Haynes and Boone, LLP again has been featured in the U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” survey in both metropolitan and national rankings for 2017.
The firm received eight National Tier 1 rankings: appellate practice, bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights, commercial litigation, environmental law, litigation – bankruptcy, litigation – environmental, project finance law, and real estate law.
National Tier 2 rankings were given for the following: banking and finance law, corporate law, employee benefits (ERISA) law, energy law, litigation – ERISA, litigation – intellectual property, litigation – labor & employment, litigation – regulatory enforcement (SEC, telecom, energy), natural resources law, oil & gas law, sports law, technology law and trusts & estates law.
National Tier 3 rankings were awarded for antitrust law, franchise law, litigation – antitrust, litigation – construction, litigation – First Amendment, litigation – mergers & acquisitions, litigation – patent, litigation – securities, mining law, securities/capital markets law, securities regulation, tax law and trademark law.
In addition, the Best Law Firms survey ranks firms nationally in more than 70 major legal practice areas and by metropolitan area and state. Rankings are based on a combination of client feedback, peer reviews and firm information provided in the survey.
In practice areas ranked by metropolitan regions, the firm repeated a strong showing in first-tier honors for practices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, New York, Orange County and Washington, D.C., and gained new rankings in Colorado. The metropolitan rankings include:
Austin Tier 1
Environmental Law
Franchise Law
Litigation - Environmental
Colorado Tier 1
Environmental Law
Dallas/Fort Worth Tier 1
Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Franchise Law
Insurance Law
Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Banking & Finance
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - ERISA
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation - Securities
Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Project Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Tax Law
Technology Law
Trusts & Estates Law
Houston Tier 1
Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Project Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Trusts & Estates Law
New York City Tier 1
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Real Estate Law
Orange County Tier 1
Appellate Practice
Real Estate Law
San Antonio Tier 1
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Real Estate Law
Washington DC Tier 1
Litigation - Environmental
Austin Tier 2
Water Law
Colorado Tier 2
Energy Law
Litigation - Environmental
Mining Law
Dallas/Fort Worth Tier 2
Health Care Law
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
Litigation - Real Estate
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Oil & Gas Law
Trademark Law
Houston Tier 2
Arbitration
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Natural Resources Law
Oil & Gas Law
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Sports Law
Tax Law
New York City Tier 2
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Orange County
Commercial Litigation
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor & Employment
San Antonio Tier 2
Energy Law
Washington DC Tier 2
Environmental Law
Colorado Tier 3
Natural Resources Law
Houston Tier 3
Technology Law