David  Boies
Boies, Schiller & Flexner, L.L.P.
333 Main Street
Armonk, NY 10504
(New York)

Position: Member

TEL: 914-749-8201

FAX: 914-749-8300

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Admitted: New York
United States Supreme Court
United States Courts of Appeals: First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Federal, and District of Columbia Circuits
United States District Courts: Southern and Eastern District of New York and the District of Colorado
United States Court of International Trade

Law School: New York University School of Law, LL.M., 1967, Yale Law School, LL.B., magna cum laude, 1966

College: Northwestern University, B.S., 1964, University of Redlands, Phi Beta Kappa, 1960-1962

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Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, Class Actions, Corporate Governance, Securities Litigation, Sports Law, White Collar Criminal Defense, Business Crimes, Personal Injury, Product Liability

Additional Information: See: Virginia L. Giuffre v. Andrew Albert Christian Edwards, a/k/a Prince Andrew, a/k/a Duke of York; Elizabeth D. Johnson, et al. v. General Motors, L.L.C.; In re: Google Digital Advertising Antitrust Litigation; Janes Doe, et al. v. J.P. Morgan

Mr. Boise is Chairman of the law firm of Boies, Schiller, and Flexner, LLP. The firm has offices in New York, Washington D.C., Florida, Nevada, and New Hampshire.

Mr. Boies was born in Sycamore, Illinois on March 11, 1941. He attended the University of Redlands (1960-62); and received a B.S. From Northwestern University (1964); an LL.B., magna cum laude, from Yale University (1966); and an LL.M. from New York University (1967).

Mr. Boies served as Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the United States Senate Antitrust Subcommittee in 1978 and Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the United State Senate Judiciary Committee in 1979. In 1991-1993, Mr. Boies was counsel to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in its litigation to recover losses for failed savings and loan associations, and in 1998-2000 Mr. Boies served as Special Trial Counsel for the United States Department of Justice in its antitrust suit against Microsoft. Mr. Boies also served as the lead counsel for former Vice-President Al Gore in connection with litigation relating to the 2000 election Florida vote count. Mr. Boies has taught courses at New York University Law School and Cardozo Law School.

Mr. Boies is the author of numerous publications including Court Justice, published by Miramax in 2004 and Public Control of Business (co-authored with Paul Verkuil), published by Little Brown in 1977.

He is a member of Phi Betta Kappa, The New York Bar (1967), and the American Bar Association; a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers; and a Trustee of the National Constitution Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center.

Mr. Boies is the recipient of LL.D.s from the University of Redlands (2000) and New York Law School (2007). His awards include the Pinnacle Award from the International Dyslexia, The William Brennan Award from the University of Virginia, the Role Model Award from Equality Forum, the Access to Justice Award from San Francisco Lawyers' Club, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mississippi Centre for Justice. Mr. Boies was named the Antitrust Lawyer of the Year by the New York Bar Association (2003); the Lawyer of the Year by the National Law Journal (1999 and 2000); the Commercial Litigator of the Year by Who's Who International an unprecedented four times (including 2010), a Star Individual by Chambers USA (2010), and one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time Magazine (2010).

In 2008 Mr. Boies successfully defended NASCAR against antitrust charges, and with his partner Donald Flexer, collected a record $4.1 billion for their client American Express in its litigation against Visa and MasterCard. In 2009 Mr. Boies successfully defended his client Starr International against a $4.3 billion claim by AIG and represented the Golden Gate Yacht Club in its efforts to enjoin the American's Cup defender from disqualifying the Club's boat (which went on to win the Cup). In 2010 Mr. Boies represented plaintiffs in California suing to enjoin the state's ban on gay marriage as violative of the federal constitution.

Firm Members: Nicholas Cervante, Jr.

Firm Members: Helen Maher

Firm Members: Jason Cyrulnik

Firm Members: Sean Eskovitz

Firm Members: Mauricio Gonzalez



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