Honors and Awards:

• McKool Smith Lawyers Highlighted On the 2010 Texas Rising Stars Listing;  Eighteen from McKool Smith Recognized Among Texas’ Best Young Lawyers; Ten McKool Smith Attorneys Among Texas Rising Stars

Bar/Professional Activity:

• State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association.

Verdicts and Settlements:

• McKool Smith Announces $105.75 Million Verdict for VirnetX; $19 Million Patent Infringement Verdict for Opti Inc.; McKool Smith Records More Top 2008 Verdicts than Any U.S. Law Firm; Texas Jury Awards Medtronic $250 Million Patent Infringement Verdict; McKool Smith Announces $21 Million Verdict Against Nintendo

Representative Clients:

• VirnetX, Inc. VirnetX v. Microsoft Corp., (ED Tex.). Represents VirnetX in a patent infringement action involving virtual private network technology. After a weeklong trial, jury returned a verdict in favor of VirnetX that included findings of infringement, willful infringement, and validity for all asserted claims.   Opti, Inc. In Opti, Inc. v. Apple Inc., Mr. Cassady represented Opti, Inc. in a patent infringement suit against Apple regarding its patent regarding a computer operation that enables a “pre-snooping” function designed to allow for the more efficient transfer of data. A jury found that Apple willfully infringed Opti's patent.   Anascape, Ltd. Mr. Cassady represented Anascape in its patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft and Nintendo involving video game controller technology. After a two-week trial in the Eastern District of Texas, Anascape obtained a jury verdict against Nintendo. Microsoft and Anascape reached a confidential settlement on the eve of trial.   Medtronic Vascular, Inc. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. v. Boston Scientific et al. Mr. Cassady and others from McKool Smith won a substantial jury verdict on behalf of Medtronic in a patent infringement lawsuit alleging infringement of Medtronic patents covering the design of balloon angioplasty catheters and polymers used to build those catheters. This lawsuit settled after judgment was entered by the district court.   Nortel Networks. Represented Nortel Networks in patent infringement litigation related to telecommunications software and hardware.   US Synthetics Corporation. Represented US Synthetics in patent infringement litigation regarding diamond cutter technology.   Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Represented Halliburton in patent infringement litigation regarding diamond cutter technology.    ORIX Capital Markets. Mr. Cassady represented ORIX in disputes involving multi-billion-dollar real estate mortgage investment conduits.   Electronic Data Systems Corporation. Mr. Cassady has represented EDS, one of the world’s largest information technology outsourcing companies, in its major contract disputes.    American Video Graphics. Mr. Cassady represented AVG in patent litigation against the largest computer manufacturers and game software developers. The cases involve a large number of patents and a diverse group of defendants in the tech sector.   Medtronic, Inc. Eckhard U. Alt v. Medtronic, Inc. Represented Medtronic in patent infringement litigation related to cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators.