in the 2024 Patexia Patent Litigation ...

McKool Smith Principals Jennifer Truelove and Sam Baxter, along with Irell & Manella and led by Jason Sheasby, secured a $67.5 million patent infringement verdict on behalf ...

Marshall Principals Jennifer Truelove and Sam Baxter have been honored as "Legal Lions of the Week" by Law360 after a Texas federal jury awarded McKool Smith client G+ ...

McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove was listed as a runner-up for AmLaw Litigation Daily's "Litigator of the Week" honor for her work on the trial team that ...

McKool Smith has been highly ranked in the 2024 "Best Companies to Work For" report published by U.S. News & World Report. The firm received high marks for universally desired ...

Los Angeles Principal Kirk Dillman has been ranked as a "Leading National Litigator" by the Daily Journal. The list recognizes the achievements of the top litigators ...

McKool Smith is proud to announce that Lew LeClair, Robert Manley, and David Sochia have been selected among Lawdragon's 500 Leading Lawyers in America. 

The Lawdragon ...

McKool Smith Principals John Campbell, Gary Cruciani, and Robert Manley were recently named Chapter Board Directors for the Texas General Counsel Forum. Since 1998, the ...

McKool Smith Principal John Briody recently spoke with Law360 about his 2024 predictions for the various litigation facing Google. From Google’s search engine ...

McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel commented on some of the key cases to watch heading into 2024, including the ongoing litigation facing Norfolk Southern after the ...

McKool Smith Principal John Sparacino recently connected with Axios and The Street regarding SmileDirectClub’s abrupt shutdown and the impact on its overall ...

Law360 listed McKool Smith's $303 million verdict on behalf of client Netlist as the #3 Top Patent Damages Award of 2023. The verdict was announced earlier this year ...

New York Associate Michael Catapano recently spoke with his law school alma mater St. John’s University School of Law about his involvement with the Second Circuit’s ...