Justin Riess

Justin Riess is a partner and co-chair of Haynes Boone’s Leveraged Finance Practice Group. Justin’s practice focuses on leveraged finance, specialty finance, private credit finance and syndicated lending.

During his 25 years of practice, Justin has advised global financial institutions, corporate borrowers and private equity firms in syndicated lending transactions ranging from $50 million to $3 billion. He has experience in many industries including healthcare, franchise, defense and aerospace, food and beverage and financial services. In addition to corporate lending, Justin has represented banks and other lenders in loans to high-net-worth individuals. These individuals often have complex lending needs with collateral ranging from stock portfolios and real property to ownership interests in sports franchises, art collections, private planes and yachts.

Clients have stated that Justin is “extremely smart, responsive and helpful with complex structuring” (Chambers USA 2024). Other clients noted that he is “detail-oriented, objective and very knowledgeable” (Chambers USA 2024). 

Chambers USA, Chambers and Partners, listed Justin as a leading attorney in Banking & Finance for the last 11 years including naming him as an Up and Coming Lawyer from 2015-2016. Justin was included in The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Inc., for Banking and Finance Law in 2021-2026. He was named a Rising Star in banking by Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, in 2014.