McKool Smith
McKool Smith is a U.S. trial firm with more than 130 trial lawyers across seven offices in
defense matters.History
McKool Smith was founded in
Los Angeles, California-based trial firm specializing in business disputes and IP litigation. The combination added 35 trial lawyers to McKool Smith's ranks and launched the firm's first California office. The combined firm, McKool Smith, conducts business as McKool Smith Hennigan in California.[1]
McKool Smith represents the plaintiff,
U.S. District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas).
McKool Smith represented the plaintiff
SAP America Inc. infringed three claims of a Versata patent for product pricing software and awarded Versata $260 million in compensation and $85 million in royalties.[2]
Recognition
McKool Smith secured a larger number of
Wall Street Journal article, McKool Smith is described as "...one of the biggest law-firm success stories of the past decades..."[6]
McKool Smith was named to
In March 2011, McKool Smith, named one of the Top Four patent litigation firms in the U.S. In 2011 by
Intellectual Property in 2011 by The Legal 500, which stated that the firm is "…very professional and focused…and has its clients' commercial interests at heart."[12] McKool Smith secured two of the ten "Biggest IP Litigation Wins of 2011," according to Corporate Counsel Magazine, January 2012.[4] The firm was named "IP Firm of the Year" in the Southern region of the United States by Benchmark Litigation magazine, March 2011.[13]
McKool Smith Hennigan was ranked a 2010 'Best Law Firm in California' for
Intellectual Property Law by U.S. News & World Report. On a national level, McKool Smith Hennigan was ranked for Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law.[14]
References
- ^ "Litigation Firms Planning to Merge" Wall Street Journal (9/1/2011)
- ^ Law360, 'SAP Hit With $345M Verdict In Versata Patent Suit,' Roxanne Palmer, Portfolio Media Inc., May 13, 2011
- ^ "Texas Top 20 Verdicts" (PDF).
- ^ a b McKool Smith Scores Two of '10 Biggest IP Litigation Wins of 2011,' Corporate Counsel Magazine, (January 2012)
- ^ "Chambers USA Guide Profile".
- ^ "Patent-Litigation Specialist Diversifies". Retrieved February 7, 2013.
- ^ "2011 Midsize Hotlist". National Law Journal.
- ^ "2011 NLJ 250 listing". National Law Journal.
- ^ "North America Awards winners revealed". Managing Intellectual Property.
- ^ "Supreme Court of the United States Syllabus" (PDF).
- ^ "Largest Patent Infringement Verdict Ever Affirmed on Appeal". February 23, 2011.
- ^ "The Legal 500".
- ^ "Benchmark Litigation - The definitive guide to litigation firms and attorneys in the United States and Canada". benchmarklitigation.com.
- ^ "McKool Smith PC - Firm Overview". bestlawfirms.usnews.com.