30 McKool Smith Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of "Best Lawyers in America" and 13 attorneys chosen for "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch."

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McKool Smith's 2023 honorees include:

Austin:

Dallas:

  • Gary Cruciani (Litigation: Commercial, M&A, and Securities)
  • Lew LeClair (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the Company Litigation, Litigation: Commercial, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Insurance Law, Banking and Finance, IP, Patent, and Securities)
  • Robert Manley (Litigation: Commercial, IP, Patent and Insurance Law)
  • Mike McKool (Litigation: Bet-the-Company, Commercial, Banking & Finance, IP, M&A, Patent, and Securities);
  • David Sochia (Litigation: IP and Patent)
  • Avery Williams (Litigation: Commercial Litigation) 
  • Travis DeArman (Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation) 
  • Richard Kamprath (Ones to Watch: Commercial and IP Litigation)
  • Warren Lipschitz (Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation, IP)
  • Nick Mathews (Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation, Antitrust, Patent) 
  • Jonathan Powers (Ones to Watch: Patent) *Debut Ranking

Houston:

Los Angeles:

Marshall

  • Sam Baxter (Litigation: Bet-the-Company, Commercial, IP, Patent, M&A, and Securities)
  • Jennifer Truelove (Litigation: Commercial, Intellectual Property, Patent)

New York:

  • Hugh Ray (Litigation: Bankruptcy; and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
  • Steve Rizzi (Litigation: Patent)
  • Kevin Schubert (Ones to Watch: Commercial and Patent)
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