In the News

Jesse Gelsomini in the Houston Chronicle: Ready to Pay a 'Spousal Surcharge' for Healthcare?

The company picnic, that summertime ritual showcasing family friendliness, might become a little awkward when spouses learn they're as welcome as day-old potato salad. >>

Mark Trachtenberg in the Houston Chronicle: Judge Might Reopen School Finance Case

A judge who previously ruled Texas' public school finance system unconstitutional may reopen the case to consider the impact of subsequent legislative action, including an infusion of money and a cutback in some requirements. >>

Mark Trachtenberg in Law360: Q&A with Haynes And Boone's Mark Trachtenberg

Mark Trachtenberg heads Haynes and Boone, LLP's Houston office as its administrative partner. He collaborates with trial counsel through dispositive motions, challenges to the opposing party's expert testimony, jury charges, trial briefs and post-trial motions. He is board-certified in civil appellate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and has written and spoken on a wide variety of topics, with a recent focus on arbitration issues. >>



The Houston office of Haynes and Boone ranks as the seventh largest law firm in the city, according to the Houston Business Journal’s Book of Lists in August 2012. 

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Haynes and Boone | Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth most populous city in the United States and is home to the third largest employment center in the region, the Energy Corridor, which consists of more than 300 international and national energy companies. Houston is also home to the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical center in the world, with 50 medical institutions. The City of Houston is known as the city that built the country’s busiest port for foreign tonnage, and has the sixth largest airport system in the world. All of these factors make this multi-cultural city a leader in industry, international trade, commerce and finance. Our full-service Houston office is responsive to the rising demands this places on businesses within the region and the local economy.

Haynes and Boone’s Houston office is involved in a wide array of corporate transactions and litigation work, with particular focus on the needs of Houston’s business community. Heavy emphasis is placed on the following sectors: Energy, and Oil & Gas, as well as Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Technology, Environmental, Business Litigation, Appeals, Business Reorganization, Bankruptcy, Labor and Employment, Tax, Corporate Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions, Public and International Law.

But our lawyers do even more: they are community leaders who give back much more than they take. In 2011, the Houston office was recognized by the Houston Bar Association as an Equal Access to Justice Champion for its continued support through the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program. Our lawyers also serve as members of boards and in executive-level positions with many of the major cultural, educational, philanthropic and religious organizations in the city, as well as in leadership positions within bar and industry-related organizations.