About William
William (Bill) Munck is the managing partner of Munck Wilson Mandala. He is a member of the executive committee and chairs the firm’s intellectual property group. Bill brings 30+ years of experience counseling clients regarding the development of offensive and defensive intellectual property portfolios. His technical expertise is in the hardware, software, firmware, gaming, wired/wireless communication, energy, defense, and medical device/healthcare fields.Bill is known as an attorney who will never give up the fight for his clients. He has been listed among the prestigious Dallas 500 consecutively since 2020 and he is frequently honored and recognized for his leadership and IP knowledge nationally and globally. Bill is highly ranked by IP Stars, IAM Patent 1000, and Chambers and Partners USA in IP law. Clients refer to him as “the go-to guy for patent litigation, prep, and prosecution,” adding: “You can get hold of him 24/7, particularly in a crisis,” and: “He understands the business use of the patent.”Bill has been selected by his peers annually as a Texas Super Lawyer and Best Lawyer in America, and he is a Distinguished Alumni at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University.
William (Bill) Munck is the managing partner of Munck Wilson Mandala. He is a member of the executive committee and chairs the firm’s intellectual property group. Bill brings 30+ years of experience counseling clients regarding the development of offensive and defensive intellectual property portfolios. His technical expertise is in the hardware, software, firmware, gaming, wired/wireless communication, energy, defense, and medical device/healthcare fields.
Bill is known as an attorney who will never give up the fight for his clients. He has been listed among the prestigious Dallas 500 consecutively since 2020 and he is frequently honored and recognized for his leadership and IP knowledge nationally and globally. Bill is highly ranked by IP Stars, IAM Patent 1000, and Chambers and Partners USA in IP law. Clients refer to him as “the go-to guy for patent litigation, prep, and prosecution,” adding: “You can get hold of him 24/7, particularly in a crisis,” and: “He understands the business use of the patent.”
Bill has been selected by his peers annually as a Texas Super Lawyer and Best Lawyer in America, and he is a Distinguished Alumni at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University.
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Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Sports Law, Dallas/Fort Worth (2022)
- Lawyer of the Year: Sports Law, Dallas/Fort Worth (2020)
- Recognized: Artificial Intelligence Law
- Recognized: Copyright Law
- Recognized: Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Recognized: Litigation - Patent
- Recognized: Patent Law
- Recognized: Sports Law
- Practice Area: Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
- Practice Area: Information Technology Law
- Practice Area: IT Outsourcing Law
- Practice Area: Litigation - Antitrust
- Practice Area: Media Law
- Practice Area: Technology Law
- Practice Area: Trade Secrets Law
- Practice Area: Trademark Law
- Special Focus: Patent
- The Dallas 500 – The Most Powerful Business Leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth by D CEO
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
- Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters 2003 – 2023
- Distinguished Alumni, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
- Best Lawyers in America, Woodward White, Inc. 2006 – 2023
- Distinguished Leader, Texas Lawyer, 2017
- IP Star, Managing Intellectual Property Magazine, 2019-2023
- IAM Patent 1000 Recommended Professional 2020-2023