Press Releases

On August 1, 2024, McKool Smith secured a significant victory on behalf of Parus Holdings in an inter partes review dispute filed by Google before the Patent Trial and Appeal ...

McKool Smith, along with Keller Postman and Attorney General Ken Paxton, secured a massive $1.4 Billion settlement on behalf of the State of Texas against Meta ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that renowned trial lawyer Chad Hummel has joined the firm as a Principal in its Los Angeles office.

Chad has a decades-long track record of ...

McKool Smith secured a win on behalf of Samesurf, Inc. before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in defending the company’s patent rights against software giant ...

Irell & Manella and McKool Smith have secured a $445 Million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Netlist against Micron Technology Inc., with a jury finding Micron ...

McKool Smith, along with Irell & Manella LLP, has secured a $142 Million patent damages verdict on behalf of G+ Communications against Samsung.

The verdict was announced ...

It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague, J. Michael Hennigan. 

Distinguished by his signature bowtie, a tribute to his late ...

McKool Smith Principal Lewis “Lew” LeClair has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America.

The ...

McKool Smith, along with Irell & Manella and led by Jason Sheasby, secured a $67.5 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of G+ Communications against Samsung plus a ...

McKool Smith announced the return of highly skilled patent litigator Erik Fountain. Rejoining as a Principal, Erik will continue to focus on patent, trade secret, and ...

In more than five decades of practicing law, Michael Hennigan has cemented his reputation as one of the legal industry’s most decorated trial lawyers. Today, McKool Smith ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of six attorneys to Principal in the firm’s Austin, Dallas, New York, and Washington, DC offices, effective January 1 ...

McKool Smith Principals Robert Scheef, Courtney Statfeld and David Schiefelbein, on behalf of their clients 400 Capital Management, Solula, LLC, La Verdad Holdings, and ...

McKool Smith is proud to announce it has achieved Mansfield Certification in the U.S. and Canadian Midsize Law Firms category. Mansfield Certification, awarded by ...

McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America.

Ms. Truelove ...

McKool Smith announced today that Charles Fowler has rejoined the firm as a Principal in Austin. His practice will focus on appeals, trials and critical motions in complex ...