
honors and awards
Munck Wilson Mandala and its attorneys have a growing list of accolades from national and local media outlets, rating services and organizations honoring excellence in the legal profession. When we achieve recognition as a firm or as individual practitioners, it is a reflection of the quality work done by our team and our commitment to client service. Recent recognition of our firm and lawyers include the following:
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
Our firm has been honored by Chambers & Partners as a “Leading Law Firm” in Texas for our intellectual property and commercial litigation practice areas, and William A. Munck (intellectual property) has been repeatedly recognized as a leading individual attorney in his field. Chambers observed that our firm is “especially well known for its expertise in IP disputes,” and clients describe William A. Munck as "extraordinarily smart."
Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America
The Lawdragon 500 is one of the most highly respected guides to the best lawyers in the nation, representing far less than 1% of the legal profession. When William A. Munck was named to this list, their editors called him an “IP Icon” who “can handle medical and mechanical devices as easily as firmware, hardware and software”.
Best Lawyers in Dallas
D Magazine honored William A. Munck in their 2011 listing of the Best Personal Lawyers in Dallas. Mr. Munck was recognized as one of the city’s top intellectual property attorneys. Mr. Munck has been named to the D Magazine list of the Best Lawyers in Dallas in each of the last three years.
The Defenders — Top Business-Defense Lawyers in the DFW Metroplex
In 2010, William A. Munck was honored by the Dallas Business Journal in its annual feature on the best business defense lawyers in Dallas/Fort Worth. Jamil N. Alibhai was similarly honored in 2009.
Super Lawyers — Business Edition
Ten Munck Wilson Mandala lawyers received national recognition in the 2011 Super Lawyers -- Business Edition, a listing of selected attorneys recognized as Super Lawyers in business-related practice areas including: Matthew S. Anderson (intellectual property); Lawrence B. Mandala (business & transactions); Robert D. McCutcheon (intellectual property); William A. Munck (intellectual property); Daniel E. Venglarik (intellectual property); Michael C. Wilson (business litigation) and Audrey E. Mross (employment & labor).
Texas Super Lawyers
Eleven Munck Wilson Mandala attorneys were selected by Law & Politics and Texas Monthly magazines as Texas Super Lawyers for 2011. Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only 5% of the attorneys in the state are named to the list each year. Selection is based upon peer nominations, a blue ribbon panel review and independent research of candidates. Our attorneys were recognized in the areas of business litigation, intellectual property, intellectual property litigation and securities and corporate finance.
Texas Rising Stars
Law & Politics and Texas Monthly magazines recognize the top up-and-coming attorneys in Texas -- those who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less — as Texas Rising Stars. For 2011, we were privileged to have 11 of our attorneys receive this honor for their work in business litigation, franchise/dealership, intellectual property, employment and labor, mergers and acquisitions and securities and corporate finance.
