Press Releases Archive

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 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 ...

McKool Smith secured a summary judgment win in a novel case that may have far-reaching consequences for thousands of RMBS trusts collectively containing hundreds of ...

McKool Smith secured a nearly $4 million jury verdict on behalf of its client OSGHD, LLC in a breach of software licensing case against Nomi Health, Inc.

OSGHD licenses a ...

(DALLAS – May 18, 2023) – McKool Smith and Mike McKool announced today that Mr. McKool has resigned from the firm. Mr. McKool co-founded McKool Smith in 1991 and helped ...

McKool Smith, along with Irell & Manella and led by Jason Sheasby, secured a $303 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Netlist against Samsung, with a jury ...

McKool Smith’s 60 percent win rate in cases before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in 2022 was the highest of any defense firm, according to research compiled ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of Veronica Manning to Principal in the firm’s Houston office, effective January 1, 2023.

“The promotion of our new ...

McKool Smith announced that the distinguished patent litigator Kevin Burgess has rejoined the firm as a Principal. Mr. Burgess will continue to focus his practice on patent ...

McKool Smith secured a $5 million verdict against Santander Consumer USA Inc. this week for breach of contract on behalf of Enterprise Financial Group, the innovator behind ...

McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove has been named as one of the 50 Influential Women in IP in the 2022 edition of the World Intellectual Property Review's Diversity ...

McKool Smith has announced that proven litigator Alan Loewinsohn joined as Principal in the firm’s Dallas office. Focusing his practice on complex commercial ...

McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove has been recognized among the 2022 “Top Women in IP” by Texas Lawyer.

The Texas Legal Awards honor attorneys and judges who ...

McKool Smith has been named the 2022 “Litigation Department of the Year - Intellectual Property” by Texas Lawyer. The firm was selected for this prestigious honor ...

McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Samesurf, Inc. against Intuit, Inc. for infringement of three of its co-browsing ...

McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has announced that litigation star Ryan McBeth has joined the firm as a Principal in its Houston office. Mr. McBeth ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of attorneys to Principal in the firm’s New York, Dallas, Austin, and Houston offices, effective January 1, 2022.

“Our ...

McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has announced that commercial litigator Jon Corey has joined the firm as a principal in its Los Angeles office. Mr ...

The Fifth Circuit affirmed an Eastern District of Texas jury verdict for the defense, finding that Ericsson offered plaintiff handset maker HTC fair terms on licenses for ...

McKool Smith, along with Irell & Manella LLP, has secured a $300,000,000 patent damages verdict on behalf of Optis Wireless Technology, LLC, Optis Cellular Technology ...

McKool Smith successfully secured $3.5 million jury award for our six clients’ breach-of-contract case against Biomet. The contracts at issue were distributorship ...

New York, NY—McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has announced that intellectual property litigators Steven J. Rizzi and Ramy Emad Hanna have joined ...

The New York Appellate Division, First Department earlier this week held that Nationstar Mortgage LLC was indeed entitled to indemnification for losses from Generation ...

Washington, D.C.—McKool Smith, one of the nation's leading trial firms, has announced that patent trial star Alan Whitehurst has joined the firm as a principal in its ...

McKool Smith, on behalf of Energy Transfer Equity LP, obtained a ruling from the Delaware Supreme Court rejecting an appeal by several insurers seeking to overturn a lower ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of Kevin Schubert to Principals in the firm's New York office, effective January 1, 2021.

“Our Principals are leaders who ...

McKool Smith, along with the Fabricant Law Firm, secured a $5,000,000 patent infringement verdict on behalf of Vocalife, LLC against Amazon.com, Inc. and Amazon.com, LLC ...

McKool Smith, along with Irell & Manella LLP, secured a $506,200,000 patent infringement verdict on behalf of Optis Wireless Technology, LLC, Optis Cellular Technology ...

McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has announced that veteran bankruptcy lawyer John Sparacino has joined the firm as a principal in its Houston ...

It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Rod Dorman. 

Rod joined McKool Smith in 2011 with the arrival of Hennigan Dorman in ...

Managing IP has named McKool Smith the U.S. “Plaintiff IP Firm of the Year” for its 2020 North America Awards.  McKool Smith was also named the top patent litigation firm in ...

McKool Smith sends its best wishes to you and your family during these difficult and uncertain times. As we continue to monitor and learn more about the spread of COVID-19, the ...

McKool Smith has been named an “Insurance Group of the Year” by Law360 based on the firm’s success in a series of significant coverage wins over the past year, including ...

McKool Smith has secured an $85 million patent damages verdict on behalf of Ottawa, Canada-based WiLAN Inc. against Apple, Inc.

The verdict was announced on January 24 ...

On January 7, 2020, McKool Smith secured a significant appellate victory on behalf of Soaring Wind Energy, LLC and its investors before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of two attorneys to Principals in the firm’s Austin and Dallas offices, effective January 1, 2020.

“The promotion of ...

On December 5, 2019, McKool Smith secured a victory before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of Ericsson in a closely watched FRAND licensing dispute ...

It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Elizabeth Sherwin.

Liz joined McKool Smith in 2016 after practicing for many years at ...

McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has relocated its New York office to One Manhattan West. The firm signed a 15-year lease for approximately 64,000 ...

Managing IP named McKool Smith “U.S. Plaintiff Firm of the Year” and “Patent Contentious Firm of the Year” for the Southern region of the United States at the ...

McKool Smith obtained a defense verdict on behalf of Ericsson Inc. and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson in a breach of FRAND case brought by HTC Corporation and HTC America ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of six attorneys to Principals in the firm’s Austin, Dallas, Houston and New York offices, effective January 1, 2019.