Haynes Boone is delighted to welcome Real Estate Partner Ben Herd to the firm’s Dallas office. Herd has been practicing in Dallas for nearly 25 years, most recently with Holland & Knight LLP.
Herd’s national practice focuses on real estate finance and commercial real estate, representing lenders in commercial mortgaged-backed securities (CMBS), collateralized loan obligations (CLO) and similar structured programs in hundreds of transactions. Herd represents Wall Street firms lending money on large commercial real estate projects, guiding his clients through various complexities that come with any individual transaction structure. He is a top advisor and counselor for clients, both in transactions and as an advisor for structure and strategy.
"Haynes Boone is a well-established law firm with a culture that fits the way I practice, in making sure that its attorneys are the best that they can possibly be,” Herd said. “I have found that clients and businesses are attracted to excellence, and I am excited to help this excellent practice group grow to better serve our clients."
Herd is the eighth addition to the firm’s global Real Estate Practice Group this year, joining Brett Dockwell and Joe Sarcinella in New York City, Dan Mallet and David Hengstler in Orange County, Mark Payne in London, George Hinchey in San Antonio and W. Stephen Wilson in San Francisco.
“Ben’s extensive experience and stellar reputation will be invaluable as we continue to strengthen our practice and serve our clients across a wide array of real estate matters,” said Troy Christensen, co-chair of the Real Estate Practice Group. “His addition further supports our commitment to growing our real estate practice in key markets across the globe.”
Outside of the office, Herd is a committee member for the Park Cities Quail Coalition, a non-profit conservation organization run by a group of Dallas area volunteers. He also spent six years on the board of West Dallas Community School, which provides a classical education to one of the most economically, socially and academically challenged neighborhoods in the country.
