Past Events

McKool Smith Principal Josh Budwin will be moderating the panel, "Looking to trade secrets in an age of technological revolution," at IAM's IPBC Europe 2023. Along with his ...

McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich will join his colleagues Jorge Contreras, Stevan D. Mitchell, and R. Paul Zeineddin on the webinar "The End of U.S. Government Guidance on ...

McKool Smith Principal Warren Lipschitz will be the moderator for "Global Impact of Standardization Law" at the 2022 Global FRAND and SEP Symposium on Friday, October 21 ...

McKool Smith Principals Josh Budwin and Nick Matich served on panels at IPWatchdog’s Live 2022. The event gathered the intellectual property community to focus on ...

McKool Smith hosted its annual Women’s Leadership Development Forum at the Miraval Resort & Spa in Austin. The Forum focused on “Finding your Power” through business ...

McKool Smith serves as Silver Sponsor for IAM's IPBC Global 2022 bringing together the world's top corporate IP executives, policy experts, dealmakers, senior finance ...

Appearing on a panel at Managing IP’s Intellectual Property and Innovation Summit alongside in-house counsel from Xperi and Canon, Austin principal Josh Budwin

McKool Smith principal Nick Matich was a session speaker at the IP Watchdog's Patent Litigation Masters 2022 session titled "Winning Alice and Mayo at the District Courts ...

The firm is pleased to sponsor Managing IP’s Intellectual Property and Innovation Summit, taking place in New York on May 24. Taking part in panel discussions and ...

McKool Smith principal Nick Matich moderated the session "Litigating University IP: Challenges and Opportunities" at the recent 2022 AUTM annual meeting. Along with ...

McKool Smith associate Eliza Beeney will serve as panel moderator for "The (Mis)Use of Anti-Suit Injunctions in International IP Litigation: Can foreign courts enjoin ...

McKool Smith associate Caroline Burks and principal James Quigley coached a student team at the The University of Texas 2022 Strauss Center Cyber 9/12 competition.  ...

McKool Smith principal Jennifer Truelove will serve as moderator for the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) CLE program "Zooming into 2022: Practice Advice from the ...

McKool Smith principal Courtney Statfeld was featured on the “Journeys to Equity” podcast series of Centerforce USA’s “The Women, Diversity & Change.” ...

McKool Smith principal Joshua Newcomer moderated the panel "Recent Developments in Asylum and Immigration: From Afghanistan to the US-Mexico Border" presented by the ...

McKool Smith principal Kevin Schubert, along with other colleagues, will discuss "the difficulties, pros, and cons of the proposed waiver of COVID-19 patents for drugs and ...

McKool Smith is a proud sponsor of the 2021 Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference being held October 13-15. The conference has the well-earned reputation of being ...

McKool Smith principal Nick Matich will join the policy workshop, “Revisiting the USPTO’s Rulemaking Authority After Cuozzo And City Of Arlington,” hosted by the ...

On September 27, New York principal Kevin Schubert will moderate a panel, “Recent Issues and Trends Influencing Patent Licensing Negotiations,” at the 2021 Licensing ...

McKool Smith principal Nick Matich will serve as a panelist for “Strategies And Tactics For Winning At The PTAB,” at IPWatchdog LIVE 2021 on September 13, 2021. Topics ...

McKool Smith principal David Dehoney and associate Veronica Manning will present Shining a Light on Solar Energy Projects: Impact of Mineral Issues on Solar Leasing" at the ...

McKool Smith principal Nick Matich participated on a panel at the recent Federal Circuit Bar Association panel presentation, "Dispute Resolution Challenges ...

McKool Smith principal Joel Thollander will speak at the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal (TIPLJ) symposium, "Show Me the Money: Financing and Damages in IP ...

McKool Smith associate Melissa Cabrera spoke at the Cornell Law School "Women of Color Collective and Women's Law Coalition's 9th Annual Career Day" on February 18th.  ...

McKool Smith principal Robert Manley will serve as panelist for “Lessons Learned in Recent Trade Secrets Cases” webinar hosted by the Association of Corporate Counsel ...

Kevin Schubert moderated a panel at the IP Tech Summit on December 3, 2020 that included executives from IBM, Infineon, Wi-LAN, and Battelle.  The panel topic was “Beyond ...

McKool Smith principal Jennifer Truelove will join the Women Influence & Power in Law (WIPL)’s panel discussion, “Driving Successful Outcomes From Competition ...

McKool Smith associate Kevin Schubert moderated the panel, How Recent Damages Trends and Decisions are Influencing Licensing Negotiations," at the 2020 Annual Meeting of ...

McKool Smith principal James Quigley provided insight on the 2019 & First Half of 2020 Federal Circuit and Supreme Court Year In Review, hosted by the Austin Intellectual ...

McKool Smith associate Rudy Fink will give the American Institute of Intellectual Property Law Associations' Mid-Year Update on trade secrets. "Founded in 1897, AIPLA is a ...

McKool Smith Associate Melissa Cabrera recently had the opportunity to speak at Cornell Law School’s Women’s Law Coalition & Women of Color Collective Career Day. She ...

McKool Smith Principal Courtney Statfeld will take part in a panel discussion titled “Redefining Success in the New Millennium: Knowing What You Want, Why You Deserve It ...

McKool Smith Principal Holly Engelmann will speak at the 2019 Women in Law Institute to be held in Los Angeles on October 18th.  Holly will be speaking on "Demonstrating ...

McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove will be speaking at the upcoming Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference. Jennifer will be participating in a panel ...

New York Principal Courtney Statfeld will moderate a panel at the Benchmark Women in Litigation NYC Forum in New York on September 17th.  The title of the panel is "Leaders ...

New York Associate Kevin Schubert was the featured speaker at the Intellectual Property Owners Association’s (IPO) conference on June 11, 2019.  Kevin spoke about recent ...

Austin Associate James Quigley participated on a panel entitled “Administrative Effects on the Plaintiff-Defendant Balance,” The Intersection of ...

McKool Smith Principals Steve Pollinger and Associate Kevin Schubert spoke at the 2018 Licensing Executive Society (LES) Annual Conference on October 14-17, 2018 in ...

New York Associate Kevin Schubert will be speaking at the 2018 United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) Post-Grant Trials program on September 21, 2018.  The ...

McKool Smith Principals Steve Pollinger, and Nick Mathews, will be leading panel discussions at the Licensing Executive Society International’s (LESI) Annual ...

New York Principal Dan Levy recently presented a CLE course for Lawline on trends in cross-border criminal enforcement.

More and more, the U.S. Department of Justice is ...

McKool Smith joined forces with the Brazilian firm of Licks Attorneys to present a panel discussion called “Global Patent Enforcement to Maximize Portfolio Value ...

New York Principal Daniel Levy will be speaking at the 16^th Annual ACAMS Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crime Conference in Las Vegas on September 25-27, 2017. The ...

McKool Smith will be sponsoring a cocktail reception and fireside chat on Monday, October 9th at Jackson Square Ventures' office in San Francisco, California.  The venture ...

New York Principal Courtney Statfeld will be moderating a panel discussion at the Benchmark Litigation Women in Litigation Forum in New York City on September 19, 2017.  The ...

Douglas A. Cawley will be speaking at the 2017 Federal Circuit Bench & Bar Conference taking place June 21-24, 20017 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Mr. Cawley’s panel is titled ...

McKool Smith principal Steve Pollinger will be leading a webinar on “University Patent Licensing and Enforcement,” on September 26^th at 1:00PM EST.  The panel will ...