Haynes Boone achieved national rankings in 32 practice areas and regional rankings in over 150 practice areas in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms. The Best Law Firms rankings are based on client and lawyer evaluations.
Haynes Boone earned National Tier 1, the highest ranking, for 14 practice areas:
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Energy Law
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Mining Law
- Natural Resources Law
- Oil and Gas Law
- Patent Law
- Project Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Trademark Law
Eight additional practice groups were ranked National Tier 2: Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Labor and Employment and Litigation – Patent.
10 practice areas received National Tier 3 rankings: Advertising Law, Antitrust Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – First Amendment, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation – Securities, Technology Law and Trusts and Estates.
Haynes Boone also received Tier 1 rankings in Austin (eight practices), Charlotte (one practice), Chicago (one practice), Denver (four practices), Dallas/Fort Worth (37 practices), Houston (15 practices), New York City (two practices), Orange County (six practices), San Antonio (five practices), San Jose (one practice) and Washington, D.C. (five practices).
See a full list of Haynes Boone’s rankings.