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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 ...

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 ...

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 of ...

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 ...

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 an attorney from the firm’s Washington, D.C. office has 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 ...

An attorney 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...