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- 11.06.2014
Based on the AIA’s restrictive discovery rules, the Board denied a patent owner’s request for additional discovery of potential evidence regarding whether a third ...
- 11.06.2014
The Board frequently uses its rulings to instruct practitioners on proper PTAB practice. It recently explained that any objections to evidence submitted during a ...
- 11.06.2014
In an IPR dealing with the rare issue of analogous prior art in an obviousness analysis, the Board held in favor of the Patent Owner that a prior art reference was not analogous ...
- 11.06.2014
Two recent PTAB decisions illustrate that petitioners are not entitled to IPRs based on substantially the same prior art and arguments that the petitioners raised in ...
- 11.03.2014
McKool Smith has received numerous accolades in the 2015 "Best Law Firms" rankings recently released by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. The firm received 27 “Tier 1” rankings ...
- 10.29.2014
Benchmark Litigation has ranked firm Co-Founder and Chairman Mike McKool, Sam Baxter, and Douglas A. Cawley among the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” in 2015. The ...
- 10.24.2014
Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith as a national Tier 1 intellectual property firm in ...
- 10.16.2014
After a two-day trial in Miami, Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga refused to approve a settlement that would bar litigation against directors and officers who allegedly allowed the ...
- 10.13.2014
Former head of UBS AG’s global wealth management business, Raoul Weil, faces a criminal trial that may turn on the credibility of a former subordinate who says he and Weil ...
- 09.29.2014
Houston Associate Joshua Newcomer has been selected for inclusion in the Houston Business Journal’s (HBJ) 2014 top “40 Under 40” class. A combination of ...
- 09.29.2014
On September 25, Attorney General Eric Holder announced his resignation after service of nearly six years.
In commenting on Holder's legacy, New York principal Daniel Levy ...
- 09.26.2014
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm’s New York office have been selected for inclusion in the 2014 edition of New York Super Lawyers. The ...
- 09.05.2014
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 8 principals from the firm’s Austin, Dallas, and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2014 edition of Texas
- Kevin Schubert Quoted in Law360 Article "Apple Must Fight WiLAN Patent Invalidity Suit In 2 Courts"09.04.2014
Law360 reported that the Oakland federal judge overseeing Apple Inc.'s bid to invalidate McKool Smith client WiLAN Inc. data transmission patents granted WiLAN's ...
- 08.18.2014
McKool Smith principals from the Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Silicon Valley offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2015 edition of “Best ...
- 07.23.2014
Houston principal Hugh Ray was recently interviewed by Bert Martinez, host of "Money for Lunch," a national business talk radio program. During the interview, Mr. Ray ...
- 07.18.2014
McKool Smith received top national and regional ranking for the third consecutive year in the 2014 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners.
- 07.14.2014
Law360 recognized McKool Smith in its inaugural listing of Texas Powerhouse law firms. The firm was applauded for having “108 litigators in Texas who consistently bring ...
- 06.25.2014
McKool Smith’s successes have earned The Legal 500’s recognition as a top tier U.S. firm for patent litigation. According to the directory, McKool Smith’s ...
- 06.25.2014
Lex Machina, a provider of Legal Analytics for law firms and companies, released its first-ever Patent Litigation Damages Report today. The report analyzes both ...
- 06.17.2014
McKool Smith has been ranked as one of the nation’s leading intellectual property (IP) litigation firms in Managing Intellectual Property’s second edition of “IP ...
- 06.06.2014
Hugh Ray, a principal in McKool Smith’s Houston office and head of the firm’s bankruptcy practice, was recently profiled in the Houston Business Journal. The article ...
- 06.02.2014
McKool Smith is one of only twenty law firms recognized in The National Law Journal 2014 “IP Hotlist.” Over the past year, the firm’s intellectual property (IP ...
- 06.02.2014
McKool Smith has been awarded the Intellectual Property (IP) “Department of the Year” by Texas Lawyer. Law firms were selected based on the litigation accomplishments ...
