Band 5
Provided by Joshua J. Newcomer
Joshua Newcomer is Managing Principal in the Houston office of McKool Smith. He handles complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on financial, fiduciary, construction, and bankruptcy-related disputes.
Josh currently represents numerous post-bankruptcy trustees and their counterparties arising out of the bankruptcies of Tops, Millennium, KP Engineering, Basic Energy, and other entities. He recently defended Zachry entities in fiduciary duty and fraudulent transfer claims arising out of construction of a billion-dollar public-private partnership toll road. He also recently represented TiVo subsidiaries Rovi and Veveo adverse to Comcast in an International Trade Commission investigation involving the economic activities of the parties.
Prior to joining McKool Smith, Josh clerked for the Honorable Carolyn Dineen King of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Honorable William H. Yohn Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Before attending law school, Joshua was an associate consultant for L.E.K. Consulting in Boston and Singapore, where he focused on business strategy and shareholder valuation.
Temple University School of Law
J.D., magna cum laude
2007
University of Pennsylvania
B.A., cum laude
2001
Provided by Chambers
Joshua Newcomer is managing principal in the Houston office of McKool Smith. He is skilled in a range of commercial disputes, with noteworthy strength in construction and bankruptcy-related litigation.
Provided by Chambers
"Joshua is an outstanding strategist who has a keen understanding of complex litigation. What sets him apart is that ability to strategize from a legal perspective and use his deep understanding of the law to achieve outstanding results."
"Joshua is an outstanding strategist who has a keen understanding of complex litigation. What sets him apart is that ability to strategize from a legal perspective and use his deep understanding of the law to achieve outstanding results."
