McKool Smith

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McKool Smith, P.C., is one of the largest trial firms in the United States. It is a Dallas-based law firm with offices in Dallas, Austin and Marshall, Texas, engaged exclusively in high-stakes commercial, civil trial and appellate litigation in the state and federal courts throughout the nation. The firm’s practice encompasses a broad range of commercial actions, including antitrust, intellectual property, technology, class action, contract, environmental, securities, and business tort litigation.

The firm's Dallas office is located in the [Crescent] in the prestigious Uptown neighborhood.

1 Main Areas of Practice
2 Selected Client List
3 Recognition
4 Recent Litigation
5 External links

[edit] Main Areas of Practice

Intellectual Property Litigation

McKool Smith represents US and international clients in all aspects of intellectual property litigation, including patent infringement, trademarks, trade secrets, patent licensing, and copyright matters. McKool Smith employs skilled and experienced trial attorneys who have the legal and technical expertise to persuade judges and juries deciding technologically complex issues. Several firm attorneys also hold technical degrees and have worked as engineers themselves, providing clients with an enhanced level of experience in complex inTellectual property matters. McKool Smith also assists intellectual property clients in appeals before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Complex Commercial Litigation

McKool Smith represents US and international clients in all facets of complex commercial litigation. The firm’s expertise includes cases involving breach of contract, merger disputes, antitrust claims, class actions, business torts, franchisor/franchisee claims, royalty disagreements, and securities litigation. McKool Smith attorneys have represented clients in virtually every type of complex commercial litigation in every available forum, including state and federal trials and appeals, and domestic and international mediations and arbitrations.

International Dispute Resolution

McKool Smith represents international clients in US courts and international arbitration proceedings. The firm has represented international businesses in Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

[edit] Selected Client List

[edit] Recognition

Four of McKool Smith's attorneys have earned selections among the top lawyers in the nation in the 2006 Chambers and Partners USA legal directory. In the profile, McKool Smith is listed as having “an enviable reputation in IP law” and as “a fine and very competent litigation firm.”