Haynes and Boone, LLP

About this office:

Haynes and Boone, LLP is one of the largest and fastest-growing law firms in the U.S. Our firm believes that the world of business belongs to companies keen to compete, quick to adapt, eager to listen and learn and resolved to continually challenge themselves. We measure ourselves by the same standards. Our teamwork culture, our willingness to change quickly to meet the demands of the marketplace and our drive to be the best have been the key factors behind our success. We have grown from a handful of lawyers in 1970 to more than 525 attorneys and 30 major legal practice areas, have expanded to twelve offices worldwide and have become a national leader in the use of technology to deliver legal services. Our reputation in the business world has likewise grown.

We serve a diverse group of clients in a wide array of domestic and global business transactions and litigation matters. Our client base reflects virtually every business industry and includes more than 20 percent of the Fortune 500 companies, many major foreign companies and large financial institutions.

We have long served our clients' global business activities by building cross-border practice capabilities, strategically adding international legal expertise and establishing working relationships with leading law firms throughout the world. Haynes and Boone lawyers are proficient in 22 foreign languages. Our Mexico City office, opened in 1994, has grown to be one of the largest in Mexico among U.S. law firms, and our Moscow office was opened in 2005. Our global reach has included more than 100 foreign countries where we assisted clients in cross-border matters ranging from acquisitions and financings to dispute resolution.

Antitrust and Competition; Appellate Practice; Aviation Law; Bankruptcy and Business Restructuring; Clean Tech; Corporate Governance; Corporate Law; Crisis Management; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation; Energy; Environmental; Fiduciary Disputes; Financial Crisis Advisory and Litigation; Franchise and Distribution; Government Contracts; Government Relations; Healthcare; Immigration; Information Technology and Business Process Outsourcing; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Intellectual Property; International Law; Investment Banking and Broker-Dealer; Investment Funds; Labor And Employment; Litigation/Trial Practice; Mergers And Acquisitions; Oil and Gas Litigation; Private Clients and Estate Planning; Private Equity; Projects; Public Law; Real Estate; Regulatory Law; Restructuring, Workouts and Recapitalizations; Securities Class Action Defense and Shareholder Litigation; Securities/Capital Markets; Social Media; Tax Law; Venture Capital/Emerging Company; White Collar Criminal Defense.

Intervening Rights and Invalidity-Argument Estoppel in Litigation After Patent Reexamination
David M. O'Dell,Kenneth G. Parker,Don Tiller, October 21, 2011
The Federal Circuit recently resolved two issues of first impression as to how patent reexamination proceedings affect related patent infringement litigation. These two cases, Marine Polymer and Bettcher Industries, are likely to have a significant impact on both litigation and...

Practice Tips Under the Patent Reform Rules
Tom Chen,Dustin T. Johnson,Andrew Lowes,Jeffrey A. Wolfson, September 21, 2011
The long anticipated America Invents Act (the “Act”) was signed into law today. However, given that certain provisions of the Act are now in effect while others do not come online until March 16, 2013, innovating companies and individuals should consider the impact and timing of those...

Conformity is a Virtue: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Proposes Changes to the Duty of Disclosure to Match the Therasense Standard
Randall C. Brown,Tom Chen,Brent A. Folsom,Jeffrey A. Wolfson, July 28, 2011
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) has proposed changes to two rules that are designed to streamline the obligations of innovators and their patent practitioners to disclose information to the PTO in patent applications and reexamination proceedings.

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