Boies Schiller Flexner LLP

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
Headquarters55 Hudson Yards
New York City, United States
No. of offices15
No. of attorneys176
Major practice areasLitigation
Key peopleDavid Boies (Chairman), Jonathan D. Schiller, & Donald L. Flexner
Date foundedMay 1997
FounderDavid Boies, Jonathan D. Schiller
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitewww.bsfllp.com
Outside the D.C. offices of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP.

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP is an American law firm based in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 by David Boies and Jonathan D. Schiller, who were joined in 1999 by Donald L. Flexner, a former partner with Crowell & Moring.

The firm has become known for its involvement in high-profile litigation, having represented the Department of Justice in the antitrust lawsuit United States v. Microsoft, as well as Vice President Gore in the Supreme Court case Bush v. Gore. More recently, Boies successfully challenged the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8 in Perry v. Brown, and represented the National Football League in the antitrust litigation initiated by the players' union.[1] The firm has drawn controversy[2] for its aggressive tactics during representation of Harvey Weinstein amidst sexual abuse allegations[3][4] and the now-defunct blood testing startup Theranos.[5][6]

  1. ^ Battista, Judy (2011-04-03). "Boies, Star Lawyer, Represents N.F.L. in Lockout Hearing". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  2. ^ Turner, Matt; Erb, Jordan Parker; Rosen, Phil (2022-01-23). "Behind the scenes at elite law firm Boies Schiller, which has shrunk by half after an attorney exodus". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  3. ^ Rhode, Deborah L. (9 November 2017). "Opinion | David Boies's Egregious Involvement With Harvey Weinstein". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Rubino, Kathryn. "David Boies Takes Responsibility For Enabling Harvey Weinstein". Above the Law.
  5. ^ Solomon, Steven Davidoff (2 February 2016). "David Boies's Dual Roles at Theranos Set Up Conflict". The New York Times.
  6. ^ May 31, Ben Hancock; PM, Ben Hancock. "In New Theranos Book, Boies Schiller Doesn't Come Off So Great". The Recorder.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)