Mike is a trial lawyer with a passion for handling complex and technical cases.  He has been repeatedly named a Texas Super Lawyer in commercial litigation, a Top Litigator, a Best Lawyer in Dallas (D Magazine), and a Best Lawyer in America. Clients entrust Mike with their largest and most important cases, and he frequently represents clients as either a plaintiff or defendant where the amounts in dispute exceed $100 million. In the past few years, Mike has acted as trial counsel in two jury trials resulting in substantial 8-figure jury verdicts.

Mike frequently represents inventors, technology companies, and other businesses in disputes involving patent infringement, trade secret claims and other business torts in the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas, Delaware, and numerous other state and federal courts. Mike handles cases regarding a wide range of technologies and technical issues, including pharmaceuticals (Hatch Waxman litigation), consumer electronics, wireless communication devices/systems, semiconductors, software, commercial construction and design, manufacturing equipment and systems, and power and electrical distribution systems. In 2021, Mike was a key member of the trial team for the plaintiff in ams sensors USA Inc. v. Renesas Electronics America Inc., a case involving breach of contract and trade secret misappropriation claims. The jury returned an $86 million verdict.

    In addition to commercial and IP litigation, Mike has more than 31 years of experience litigating and trying other commercial matters, including insurance matters, product liability cases, construction defect disputes, and business torts.

    Mike has been a fixture in the insurance subrogation community for 25 years and has successfully handled large property damage and construction cases throughout the country, helping his clients recover over $100 million in subrogation recoveries.

    In addition to Texas and the Southwest, Mike has represented clients in federal and state courts throughout the country, including California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, New York, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

     

    • Key partner on trial team for the plaintiff in ams sensors USA Inc. v. Renesas Electronics America Inc., a case involving breach of contract and trade secret misappropriation claims. The jury returned an $86 million verdict
    • Lead trial counsel in iLife Technologies Inc. v. Nintendo of America Inc.; secured a $10.1M patent infringement verdict in a case involving motion detection technology for Wii gaming systems;
    • Defended patent and trade secret case in which plaintiff sought over $100 million;
    • Trial counsel for the plaintiff in Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions, Inc. v. Intersil Corporation, a case involving a breach of contract, patent infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, interference, and damages. Secured judgment for $77 million, one of the largest intellectual property verdicts in the United States in 2015;
    • Represented domestic and international pharmaceutical companies in over a dozen patent infringement cases against generic drug manufacturers concerning branded drugs with annual sales exceeding $100 million;
    • Represented major airline defending a software patent dispute resulting in dismissal of all claims against client without any payment;
    • Represented corporate defendants in a case alleging theft of trade secrets relating to manufacturing of activated carbon and seeking over $100 million in damages;
    • Represented patent owner in inter partes review of motion detection patent resulting in confirmation of patentability on all challenged claims;
    • Represented a developer and insurer in construction defect dispute involving construction errors in development of retirement communities in New England causing millions of dollars in damages;
    • Represented a national marketing company in a defamation and trademark infringement matter against Paramount Pictures, including two successful appeals to the Texas Supreme Court;
    • Represented property owner and insurer in dispute involving millions of dollars in property damage to a high-rise condominium development in Houston, Texas;
    • Represented a corporate policyholder in an insurance coverage dispute regarding insurers’ refusal to defend a series of lawsuits alleging trademark and trade dress infringement;
    • Represented a patent owner in cases involving accelerometer-based motion detection technology in related cases in Texas, California, and Pennsylvania;
    • Represented property owner and insurers in a construction defect case involving a roof system failure at a commercial facility causing over $30 million in damage;
    • Represented a corporation in a suit against the court-appointed receiver for negligence, breach of fiduciary duties and the waste of receivership assets;
    • Represented a property owner, national department store chain, and insurer in a $35 million dollar construction defect dispute arising from roof collapses at a regional shopping mall.

    • Protecting Proprietary Information in a Digital World IPWatchdog LIVE 2022, September 2022.
    • Litigating Patents in Texas IPWatchdog LIVE 2021, September 2021.
    • High Tech Patent Litigation Trends and The Return of Competitor Lawsuits IPWatchdog Virtual CON2020, October 2020.

