Press Release

Haynes and Boone, LLP has been featured in the annual Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2017 (Chambers & Partners) directory. The widely-respected legal publication recognized 50 individual lawyers across 20 practice areas.

Three firm partners received a banding for the first time: Paul Amiel, Laura O’Donnell and Laura L. Prather. Meanwhile, Partner Anne Johnson makes her debut as a recognized practitioner, and Dan Gold was ranked for the first time, in the “Up and Coming” category.

“I’m thrilled that so many of our lawyers and practice areas were again recognized by their peers and our clients in the latest Chambers directory, which measures lawyers by the qualities we value the most, starting with client service,” said firm Managing Partner Tim Powers.

Independent and objective, Chambers USA is carefully researched and widely considered to be the most reputable law firm directory in the world. Its rankings are based on thousands of interviews with leading practitioners and clients from coast to coast. Ranking criteria include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by legal clients.

The Haynes and Boone practice groups recognized by Chambers are:

Antitrust (Texas)
Banking & Finance (Texas)
Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Nationwide and Texas)
Corporate/M&A (Texas)
Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity) (Texas)
Environment (Texas)
Franchising (Nationwide)
Healthcare (Texas)
Insurance (Texas)
Intellectual Property (Texas)
Labor & Employment (Texas)
Latin American Investment (Texas)
Litigation: General Commercial (Texas)
Real Estate (New York and Texas)
Tax (Texas)
Technology: Outsourcing (Texas)
Below are the individually recognized Haynes and Boone attorneys and the Chambers practice area(s):

Katherine (Kit) Addleman, Securities: Regulation: Enforcement (Nationwide); Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Texas)
Purvi Patel Albers, Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright (Texas)
Robert Albergotti, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Nationwide and Texas)
Paul Amiel, Banking & Finance (Texas)
Jeffrey Becker, Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright (Texas)
Charles Beckham Jr., Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Nationwide and Texas)
Michael Boone, Corporate/M&A (Texas)
James D. Braddock, Environment (Texas)
Stacy Brainin, Healthcare (Texas)
Ronald W. Breaux, Antitrust (Texas)
Jeff Civins, Environment (Texas)
Deborah S. Coldwell, Franchising (Nationwide)
Randall E. Colson, Technology: Outsourcing (Texas)
Nina Cortell, Litigation: Appellate (Texas)
Jeff Dorrill, Tax (Texas)
John R. Eldridge, Environment (Texas)
Russell Emerson, Intellectual Property (Texas)
John D. Fognani, Natural Resources & Environment (Colorado)
Dan Gold, Litigation: Securities (Texas)
Tom Harris, Corporate/M&A (Texas)
Anne Johnson, Litigation: Appellate (Texas)
Neal Kaminsky, Banking & Finance (Texas)
Steven Koch, Real Estate: Finance (New York)
Robert A. Lauer, Franchising (Nationwide)
Lynne Liberato, Litigation: Appellate (Texas)
Diana Liebmann, Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity) (Texas)
Ernest Martin, Insurance (Texas)
Richard Martin, Real Estate (Texas)
Michael Mazzone, Environment (Texas)
David McCombs, Intellectual Property (Texas)
Barry McNeil, Antitrust (Texas)
Mary S. Mendoza, Environment (Texas)
Frasher Murphy, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Texas)
Scott G. Night, Banking & Finance (Texas)
Laura O’Donnell, Labor & Employment (Texas)
Larry B. Pascal, Latin American Investment (Texas)
Ian Peck, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Texas)
Stephen Pezanosky, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Texas)
Phillip Philbin, Intellectual Property (Texas)
Timothy Powers, Banking & Finance (Texas)
Werner Powers, Insurance (Texas)
Laura Prather, First Amendment Litigation (Nationwide)
Karen S. Precella, Litigation: Appellate (Texas)
Ann Saegert, Real Estate (Texas)
Janice V. Sharry, Corporate/M&A (Texas)
Micah Skidmore, Insurance (Texas)
Patrick J. Sullivan, Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity) (Texas)
Mary-Christine (M.C.) Sungaila, Litigation: Appellate (California)
Robert Wilson, Real Estate (Texas)
Kenya S Woodruff, Healthcare (Texas)