Publications Archive

Dallas Principal Rachael Jones wrote and article, "Adapting To Private Practice: 3 Tips On Finding The Right Job" published by Law360. In the article, Rachael reflects on ...

Austin Associate Brandon Fahrenfort authored an article published by IAM titled "Masimo's Customs and Border Protection suit could reshape USITC litigation strategy ...

Dallas Principal Avery Williams and Associate Joseph Micheli have authored an article published by The Global Legal Post titled, "What Anthropic’s Rejected Appeal in AI ...

Dallas Principal Avery Williams and Associate Joseph Micheli authored an article published by The Global Legal Post titled, "Anthropic, Meta Fair Use Rulings in AI ...

Dallas Principal Avery Williams and Associate Joseph Micheli authored an article published by The Global Legal Post titled, "Can You Copyright AI-Generated Work? US ...

New York Principal Kevin Schubert and Austin Principal Steve Pollinger published an article titled "3 Potential Developments That May Alter U.S. Patent Rights" in Law360 ...

Dallas Principal Robert Manley wrote an article published by IAM titled "Eleventh Circuit Creates Attorneys’ Fees Loophole for Trade Secret Cases." The article ...

Dallas Principal Robert Manley wrote an article published by IAM titled "Sixth Circuit Clarifies that Breach-of-Contract Not Preempted by Uniform Trade Secrets ...

Austin Principal Charles Fowler wrote an article, "Open Questions In Unsettled Geofence Warrant Landscape," published by Law360. The article discusses geofence ...

Austin Principal Charles Fowler published an article, "After TikTok, Tiptoeing Toward Patent Transfer Alignment," in Law360. The article discusses last year's ...

McKool Smith Principal Charles Fowler authored an article on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s recent denial of a petition to rehear USA v. Greenlaw, which ...

In an article published by Law360, Principal Kevin Schubert discusses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision on a trio of appeals related to when ...

In an article published by Law360, New York principal Dan Hendler, assess the implications of New York County Commercial Division Justice Joel M. Cohen’s ruling that ...

Houston Managing Principal Josh Newcomer recently co-authored and published an article in the New York Law Journal, titled “A Domestic Industry in Flux: The Economic ...

New York principal Steven Rizzi authored “Federal Circuit Clarifies Scope of Estoppel Applicable to Petitions for Inter Partes Review” for the New York Law Journal, in ...

Houston principal Kristin Leveille recently published an article in The Texas Lawbook titled “NAESB Force Majeure Provisions After Winter Storm Uri: Key ...

McKool Smith principal James Quigley published the article “Arthrex: the Supreme Court Preserves the PTAB System” in Licensing Executive Society (LSE). The article ...

New York principal Kevin Schubert published an article in Law360 titled “Anticipating Patent System Change-Ups Under Biden.”  While it is only five months into the new ...

McKool Smith principal Courtney Statfeld and associate Daniel Hendler published the article “COVID in the Courts: Trends in Pandemic-era Commercial Real Estate ...

McKool Smith Principal Daniel Hendler co-authored an article, along with financial litigation consultant Gene Phillips of PF2 Securities, published the above article in ...

McKool Smith Associate Kevin Schubert published an article in Law360 titled "COVID-19's Influence On IPR Has Diminished." The article notes that the recent "decisions ...

Cyrus Bayar published "Oil & Gas Companies Face Broader Exposure to FCA Liability Under COVID Stimulus Programs" in Energy Law Advisor, the Institute of Energy Law’s ...

McKool Smith principal Daniel Levy published an article, “A Legal Guide To What Happens Next In US Atty Berman Saga,” in Law360 to analyze the departure of U.S. Attorney ...

McKool Smith principals Robert Manley along with Kevin McElroy and John Bone of Stout Risius Ross LLC, recently published "'Independent Economic Value' Crucial In Trade ...

McKool Smith principal Daniel Levy published an article, “The Law Behind The Strange Departure Of US Atty Berman,” in Law360. The article discusses the circumstances ...

McKool Smith associate Kevin Schubert published article “New Trend In IPR Institution Appealability Demands Scrutiny” in Law360, analyzing trends regarding how the ...

McKool Smith principal Robert Manley, published a white paper, titled “Reducing Your Odds of Catching/Spreading Trade-Secret Litigation in These Tumultuous ...

McKool Smith principal James Smith co-published "How Law Firms Can Maximize COVID-19 Insurance Coverage" in Law360. The article discusses how law firm leaders can take ...

The above piece written by Jennifer Truelove is published in The Bencher, the magazine of the American Inns of Court. In this piece, Jennifer shared her experience in working ...

McKool Smith principals James Quigley recently published "A Question of Authority - The Federal Circuit's Criticism of the POP in Windy City" in Texas Lawyer. The article ...

McKool Smith has developed a resource center to help clients stay updated on legal and business developments that can help them navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic.  We ...

On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law a financial relief package called the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). One of the most ...

McKool Smith Associate Kevin Schubert published an article in Law360 titled, “Latest IPR Trends Mostly Favor Patent Owners.”  The article is a follow-up to an article ...

McKool Smith Principals James Quigley wrote "IPR Update" and presented the article at the State Bar of Texas 33rd Annual Advanced Intellectual Property Law: Patents in IP ...

James Quigley co-authored an article titled “O2 Micro Issues at the Federal Circuit a Decade Later” that was presented at the Texas State Bar Intellectual Property ...

On May 23, 2019, the court issued a declaratory judgment in the case of HTC v. Ericsson, No. 18-cv-00243, pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District ...

New York Principal Associate Kevin Schubert published an article in Law360 titled “More Courts Are Applying IPR Estoppel Expansively.”  The article discusses how ...

Austin Associate Charles Fowler contributed an article entitled "The Enforceability of Rule 11 Agreements Related to Pretrial and Trial Procedure" to The Litigation ...

Marshall Principal Samuel Baxter published an article in Texas Lawyer entitled "Jury Pools Likely Expanding in the Eastern District of Texas."  It focuses on the April 4th ...

Houston Principal Anthony J. Phillips co-authored an article in the May 2019 edition of CEP [Compliance and Ethics Professional] Magazine entitled "Effective ...

Dallas Principal Steve Wolens authored an op ed piece that appeared in Dallas Morning News, “The Texas Ethics Commission is surprisingly nonpartisan. What can this group ...

New York Associate Kevin Schubert published an article in Law360 titled, “IPR Estoppel Increasingly Applies.”  The article discusses how district court decisions in ...

Dallas Principal Frank Vecella published an article for an online book focused on helping Scandinavian companies minimize the risks and costs of U.S. litigation ...

On Friday, April 20, 2018, McKool Smith secured a summary judgment ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois which allows Cushman & ...

Laurie Fitzgerald

In a forceful speech^[1] delivered on November 10, 2017, the new leader of the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice, Assistant ...

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 ...

Austin Principal Steve Pollinger has published an article in Law360 titled “How Many Bites At The Apple After A PTAB Challenge?” that reviews takeaway points ...

Austin managing principal Steve Pollinger recently published an article in Law360 titled, “Much More Than East Texas Is At Stake In TC Heartland.” The article explains ...

Washington, D.C. associate Benjamin Christoff recently published an article featured by the American Bar Association; “TC Heartland, the VENUE Act, and the Direction ...

Steven Pollinger, Managing Principal of the firm’s Austin office, published an article in Law360 titled “Why Can’t A Method Be Sold, Just Like Any Other ...