Haynes Boone earned high marks in The Legal 500 U.S. 2024 directory, including a hall of fame inductee, dozens of ranked or recommended lawyers and 10 noted practice groups.
The directory, now in its 37th year, analyzes the capabilities of law firms and lawyers in various markets, based on surveys of more than 300,000 buyers of legal services. The Legal 500 is an independent guide; firms and individuals are recommended purely on merit.
Among the firm’s most notable accolades this year is Partner David McCombs achieving Hall of Fame status for Patents: Prosecution (Including Re-Examination and Post-Grant Proceedings), which Legal 500 defines as lawyers who are “at the very top of the profession." Brian Sung (Finance) was also named a Next Generation Partner, while David Ammons (Energy) and Daniel Geyser (Appellate/Supreme Court) were deemed Leading Partners and Michael Stoner and Emily Buchanan earned Leading Associate status.
The following Haynes Boone practices and lawyers were ranked among the top 20 of their categories:
Energy Litigation: Electric Power
- Recommended attorneys: Leslie Thorne, Ben Mesches, Andrew Guthrie and Ryan Pitts
Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas
- Leading Partner: David Ammons
- Recommended Attorneys: Craig Stahl, David Ammons, Jeff Kuehnle, Michael Mazzone, Garrett Martin and D.J. Beaty
Insurance: Advice to Policyholders
- Leading Associates: Michael Stoner and Emily Buchanan
- Recommended Attorneys: Ernest Martin Jr., Barry Buchman, Emily Buchanan and Michael Stoner
Patents: Prosecution (Including Re-Examination and Post-Grant Proceedings)
- Hall of Fame: David McCombs
- Recommended Attorneys: Andrew Lowes, David O’Dell, Jeffrey Wolfson and Raghav Bajaj
- Client Testimonial: “Incredibly knowledgeable on our sector and business.”
Structured Finance: Derivatives and Structured Products
- Next Generation Partner: Brian Sung
- Recommended Attorneys: LeAnn Chen, Neal Kaminsky, Todd Cubbage, Monika Singh Sanford, Matt Frankle, Brian Sung, Phil Lookadoo, Giorgio Bovenzi and Kim Mai
- Client Testimonials: “Matt Frankle has a deep understanding of the underlying legal and structuring issues.”
Trademarks: Non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
The following Haynes Boone practices and lawyers were also ranked this year:
Appellate: Courts of Appeals/Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal)
- Leading Partner: Daniel Geyser
- Recommended Attorneys: Daniel Geyser, Ben Mesches, Mark Trachtenberg and Kent Rutter
- Recommended Attorneys: Todd Cubbage, LeAnn Chen, Giorgio Bovenzi and Craig Unterberg
- Client Testimonials:
- “The team has an outstanding grip on the market and has a deep understanding of banking regulatory matters.”
- “Giorgio Bovenzi is a very smart individual, and an excellent lawyer who can swiftly grasp and resolve any issue. He is stellar in client service and has a particularly remarkable ability to see the big picture on a matter.”
- “The team has an outstanding grip on the market and has a deep understanding of banking regulatory matters.”
- Recommended Attorneys: Jeffrey Wolfson, Vincent Shier, Benjamin Pelletier and Jamie Raju
- Recommended Attorneys: Don Shiman, Lauren White and Brandon Jones
