Mr. Sharp currently focuses his practice on patent litigation. Prior to joining McKool Smith, Mr. Sharp served as Law Clerk to the Hon. T. John Ward in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Before his clerkship, Mr. Sharp's practice included intellectual property litigation and technology transactions at two Silicon Valley law firms. Mr. Sharp has represented companies of all sizes in complex litigation as well as technology transactions ranging from joint software development to semiconductor manufacturing agreements, including: Apple, Yahoo!, Adobe, Conexant Systems, and Intel. Mr. Sharp is an honors graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, and he also holds a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas in Austin.