- 05.31.2014
McKool Smith obtained an extremely favorable settlement on behalf of Creditors Trust in an action for recovery of a fraudulent transfer arising from a bankruptcy.
- 05.23.2014
DALLAS -- McKool Smith and 8 of the firm’s principals have been recognized in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the leading law firms and attorneys in the United ...
- 05.21.2014
On May 19, Credit Suisse AG pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to aiding U.S. taxpayers in the filing of false tax returns. As part of the resolution between Credit Suisse ...
- 04.29.2014
Federal investigators began probing Congressman Michael Grimm several years ago for allegedly taking illegal campaign contributions, but he was eventually indicted on ...
- 04.29.2014
Federal prosecutors are reportedly nearing criminal charges against two of the world’s biggest banks, BNP and Credit Suisse, a development that could produce the first ...
- 04.11.2014
With 10 bankruptcy lawyers operating out of the firm' s Houston office, McKool Smith's bankruptcy practice is ranked as the largest bankruptcy practice in Houston ...
- 03.25.2014
Managing IP named McKool Smith the U.S. “Plaintiff IP Firm of the Year” and principal Douglas A. Cawley “Outstanding IP Litigator - Texas” at the 2014 Managing IP
- 03.24.2014
McKool Smith has been recognized in The National Law Journal’s listing of the “Top 100 Verdicts” in 2013 for securing a $173 million verdict for ParkerVision, Inc. in a ...
- 03.07.2014
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that two attorneys from the firm's Austin and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2014 Texas Rising ...
- 02.28.2014
McKool Smith received an extremely favorable (and highly confidential) decision in a matter involving entitlement to approximately $130 million arising out of a ...
- 01.31.2014
Benchmark Litigation awarded McKool Smith “Texas Firm of the Year” at the second annual Benchmark Litigation US Awards ceremony held on January 29, 2014 at the Essex ...
- 01.29.2014
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that four of the firm’s principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2013-2014 edition of the Lawdragon 500 listing of the
- 01.09.2014
McKool Smith has been named an “Intellectual Property Group of the Year” by Law360. The firm was selected based on the significance, size, and complexity of its ...
- 01.07.2014
Prosecutors in the case against a former SAC Capital Advisors LP portfolio manager have sought to present previously undisclosed evidence that the ex-employee obtained ...
- 12.16.2013
The publishers of Acquisition International Magazine have named McKool Smith the U.S. “Energy Law Firm of the Year.”
Acquisition International’s annual legal ...
- 11.2013
Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has again ranked McKool Smith as a leading national intellectual ...
- 11.01.2013
McKool Smith received numerous accolades in the 2014 "Best Law Firms" rankings recently released by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers. The firm achieved "Tier 1 ...
- 11.01.2013
In a recent Bloomberg articletitled, “Beanie Baby Billionaire Sentence Comes Amid Tax Leniency,” principal Daniel Levy discusses the difficulty in predicting the ...
- 10.21.2013
McKool Smith has recently been recognized by both Law360 and The National Law Journal as one of the top plaintiffs’ firms in the country.
In selecting honorees for its ...
- 10.20.2013Raoul Weil, once the No. 3 official at the Swiss global financial services company USB AG, has been arrested in Italy following a 2008 indictment on charges that he oversaw the ...
- 09.24.2013
Principal Daniel W. Levy participated in a podcast hosted by the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists and discussed the program announced recently by ...
- 09.13.2013
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that two principals from the firm’s New York office have been selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of New York Super Lawyers. The ...
- 09.09.2013
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that principals from the firm’s Austin, Dallas, and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of Texas ...
- 08.20.2013
New York principal Daniel Levy recently appeared on CNBC's "Closing Bell" hosted by Maria Bartiromo and Bill Griffeth. Mr. Levy was joined on a panel by banking ...
- 08.19.2013
- 08.19.2013
Law360 recently published a feature on former federal prosecutor Daniel Levy’s arrival to the firm. Mr. Levy is joining McKool Smith's white collar ...