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In a first step for securing rare early discovery in an IPR proceeding, McKool Smith secured leave for its patent-owner client Good Technology to file a motion seeking ...

Based on the AIA’s restrictive discovery rules, the Board denied a patent owner’s request for additional discovery of potential evidence regarding whether a third ...

The Board frequently uses its rulings to instruct practitioners on proper PTAB practice. It recently explained that any objections to evidence submitted during a ...

In an IPR dealing with the rare issue of analogous prior art in an obviousness analysis, the Board held in favor of the Patent Owner that a prior art reference was not analogous ...

Two recent PTAB decisions illustrate that petitioners are not entitled to IPRs based on substantially the same prior art and arguments that the petitioners raised in ...

McKool Smith has received numerous accolades in the 2015 "Best Law Firms" rankings recently released by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. The firm received 27 “Tier 1” rankings ...

Benchmark Litigation has ranked firm Co-Founder and Chairman Mike McKool, Sam Baxter, and Douglas A. Cawley among the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” in 2015.  The ...

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

After a two-day trial in Miami, Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga refused to approve a settlement that would bar litigation against directors and officers who allegedly allowed the ...

Former head of UBS AG’s global wealth management business, Raoul Weil, faces a criminal trial that may turn on the credibility of a former subordinate who says he and Weil ...

Houston Associate Joshua Newcomer has been selected for inclusion in the Houston Business Journal’s (HBJ) 2014 top “40 Under 40” class. A combination of ...

On September 25, Attorney General Eric Holder announced his resignation after service of nearly six years.

In commenting on Holder's legacy, New York principal Daniel Levy ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm’s New York office have been selected for inclusion in the 2014 edition of New York Super Lawyers. The ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 8 principals from the firm’s Austin, Dallas, and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2014 edition of Texas

Law360 reported that the Oakland federal judge overseeing Apple Inc.'s bid to invalidate McKool Smith client Wi­LAN Inc. data transmission patents granted WiLAN's ...

McKool Smith principals from the Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Silicon Valley offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2015 edition of “Best ...

Houston principal Hugh Ray was recently interviewed by Bert Martinez, host of "Money for Lunch," a national business talk radio program.  During the interview, Mr. Ray ...

McKool Smith received top national and regional ranking for the third consecutive year in the 2014 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners.

Law360 recognized McKool Smith in its inaugural listing of Texas Powerhouse law firms. The firm was applauded for having “108 litigators in Texas who consistently bring ...

McKool Smith’s successes have earned The Legal 500’s recognition as a top tier U.S. firm for patent litigation.  According to the directory, McKool Smith’s ...

Lex Machina, a provider of Legal Analytics for law firms and companies, released its first-ever Patent Litigation Damages Report today. The report analyzes both ...

McKool Smith has been ranked as one of the nation’s leading intellectual property (IP) litigation firms in Managing Intellectual Property’s second edition of “IP ...

Hugh Ray, a principal in McKool Smith’s Houston office and head of the firm’s bankruptcy practice, was recently profiled in the Houston Business Journal.  The article ...

McKool Smith is one of only twenty law firms recognized in The National Law Journal 2014 “IP Hotlist.”  Over the past year, the firm’s intellectual property (IP ...

McKool Smith has been awarded the Intellectual Property (IP) “Department of the Year” by Texas Lawyer. Law firms were selected based on the litigation accomplishments ...

McKool Smith obtained an extremely favorable settlement on behalf of Creditors Trust in an action for recovery of a fraudulent transfer arising from a bankruptcy.  

DALLAS -- McKool Smith and 8 of the firm’s principals have been recognized in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the leading law firms and attorneys in the United ...

On May 19, Credit Suisse AG pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to aiding U.S. taxpayers in the filing of false tax returns.  As part of the resolution between Credit Suisse ...

Federal investigators began probing Congressman Michael Grimm several years ago for allegedly taking illegal campaign contributions, but he was eventually indicted on ...

Federal prosecutors are reportedly nearing criminal charges against two of the world’s biggest banks, BNP and Credit Suisse, a development that could produce the first ...

With 10 bankruptcy lawyers operating out of the firm' s Houston office, McKool Smith's bankruptcy practice is ranked as the largest bankruptcy practice in Houston ...

Managing IP named McKool Smith the U.S. “Plaintiff IP Firm of the Year” and principal Douglas A. Cawley “Outstanding IP Litigator - Texas” at the 2014 Managing IP

McKool Smith has been recognized in The National Law Journal’s listing of the “Top 100 Verdicts” in 2013 for securing a $173 million verdict for ParkerVision, Inc. in a ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that two attorneys from the firm's Austin and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2014 Texas Rising ...

McKool Smith received an extremely favorable (and highly confidential) decision in a matter involving entitlement to approximately $130 million arising out of a ...

Benchmark Litigation awarded McKool Smith “Texas Firm of the Year” at the second annual Benchmark Litigation US Awards ceremony held on January 29, 2014 at the Essex ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that four of the firm’s principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2013-2014 edition of the Lawdragon 500 listing of the

McKool Smith has been named an “Intellectual Property Group of the Year” by Law360. The firm was selected based on the significance, size, and complexity of its ...

Prosecutors in the case against a former SAC Capital Advisors LP portfolio manager have sought to present previously undisclosed evidence that the ex-employee obtained ...

The publishers of Acquisition International Magazine have named McKool Smith the U.S. “Energy Law Firm of the Year.”

Acquisition International’s annual legal ...

Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has again ranked McKool Smith as a leading national intellectual ...

McKool Smith received numerous accolades in the 2014 "Best Law Firms" rankings recently released by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers. The firm achieved "Tier 1 ...

In a recent Bloomberg articletitled, “Beanie Baby Billionaire Sentence Comes Amid Tax Leniency,” principal Daniel Levy discusses the difficulty in predicting the ...

McKool Smith has recently been recognized by both Law360 and The National Law Journal as one of the top plaintiffs’ firms in the country. 

In selecting honorees for its ...

Principal Daniel W. Levy participated in a podcast hosted by the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists and discussed the program announced recently by ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that two principals from the firm’s New York office have been selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of New York Super Lawyers. The ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that principals from the firm’s Austin, Dallas, and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of Texas ...

New York principal Daniel Levy  recently appeared on CNBC's "Closing Bell" hosted by Maria Bartiromo and Bill Griffeth. Mr. Levy was joined on a panel by banking ...