    Press Releases

    Munck Wilson Mandala Verdict Listed Among 2021 Top 20 Verdicts

    TopVerdict reviews cases that were tried in either state or federal courts of Texas to determine the top 20 verdicts each year. The same verdict was also listed as a Top 100 Verdict of 2021 by The National Law Journal, which will publish its Top 100 Verdicts in the July publication. In early March 2022,

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    19 Munck Wilson Mandala Attorneys Named Texas Super Lawyers

    The 2021 list of Texas Super Lawyers will be published in the October issue of Texas Monthly. The annual Texas Super Lawyers list honors Texas’ top lawyers based on surveys of more than 57,000 active attorneys across the state. The final list is estimated to be only five percent of Texas’ licensed attorneys. Several MWM partners

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    18 Munck Wilson Mandala Attorneys Named Texas Super Lawyers

    The 2020 list of Texas Super Lawyers will be published in the October issue of Texas Monthly. The annual Texas Super Lawyers list honors Texas’ top lawyers based on surveys of more than 57,000 active attorneys across the state. The final list is estimated to be only five percent of Texas’ licensed attorneys. Several MWM partners

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    13 Munck Wilson Mandala Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America©; 8 Recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

    The MWM attorneys recognized as Best Lawyers in America© are managing partner William Munck, who has been recognized annually since 2011, chair of the litigation practice Jamil Alibhai, litigation partner Kelly Chen, IP partner Greg Howison, chair of the corporate law practice Larry Mandala, co-chair of the employment and labor practice Michael McCabe, chair of

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    18 Munck Wilson Mandala Partners Named Texas Super Lawyers

    The 2019 list of Texas Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) will be published in the October issue of Texas Monthly. The annual Texas Super Lawyers list honors Texas’ top lawyers based on surveys of more than 57,000 active attorneys across the state. The final list is estimated to be only five percent of Texas’ licensed attorneys. The following

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    Eight Munck Wilson Mandala Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America

    The Best Lawyers in America© list is compiled annually through peer-review surveys among tens of thousands of leading lawyers. If the votes for an attorney are ample for inclusion in The Best Lawyers™, that attorney must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain on the list for each edition. Lawyers are not permitted to pay

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    16 Munck Wilson Mandala Partners Named Texas Super Lawyers

    The 2018 list of Texas Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) will be published in the October issue of Texas Monthly. The annual Texas Super Lawyers list honors Texas’ top lawyers based on surveys of more than 57,000 active attorneys across the state. The final list is estimated to be only five percent of Texas’ licensed attorneys. The following

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    Six Munck Wilson Mandala Partners Named Best Lawyers in America

    The Best Lawyers in America© list is compiled annually through peer-review surveys among tens of thousands of leading lawyers. If the votes for an attorney are ample for inclusion in The Best Lawyers™, that attorney must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain on the list for each edition. Lawyers are not permitted to pay

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    16 Munck Wilson Mandala Partners Named Texas Super Lawyers

    Dallas, TX, Sep. 5, 2017 —–  16 partners from law firm Munck Wilson Mandala have been selected as Texas Super Lawyers for 2017.  Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.  Produced and managed by Thomson Reuters, the selection

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    Six Munck Wilson Mandala Partners Named Best Lawyers in America

    The Best Lawyers in America list is compiled annually by conducting peer-review surveys among tens of thousands of leading lawyers. If the votes for an attorney are ample for inclusion in Best Lawyers, that attorney must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain on the list for each edition. Lawyers are not permitted to pay

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    23 Munck Wilson Mandala Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers List

    Munck Wilson Mandala is pleased to announce that 23 lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic

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    18 Munck Wilson Mandala Attorneys Named Texas Super Lawyers 2023

    Munck Wilson Mandala congratulates 18 attorneys who have been recognized as Texas Super Lawyers for 2023. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Produced and managed by Thomson Reuters, the selection process involves independent research,

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    University of Texas School of Law, JD, 1991

    with honors

    University of Texas, BBA, 1988

    Finance

    • State Bar of Texas
    • Dallas Bar Association
    • American Trial Lawyers Association

    • Best Lawyers in America
      2018-2024
    • Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
      2009 – 2023
    • IAM Patent 1000 Recommended Professionals
      2020-2023

    Texas, 1991

    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

    U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit