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McKool Smith principal John Sparacino was quoted in the Law360 article detailing the second wave of bankruptcy in the oil and gas industry. The article highlighted that four ...

McKool Smith principal Lewis LeClair commented in the Law360 article “Biggest Texas Cases of 2020.” The article summarized the three most impactful rulings in the ...

McKool Smith principal Nick Mathews provided commentary to Law360's article, "The 10 Biggest Patent Rulings of 2020." The article highlighted eight patent cases ...

McKool Smith, one of the nation's leading trial firms, has announced that Nicholas Matich, former Acting General Counsel of the United States Patent and Trademark Office ...

Law360 reported Celanese Corporation sues its insurer, Lamorak Insurance Co. and its predecessors, OneBeacon America Insurance Co. and Commercial Union Insurance Co, in ...

Law360 reported that Judge Mark Denton has rejected Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Co. request to toss a COVID-19 business interruption coverage suit from JGB Vegas Retail ...

McKool Smith principal Josh Budwin is featured in Lawdragon's Lawyer Limelight series. The in-depth interview details Josh’s professional and academic ...

McKool Smith received 28 Tier 1 rankings in the “Best Law Firm” 2021 Edition, published by U.S. News-Best Lawyers. Within the 28 Tier 1 rankings, five are national ...

McKool Smith principal John Sparacino was quoted in Bloomberg's article, "Mall Shakeout Just Beginning While Owners Drown in Complex Debt." Two major U.S. mall owners ...

Law360 reported that Delaware Judge Eric M. Davis has ruled that Endurance Assurance Corp. must cover at least part of SS&C Technologies Inc.'s settlement of a client's suit ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 9 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2020 list of  Super Lawyers "Rising Stars."  The honorees include:

Austin

• Josh ...

McKool Smith principal John Sparacino provided commentary to Law360’s article, “Holiday Season Won't Save Many Retailers in Pandemic Year.” On top of the ...

McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny provided commentary to Managing IP's article, "USPTO Driven To Drop Rules Package And Get Trial Denial Input." The article ...

Law360 published an article on the Minor League Baseball (MLB) team’s lawsuit against insurer over the losses stemmed from the season cancellation. The MLB argued ...

On October 13, 2020, McKool Smith secured a significant appellate victory for two Sanofi entities and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. against Immunex Corp., an Amgen Inc ...

Benchmark Litigation has recognized Mike McKool and Douglas A. Cawleyamong the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” in the publication’s 2020 edition. The ...

McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel was featured in the GlobeSt.com article, “Suits Over COVID Losses Seeing Mixed Results,” discussing the litigation between ...

Texas Lawyer has recognized McKool Smith Dallas principal Lewis LeClair as 2020 “Texas Trailblazers.” Texas Trailblazers in a special supplement developed by Texas ...

McKool Smith has been named the 2020 “Litigation Department of the Year - Intellectual Property” by Texas Lawyer. The firm was selected for this prestigious honor based ...

McKool Smith principal Kyle Lonergan commented for the Law360's article, "Morgan Stanley Tells Court It Sold A Solvent Tops Markets." McKool Smith represents ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that eighteen of the firm’s principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2020 edition of the Lawdragon's guide to the 500 Leading ...

McKool Smith principal Sam Baxter was named co-"Litigator of the Week" by The Am Law Litigation Daily for his contributions in securing a $506 million patent ...

Nick Maitch experience quoted in, "USPTO Says Patent Specification is Evidence, Not Prior Art"  Law360 (prior to joining the firm)

23 McKool Smith Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of "Best Lawyers in America" and 6 attorneys chosen for "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch."

On August 11, 2020, McKool Smith helped secured a $506 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of PanOptis against Apple, Inc. There has been extensive media coverage ...

McKool Smith principal John Sparacino was quoted in Fox Business article, "Coronavirus Could Push US Bankruptcies to Worst Levels in 10 Years." The article states ...

McKool Smith is pleased to share principals Hugh Ray and John Sparacino are recognized in the 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Restructuring & Insolvency ...

New York principal Courtney Statfeld has been recognized in Benchmark Litigation's "40 & Under Hot List." The publication honors the achievements of the nation’s most ...

Law360 reported that Northwell Health Inc sued a unit of Chubb Insurance as it wrongfully denies to cover COVID-19 pandemic related claims. Represented by McKool Smith ...

McKool Smith principal Courtney Statfeld provided commentary in ModernRetail article “The great retail rent strike.” She explained in the article, “For larger ...

McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny provided commentary to the Law360 article, “PTAB Limits On Amendment Rejections Spur Quality Worries.” The Patent Trial and Appeal ...

McKool Smith principal Nick Mathews has been recognized as a "Rising Star" in intellectual property by Law360. This annual feature honors the legal industry’s top legal ...

McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading patent litigation firms in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2020 edition of “IP Stars.” The firm ...

In 2016 Exxon was sued by the City Attorneys of Oakland, San Francisco, and other Municipalities contending Exxon had violated California’s public nuisance law by ...

McKool Smith principal Robert Manley commented in the Bloomberg Law’s article, “IP Insurers See Their Time as Now With Covid-19 In Background.” In the past ...

McKool Smith principal Courtney Statfeld provided commentary in a MarketWatch article, titled “COVID-19 has commercial real estate tied in knots, as lockdowns ease in ...

The Legal 500 (US) has once again recognized McKool Smith as a leading U.S. firm for patent litigation and insurance recovery disputes. The latest edition notes that the firm ...

McKool Smith received high marks in the 2020 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, which describes the firm as a “world-famous patent ...

Law360 reported that a California federal judge ruled on June 15 that “Apple can't scrap an $85 million jury verdict issued against it for infringing WiLAN's wireless ...

McKool Smith principal Hugh Ray was quoted in The Real Deal’s article discussing the scenarios of WeWork, a co-working company, potentially finding itself in a ...

McKool Smith principal John Sparacino shared his expertise in bankruptcies filings with Business Insider’s article, “Some Cash-Strapped US Oil Companies Can't Even ...

Veteran bankruptcy lawyer John Sparacino has joined the firm as a principal in its Houston office. Mr. Sparacino focuses on bankruptcy and related matters ...

McKool Smith principal Hugh Ray was quoted in The Washington Post article "Neiman Marcus Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy."  "The Dallas-based retailer has struggled to pay ...

Dallas principal Lew LeClair was recently featured in Law.com’s “The Law Firm Disrupted” column to discuss litigation developments in the wake of the COVID-19 ...

Law360 article reported U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero denied the majority of Uber’s bid against claims proposed by Sidecar Technology Inc. that the ride hailing ...

Nick Matich was quoted in, "HTC, Ericsson Tangle at Fifth Circuit Over How to Value Patents"  Law360 (prior to joining the firm)

McKool Smith principal Kirk Dillman was quoted by Business Insurance in the article "Increased Use of M&A Deterrents May Spur Rise in D&O Litigation."  The article ...

The National Law Journal has recognized McKool Smith principals Mike McKool, and Lewis LeClair as 2020 “Plaintiff Trailblazers” in the publication’s fourth annual ...

McKool Smith principal Hugh Ray provided commentary to The Washington Post article "The Iconic Brands That Could Disappear Because of Coronavirus." Citing GlobalData ...

McKool Smith surged in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA, which recognizes the firm as an industry leader across several practice areas, including commercial litigation ...