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McKool Smith has been highly ranked in the 2024 "Best Companies to Work For" report published by U.S. News & World Report. The firm received high marks for universally desired ...

Los Angeles Principal Kirk Dillman has been ranked as a "Leading National Litigator" by the Daily Journal. The list recognizes the achievements of the top litigators ...

Washington, D.C. Principal Nick Matich appeared on Bloomberg Technology to discuss Apple's setback in an ongoing smartwatch dispute. Nick offers insight into ...

McKool Smith is proud to announce that Lew LeClair, Robert Manley, and David Sochia have been selected among Lawdragon's 500 Leading Lawyers in America. 

The Lawdragon ...

McKool Smith Principals John Campbell, Gary Cruciani, and Robert Manley were recently named Chapter Board Directors for the Texas General Counsel Forum. Since 1998, the ...

McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich provided commentary to Managing IP's article, "Radical Change or Hot Air? Experts Debate Biden’s ‘March-In’ Plans." The article ...

McKool Smith Principal John Briody recently spoke with Law360 about his 2024 predictions for the various litigation facing Google. From Google’s search engine ...

McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel commented on some of the key cases to watch heading into 2024, including the ongoing litigation facing Norfolk Southern after the ...

McKool Smith Principal John Sparacino recently connected with Axios and The Street regarding SmileDirectClub’s abrupt shutdown and the impact on its overall ...

McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich was featured on Bloomberg Technology TV with Caroline Hyde. With his active IP practice and his experience as the former acting general ...

Law360 listed McKool Smith's $303 million verdict on behalf of client Netlist as the #3 Top Patent Damages Award of 2023. The verdict was announced earlier this year ...

The International Trade Commission recently issued an exclusion order barring Apple Watch imports starting December 25, pending White House approval, after finding that ...

Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich has been featured in a series of episodes of "Save the American Inventor" on YouTube. The "Save the American Inventor" organization is a ...

New York Associate Michael Catapano recently spoke with his law school alma mater St. John’s University School of Law about his involvement with the Second Circuit’s ...

Principal Steve Rizzi was featured in World IP Review for winning affirmance of a patent win for client Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. In the article, he explains ...

Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich was quoted in Law360's article discussing the Biden administration's proposal to seize drug patents if the prices of the medicines ...

McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich discussed a recent Federal Circuit opinion overturning a $2.2 billion verdict against Intel for infringing two VLSI microchip ...

McKool Smith Principal John Briody offered a critical examination of the ongoing Google antitrust case in his commentary featured in Law360's "Hey Google, What's Next ...

McKool Smith Principal John Sparacino was quoted in ALM GlobeStreet.com's article, "Negotiations Between WeWork and Its Landlords Get Tense." The article reviews the ...

Principals Steve Rizzi and Ramy Hanna were included among AmLaw's "Litigators of the Week" for winning affirmance of a patent win for client Advanced Semiconductor ...

Steve Rizzi's clients joined industry leaders in urging the full Federal Circuit to reconsider a patent invalidation that they say placed a judicially made rule above law ...

McKool Smith Principal Steven Rizzi successfully argued an appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of Advanced Semiconductor ...

Dallas Principal Scott Hejny was quoted in IP Watchdog's annual series on what the IP community has been grateful for in the realm of IP for 2023, from movement on AI and IP ...

McKool Smith Principal Sam Baxter has been named to the IAM Global Leaders 2024 list, which highlights the world’s leading patent attorneys.

IAM Global ...

McKool Smith has successfully obtained full attorneys’ fees for Biote Medical, LLC, in a breach-of-contract suit. A Dallas jury granted the firm’s request for $4.67 ...

McKool Smith received 25 Tier 1 rankings in the “Best Law Firms” 2024 Edition, published by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. The firm was recognized with two national Tier 1 ...

The International Trade Commission recently issued an exclusion order barring Apple Watch imports starting December 25, pending White House approval, after finding that ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 4 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 list of Super Lawyers "Rising Stars."  The honorees include:

Austin

A New Jersey state judge has denied JPMorgan Chase & Co. and other banks' bid to toss a suit accusing them of a scheme to inflate the interest rates of certain bonds, ruling that a ...

McKool Smith Principals Kyle Lonergan, Joshua Newcomer and James Smith filed amended complaints against BakerHostetler and Brown & Fortunato in two trustee ...

Principals Courtney Statfeld, Robert Scheef and Associate Daniel Hendler have secured another monumental win for RMBS investors. Hon. Andrew Borrok of the New ...

Courtney Statfeld has become one of the legal industry's brightest financial litigation stars and has earned accolades from prominent legal directories such ...

Commenting on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit hearing oral arguments for Intel’s appeal of a $2.2 billion patent infringement verdict, Washington, DC ...

Charles Fowler has rejoined the firm as a Principal in Austin. His practice will focus on appeals, trials and critical motions in complex commercial and intellectual ...

Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith as a highly recommended firm in its 2024 edition. 

In collaboration with Freedom Now, McKool Smith Principal Joshua J. Newcomer and Associate Saif Askar successfully led a legal petition that resulted in the United Nations ...

Principals Courtney Statfeld, Robert Scheef and Associate Daniel Hendler have secured another monumental win for RMBS investors. Hon. Andrew Borrok of the New York ...

As WeWork continues to be covered as an example of how the commercial real estate industry is experiencing difficulties, it’s important to consider various tactics that ...

McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich has been named among the world’s pre-eminent IP strategists in the latest edition of IAM Strategy 300. This one-of-a-kind book ...

Dan Levy's specialized experience and his commitment to client service have garnered acclaim from the legal industry's most respected directories and set him apart as a ...

In today's fast-paced financial landscape, it is crucial to understand the implications of legislative actions on the cryptocurrency sector. John Sparacino, a Houston ...

McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the top PTAB firms in Patexia's 2023 PTAB Intelligence Report, providing an all-inclusive report that ranks law firms, attorneys ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that the firm's principals were recognized among Lawdragon's annual listing of the "500 Leading Lawyers in America." The 2024 Lawdragon ...

McKool Smith Principal Josh Newcomer has been appointed to Law360's 2023 Texas Editorial Advisory Board. This advisory board provides feedback on Law360's coverage and ...

New York-based Associate Michael Catapano sat down for a recent Q&A with The American Lawyer to delve into his unique trajectory to becoming a trial lawyer. In the feature, he ...

McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove was featured in a Q&A about her inclusion in the 2023 Elite Women of the Plaintiffs Bar published by The National Law Journal. The ...

McKool Smith Principals Sam Baxter, Kevin Burgess, and Jennifer Truelove were recognized as Legal Lions of the Week by Law360 after U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that Steve Pollinger and Sam Baxter have been recognized as 2024 "Lawyers of the Year" in their respective regions/practices areas ...

New York Principal Courtney Statfeld contributed to an article, "Court Ruling Could Impact Clean-Up Call Activity," published by Inside Mortgage Finance. The article ...

On behalf of Prevent USA Corp., McKool Smith recently defeated a motion to dismiss filed by Volkswagen AG and Volkswagen Group of America Inc. Prevent and Volkswagen have ...