Its lawyers had to outlawyer the competition, which led to a lot of referrals, and it had to outenterprise them, pouring more unbillable time into speaking, writing, bar work and community activities than anyone else. As with any great institution, Haynes and Boone is the product of vision. But somehow it comes to life at Haynes and Boone. Take the focus on teamwork. The firm obsesses on it.
All clients are firm clients.
You won't find the originating partner's name on a file unless she's working on it. More importantly, the firm appears to have gotten everyone to buy into the long-haul view of law as a cyclical business. Everyone knows that a practice area that's up today almost certainly will be down tomorrow. But many firms still choke on the reality. Not Haynes and Boone.