Haynes and Boone
Encyclopedia
Haynes and Boone, LLP is an international corporate law
firm with offices in Texas
, New York, California
, Washington, D.C.
, Mexico City and Moscow. Haynes and Boone is ranked the 76th largest law firm in the nation by the National Law Journal. Haynes and Boone has its headquarters in the One Victory Park
building in Uptown
Dallas, Texas
.
; bankruptcy
; business reorganization; workouts; clean tech; environmental law
, climate change, and corporate sustainability
; intellectual property
; labor and employment; real estate
; and all aspects of business litigation.
efforts. The firm was selected in recognition of its seven-year effort that freed two Mexican nationals wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
building in Uptown Dallas
.
In March 1997 Haynes and Boone moved its headquarters and 1,000 employees out of the Burnett Plaza
facility in Fort Worth, Texas
and moved into 21900 square foot on the 22nd floor of what was then the Texas Commerce Tower.
Before it was in One Victory Park, Haynes and Boone had its headquarters in 216000 square foot in the Bank of America Plaza
in Downtown Dallas
. By 2006 the company announced that it was moving to a new headquarters facility. On October 27, 2008 Haynes and Boone moved into One Victory Park; the firm was the first major tenant that moved into the building. The firm downsized its space to 175000 square foot of space on six floors. The offices of higher ranked employees were the same size as those of lower ranked employees so efficiency could be increased.
Corporate law
Corporate law is the study of how shareholders, directors, employees, creditors, and other stakeholders such as consumers, the community and the environment interact with one another. Corporate law is a part of a broader companies law...
firm with offices in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, New York, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, Mexico City and Moscow. Haynes and Boone is ranked the 76th largest law firm in the nation by the National Law Journal. Haynes and Boone has its headquarters in the One Victory Park
One Victory Park
One Victory Park is a skyscraper in Uptown Dallas.On October 27, 2008 Haynes and Boone moved into One Victory Park; the firm was the first major tenant that moved into the building. The firm downsized its space to of space on six floors. The offices of higher ranked employees were the same size as...
building in Uptown
Uptown Dallas
Uptown is a PID and neighborhood in Dallas, Texas. Uptown is adjacent-to and north-of downtown Dallas, and is bordered by US 75 on the east, N Haskell Avenue on the northeast, Katy Trail on the northwest, Bookhout Street and Cedar Springs Road on the west, N Akard Street on the southwest and Spur...
Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
.
Strategic Practice Areas
Areas of law practiced by Haynes and Boone include securities; mergers and acquisitionsMergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling, dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that can help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of origin, or a new field or...
; bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
; business reorganization; workouts; clean tech; environmental law
Environmental law
Environmental law is a complex and interlocking body of treaties, conventions, statutes, regulations, and common law that operates to regulate the interaction of humanity and the natural environment, toward the purpose of reducing the impacts of human activity...
, climate change, and corporate sustainability
Corporate sustainability
Corporate sustainability is a business approach that creates long-term consumer and employee value by not only creating a "green" strategy aimed towards the natural environment, but taking into consideration every dimension of how a business operates in the social, cultural, and economic environment...
; intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
; labor and employment; real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
; and all aspects of business litigation.
Notable Cases
Haynes and Boone was awarded the 2008 W. Frank Newton Award for outstanding pro bonoPro bono
Pro bono publico is a Latin phrase generally used to describe professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment or at a reduced fee as a public service. It is common in the legal profession and is increasingly seen in marketing, technology, and strategy consulting firms...
efforts. The firm was selected in recognition of its seven-year effort that freed two Mexican nationals wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Headquarters
Haynes and Boone has its headquarters in the One Victory ParkOne Victory Park
One Victory Park is a skyscraper in Uptown Dallas.On October 27, 2008 Haynes and Boone moved into One Victory Park; the firm was the first major tenant that moved into the building. The firm downsized its space to of space on six floors. The offices of higher ranked employees were the same size as...
building in Uptown Dallas
Uptown Dallas
Uptown is a PID and neighborhood in Dallas, Texas. Uptown is adjacent-to and north-of downtown Dallas, and is bordered by US 75 on the east, N Haskell Avenue on the northeast, Katy Trail on the northwest, Bookhout Street and Cedar Springs Road on the west, N Akard Street on the southwest and Spur...
.
In March 1997 Haynes and Boone moved its headquarters and 1,000 employees out of the Burnett Plaza
Burnett Plaza
Burnett Plaza is a building located in Fort Worth, Texas. At 567 feet , it is the tallest building in Fort Worth, and the tallest building in Texas outside Houston, Dallas and Austin, as well as being the tallest building between Dallas and Los Angeles.The building has 40 floors. It was completed...
facility in Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
and moved into 21900 square foot on the 22nd floor of what was then the Texas Commerce Tower.
Before it was in One Victory Park, Haynes and Boone had its headquarters in 216000 square foot in the Bank of America Plaza
Bank of America Plaza (Dallas)
Bank of America Plaza is a 72-story late-modernist skyscraper located in the Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas. Standing at a structural height of , it is the tallest skyscraper in the city of Dallas. It is also the 3rd tallest in Texas and the 22nd tallest in the United States, while...
in Downtown Dallas
Downtown Dallas
Downtown Dallas is the Central Business District in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city. The area termed "Downtown" has traditionally been defined as bounded by the downtown freeway loop: bounded on the east by I-345 Downtown Dallas is the Central Business District...
. By 2006 the company announced that it was moving to a new headquarters facility. On October 27, 2008 Haynes and Boone moved into One Victory Park; the firm was the first major tenant that moved into the building. The firm downsized its space to 175000 square foot of space on six floors. The offices of higher ranked employees were the same size as those of lower ranked employees so efficiency could be increased.