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- 09.01.2023
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 ...
- 08.29.2023
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 ...
- 08.23.2023
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 ...
- 08.21.2023
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 ...
- 08.17.2023
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 ...
- 08.17.2023
New York Principal Courtney Statfeld contributed to an article, "Court Ruling Could Impact Clean-Up Call Activity," published by Inside Mortgage Finance. The article ...
- 08.14.2023
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 ...
- 08.11.2023
On Tuesday, August 8, 2023, U.S. District Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo held a hearing on McKool Smith client InterDigital’s motion to dismiss a chipmaker’s declaratory ...
- 08.01.2023
Benchmark Litigation published its annual list honoring the achievements of the nation’s most accomplished attorneys under 40 years of age. McKool Smith is proud to ...
- 07.24.2023
New York principal Kyle Lonergan focuses on complex commercial litigation and bankruptcy disputes and specializes in bankruptcy trustee litigation. His recent work ...
- 07.18.2023
McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading patent litigation firms in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2023 edition of “IP Stars.” The firm ...
- 07.18.2023
McKool Smith Principal Nick Match joined Eli Mazour on his IPWatchdog, Inc Clause 8 Podcast to talk about his time at USPTO and how the agency works.
Eli's podcast takes its ...
- 07.14.2023
McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove has been named among the "Elite Women of the Plaintiff Bar" by The National Law Journal.
Jennifer is one of the nation’s leading ...
- 07.13.2023
For more than 40 years, Hugh Ray has played a lead role in many of the country’s most recognizable bankruptcy proceedings. In addition to making several appearances ...
- 07.11.2023
Nick Mathews is one of McKool Smith’s brightest stars and one of the nation’s leading litigators in FRAND-related IP patent disputes. His courtroom achievements ...
- 07.10.2023
Commenting on the reintroduction of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that “the bill is a thoughtful attempt to clean ...
- 07.06.2023
Chris Johnson is Managing Principal of McKool Smith's New York office and a “go-to” litigator for disputes involving complex financial litigation and structured ...
- 07.05.2023
When it comes to Texas trial legends, Alan Loewinsohn is on a very short list of the State’s most prominent and esteemed lawyers. His courtroom victories have earned ...
- 06.28.2023
Commenting on the reintroduction of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, which would eliminate all judicially-created exceptions to U.S. patent eligibility law ...
- 06.28.2023
The Fifth Circuit recently vacated a Texas bankruptcy court’s approval of Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s 2021 settlements in oil & gas leaseholder lawsuits before it ...
- 06.28.2023
Houston Principal John Sparacino recently spoke with The National Law Journal regarding the validity of the “Texas two-step” following the Fourth Circuit’s divide ...
- 06.27.2023
McKool Smith receives high marks in the 2023 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, which describes the firm as a “formidable and ...
- 06.26.2023
Commenting on a Samsung unit’s lawsuit against its insurer, FM Global, over Winter Storm Uri-related damages, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel said that ...
- 06.22.2023
Commenting on a recent PTAB decision finding a second VLSI microchip technology patent invalid, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that “in almost any other ...
- Hugh Ray and John Sparacino Named Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers by Lawdragon 50006.16.2023
Principals Hugh Ray and John Sparacino have been selected for recognition among the 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers.
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- 06.14.2023
New York Principal Kyle Lonergan has been selected as a “Client Service All-Star” by BTI Consulting Group. Now in its 22nd year of publication, this directory is the gold ...
- 06.08.2023
Commenting on a recent bill introduced in the House aiming to restrict the ability of patent licensing companies to file lawsuits at the ITC, Washington, DC Principal Nick ...
- 06.06.2023
McKool Smith scored high marks in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, which recognizes the firm as an industry leader in commercial litigation, intellectual property, and ...
- 05.26.2023
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that the firm’s Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of the Lawdragon's guide to the 500 Leading Plaintiff ...
- 05.25.2023
Former UVA Law School alumni and Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich had a Q&A with UVA Lawyer discussing his work and career path after law school, noting that one of the ...
- 05.19.2023
The National Law Journal has recognized McKool Smith Principal Warren Lipschitz as a 2023 “Plaintiff Trailblazers” in the publication’s seventh annual ...
- 05.19.2023
Commenting the potential insurance issues following an explosion at the RM Palmer Chocolate Factory in West Reading, PA, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel said that ...
- 05.18.2023
Commenting on a PTAB decision finding that a VLSI patent that a jury said Intel owed $675 million for infringing was invalid, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that ...
- 05.18.2023
(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 ...
- 05.15.2023
Commenting on a PTAB decision finding that a VLSI patent that a jury said Intel owed $675 million for infringing was invalid, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that ...
- 05.04.2023
Commenting on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regarding PTAB reforms, Washington D.C. Principal Nick Matich said ...
- 05.01.2023
McKool Smith Principal Alan Loewinsohn has been recognized among D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas.” The publication recently published its listing honoring ...
- 04.27.2023
Commenting on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regarding PTAB reforms, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said ...
- 04.26.2023
Jennifer Truelove, Samuel Baxter and Kevin Burgess, along with the Irell & Manella trial team led by Jason Sheasby, secured a $303M patent infringement verdict against ...
- 04.24.2023
Commenting on Bed Bath & Beyond filing for bankruptcy, Houston Principal John Sparacino said that once the company started missing its debt payments, there was very ...
- 04.20.2023
Commenting on why Bed Bath & Beyond hasn’t filed for bankruptcy yet, Houston Principal John Sparacino said that the company could be making a last-minute “Hail ...
- 04.17.2023
Commenting on a recent study suggesting that non-practicing entities are more likely to target pre- and post-IPO companies, Washington D.C. Principal Nick Matich said ...
- 04.10.2023
On April 5, 2023, a California federal judge dismissed Pandora Media’s antitrust claims against licensing companies in ongoing copyright litigation over unpaid ...
- 03.31.2023
On March 9th, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Kirschner v. JPMorgan Chase Bank on a significant issue of first impression: whether the syndicated ...
- 03.03.2023
Commenting on USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s precedential Director review decision regarding Fintiv and compelling merits in the case CommScope Techs LLC v. Dali ...
- 03.02.2023
Commenting on the train derailment in East Palestine Ohio, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel noted that the extent of the environmental damage might not be known ...
- 02.28.2023
Commenting on the train derailment in East Palestine Ohio, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel said that there will be “significant issues” around whether ...
- 02.27.2023
Commenting the train derailment in East Palestine Ohio, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel said that insurers could soon look to sue freight rail carrier Norfolk ...
- 02.27.2023
McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the most active and high-performing law firms in the Patexia 2023 ITC Intelligence Report. The report, which provides a ...
- 02.24.2023
Commenting on the train derailment in East Palestine Ohio, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel said that he expects freight rail carrier Norfolk Southern to get hit with ...