Haynes Boone Co-Founder Michael Boone, Firm Managing Partner Taylor Wilson and Dallas Office Managing Partner Sakina Rasheed Foster are included in D CEO magazine’s 2025 Dallas 500 directory featuring the most powerful and influential business leaders in North Texas in more than 50 categories. This is the fourth year that both Boone and Wilson have been included in this prestigious list.
The directory provides an engaging, personal look at the people who have made Dallas-Fort Worth such a powerful economic force.
“Reading the 2025 Dallas 500 will make you feel grateful to live in such a vibrant market—and among leaders who are accomplished, innovative and fun,” said D CEO Editor Christine Perez.
About Haynes Boone’s honorees:
Michael Boone
Boone has more than 40 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities transactions and board-of-director representations. He has been recognized by Chambers USA from 2016-2024 as one of the leading practitioners in Texas for Corporate/M&A, was recently inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame and was named to D Magazine’s Hall of Fame last year for ranking among the best lawyers of Dallas for over 15 years.
Taylor Wilson
Wilson focuses his practice on investment management and private equity, and he regularly advises investment advisers to both domestic and offshore funds with respect to fund formation and investment management activities. Wilson is also actively involved in the Dallas community, serving on the executive committees of the Dallas Regional Chamber and the Center for American and International Law.
Sakina Rasheed Foster
Foster represents borrowers and financial institutions in complex commercial loan transactions as well as airline and aviation matters. Private equity firms, corporate entities, banks, direct lenders and individuals seek Foster’s advice in connection with senior and subordinated financing, including syndicated and single-bank loan facilities, acquisition financings, asset-based lending and debtor-in-possession financing.
