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McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 14 of the firm's principals were recognized among Lawdragon's annual listing of the "500 Leading Litigators in America." The ...

Houston Principal John Sparacino was quoted in an article by Law360 titled, "Big Brands to Hit Bankruptcy In 2025 So Far." The article discusses a wave of big brand ...

McKool Smith client Tops Holding Litigation Trustee, Alan D. Halperin, has successfully reached a confidential settlement with Morgan Stanley and HSB that resolves a ...

Dallas Principal Avery Williams was featured in a World IP Review article discussing the recent settlement of a historic class action lawsuit filed against Anthropic by ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that Rachael Jones has joined the firm as a Principal in its Dallas office. Rachael previously served as Deputy Chief of the Criminal ...

McKool Smith is proud to announce that Steven Pollinger has been named the 2026 "Lawyer of the Year" for Patent Litigation in Austin. Based on peer reviews, only a single ...

New York Principal Robert Scheef has been named a “Client Service All-Star” by BTI Consulting Group. Now in its 24th year, the BTI Client Service All-Stars 2025 is the ...

McKool Smith Principals Nick Mathews, Kevin Schubert, and Warren Lipschitz have been recognized in the latest IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP ...

McKool Smith Principal Steve Pollinger is a nationally recognized trial lawyer and registered patent attorney with more than 30 years of experience in high-stakes ...

McKool Smith has secured a pivotal trial win on behalf of junior bondholders—400 Capital Management, La Verdad Holdings, Solula LLC, and Robert Dechert—in a ...

Houston Principal John Sparacino was quoted in S&P Global's article, "US Bankruptcies Flat for Private Equity-Backed Companies, up Overall in H1 2025." The article ...

McKool Smith has secured five of Law.com's "Top 100 Verdicts" of 2024. VerdictSearch selects its Top 100 verdicts by identifying and ranking jury awards based on the gross ...

Dallas Principal Avery Williams was quoted in The Recorder's article, "‘Straightforward Piracy’: In Anthropic Copyright Case, Judge OKs Class Action for Works ...

Houston Principal Josh Newcomer was quoted in Bloomberg Law's article, "Meta Trial Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal Tests Chancery Court." The article discusses ...

Dallas Principal Avery Williams was featured in a Q&A published by Westlaw Journal Intellectual Property, titled “Q&A: What Hollywood’s Copyright Attack Against ...

With a distinguished legal career spanning over four decades, Hugh Ray has developed a reputation as one of the legends of the Texas Bankruptcy bar. He has played a ...

McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove has been named to Forbes’ inaugural Best-In-State Lawyers list. This prestigious recognition honors exceptional attorneys ...

McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading intellectual property (IP) litigation firms in the annual IP Stars rankings by Managing Intellectual ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that Principals Hugh Ray, John Sparacino, and Margie Venus are recognized in the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global ...

Dallas Principal Avery Williams contributed to Managing IP's article, "Tremendous Development’: How AI Rulings Will Provide Roadmap for Counsel." The article ...

McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove is a powerhouse trial lawyer with a proven track record in IP, antitrust, and whistleblower litigation. Since 2014, she has helped ...

Dallas Principal Avery Williams was quoted in Variety's article, "Why Midjourney Made the Perfect Target for Hollywood’s First AI Lawsuit." The article discusses the ...

McKool Smith has been recognized by Law360 as one of “The Most Active Firms at the PTAB.” The article highlights the top 10 firms based on activity at the Patent Trial and ...

Dallas Principal Nick Mathews has been named to WIPR's Leaders Directory for 2025. WIPR’s Leaders Directory highlights the top IP practitioners worldwide across both ...

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 ...

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, Ramy Hanna, Robert Manley, Steve Rizzi, and Alan Whitehurst are recognized in the 2025 ...

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 ...

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 ...