Haynes Boone

About the Palo Alto office

Haynes Boone is a national law firm whose legal name is Haynes and Boone, LLP. Its Palo Alto office is at 3000 El Camino Real, Building 2, Suite 250, part of the Palo Alto Square office complex. Some map listings still place the firm at 525 University Avenue downtown. The firm's own office page gives the El Camino Real address, so use that one. The main number is 650-687-8800 and the fax is 650-687-8801.

The firm describes the Palo Alto office as advising technology-driven companies, investors and innovators in Silicon Valley and beyond. It works with colleagues across California and the wider firm. Gary J. Edwards, a senior counsel, is listed as the Palo Alto office managing partner.

This page describes the office and its stated focus. It is not legal advice. It does not describe or evaluate any client matter or result.

Practice focus

Intellectual property sits at the center of the office's work. The firm says its Palo Alto lawyers help clients develop, protect, commercialize and defend technology. The services it names are:

• Patent prosecution, the process of applying for and obtaining patents
• Patent portfolio strategy
• Licensing
• Post-grant proceedings, such as challenges to issued patents
• IP litigation
• Related corporate counsel

The firm says the office supports clients ranging from startups and individual inventors to multinational companies. Its people list for Palo Alto includes partners, counsel, associates, patent agents and a foreign counsel. Several of them are also tied to the firm's San Francisco, Orange County and San Diego offices, which reflects how the California offices share work. Each entry on that list shows the person's title, a direct phone line and any other offices they work from, which helps if you already know whom you need to reach.

About the wider firm

Haynes Boone lists more than 20 office locations. In the United States they include Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Houston, New York, Northern Virginia, Orange County, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, The Woodlands and Washington, D.C. Abroad, the firm lists London, Mexico City and a representative office in Shanghai.

For a Palo Alto reader, the main point is that this office plugs into a large national firm. A startup that begins with patent filings here can draw on corporate, finance or litigation lawyers in other offices as it grows.

Who the office works with

The office's stated focus points to business clients with technology at stake: founders protecting an invention, investors weighing a company's patents and larger companies managing a portfolio or a dispute. It is not a practice for personal matters such as wills, family law or a traffic ticket. For those, look for a local practice that lists the area you need.

Founders who are new to the area may want context before meeting any law firm. Our guides to startups in Palo Alto, accelerators and incubators and term sheet basics cover the local scene and the vocabulary of early financings.

Getting there

Palo Alto Square is on El Camino Real, on the edge of the California Avenue district. The California Avenue Caltrain station is roughly half a mile away, which makes the train a fair choice for visitors coming from San Francisco or San Jose. Drivers should ask their contact at the firm about visitor parking in the complex before arriving. Meetings are by arrangement, so call or email ahead instead of dropping in.

The office is also an easy hop from Stanford Research Park, home to many of the technology companies that work with Palo Alto law firms. Our Stanford Research Park guide explains what is there. If you need a meal before or after a meeting, the restaurants and cafes along California Avenue are a short walk or drive away.

How to get in touch

Call the Palo Alto office at 650-687-8800, or use the contact links on the firm's office page to reach a specific lawyer. The office page also names an administrative contact for general questions. You can confirm any California attorney's license through the State Bar of California's public attorney search.

Location and getting there

Haynes Boone is at 3000 El Camino Real, Building 2, Suite 250, Palo Alto, CA 94306, in the California Avenue area of Palo Alto. Our California Avenue guide covers what else is around.

The nearest train stop is the California Avenue Caltrain station, about 0.6 miles away. That is roughly a 14 minute walk.

Parking: street spaces and city garages with posted limits (see parking in Palo Alto).

What is nearby

• FedEx Office Ship Center, El Camino Real, service business, under 0.1 mi
• First Tech Federal Credit Union, Palo Alto, service business, under 0.1 mi
• Verizon El Camino Real, shop, 0.1 mi
• AT&T El Camino Real, shop, 0.2 mi
• Sleep Number, store, 0.2 mi
• Boulware Park, 0.4 mi
• College Terrace Library, 0.4 mi
• Weisshaar Park, 0.6 mi

Other professional services nearby: Wilson Sonsini (0.2 mi); WilmerHale (0.2 mi); Paul Hastings (0.4 mi); Lee Aldinger Insurance (0.4 mi). Browse the full professional services list.

Before you go

• Most firms meet by appointment only. Call or email before visiting the office.
• Ask about fees, billing and what is included before you sign an engagement letter.
• Check professional licenses through the relevant California board, such as the State Bar or the Department of Real Estate.

About this listing

Checked October 30, 2026 against Haynes Boone Palo Alto office page; Haynes Boone official website. How our listings work. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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