Eight Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers have been included in the 2024 Lawdragon 500 listing of leading bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers across the globe: Partners Charles Beckham Jr., Eli Columbus, Patrick Hughes, Ken Kattner, Ian Peck and Stephen Pezanosky, Senior Counsel James Markus and Counsel Kourtney Lyda.
The Lawdragon editorial team selected the 500 honorees through submissions, research and vetting from a board of peers and clients.
“These are the lawyers who can make all the difference for a business, debtor or creditor and have done so time and time again,” the publication states. “They reflect the move away from the more extreme boom and bust cycles of bankruptcy practice to a more sustained reality of leverage as a financial tool – wanted or not – throughout economic cycles in a global economy.”
In addition to the Lawdragon 500 rankings, the Restructuring Practice Group was also ranked in the 2024 Chambers USA directory in Texas at a Band 1 level. Furthermore, Haynes Boone has the most ranked restructuring attorneys of any firm in Texas, including Partners Beckham, Columbus, Peck, Pezanosky, Frasher Murphy and Kelli Stephenson Norfleet.
Chambers quoted many clients praising the attorneys’ skill and professionalism. Read a few examples below:
- “Charles Beckham enjoys a strong reputation as a leading bankruptcy lawyer. He offers extensive experience in acting for creditors in a wide range of issues, including in-court and out-of-court restructurings.”
- "Ian [Peck] is a highly regarded member of the Haynes Boone team. He has developed a significant practice and reputation."
- "Kelli [Stephenson Norfleet] is well known and respected in the community and is able to handle complex cases."
Haynes Boone’s Restructuring Practice Group handles issues in large and complex out-of-court financial restructurings and Chapter 11 reorganization cases. Clients rely on their deep understanding of the day-to-day operational and financial issues impacting client companies, as well as the economic and political trends that affect virtually every industry. They take the time to understand the dynamics of the reorganization process from each constituent's point of view to achieve the best outcome.
