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Boies Schiller Flexner LLP today announced that four litigators, David Barillari, Alexander Boies, Lauren Goldman, and Jenna Smith, have been elevated to partner. Additionally, Washington, D.C.-based partner Amy Neuhardt has been named as the...

Boies Schiller Flexner attorneys and practices were singled out for inclusion in the Chambers USA 2022 rankings. The individual attorneys listed include: Chairman David Boies in Antitrust and Antitrust Mainly Plaintiff (New York and Nationwide),...

Boies Schiller Flexner partner Sigrid McCawley was named one of the Top 10 Woman Litigators in the United States for 2020, while partner Helen Maher was named to Benchmark's list of Top 250 Women in Litigation. The lists of the most distinguished...

The AmLaw Litigation Daily reported on a ruling in federal court in Atlanta upholding a new policy by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on the allocation of donor livers. Litigators at Boies Schiller Flexner have been at the forefront...

BSF attorneys David Barrett, Karen Chesley, and Alex Potter filed an amicus brief on behalf of The Women's Law Project and six other women's advocacy groups asking the U.S. Supreme Court to grant review in Lazar v. Kroncke, a case that...

Delaware Chancellor Andre G. Bouchard approved a stipulation removing five Viacom directors from a shareholder lawsuit against Viacom directors, based on a motion by Boies Schiller Flexner that the actions alleged to have been breaches of their...

International law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner has elected 10 new partners in the firm’s New York City, Washington D.C., London, Los Angeles, Miami, and Oakland offices. The changes are effective January 1, 2017. NEW YORK CITY Karen...

Global litigation law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner has elected eight counsel and associates to its partnership, effective January 1, 2016, at its offices in New York, Washington, Armonk, Miami, and Palo Alto. “We congratulate these accomplished...

The following attorneys at Boies, Schiller & Flexner were recognized as New York-Metro, Super Lawyers: New York City Bagley, Parker H. 2006 - 2015 Barrett, David A. 2006 - 2007, 2010 - 2015 Boies, Christopher A. 2014 -...

The New York Times reported on a $663 million judgment against Trinity Industries, the highway guardrail maker accused by a firm client of producing a faulty product. “The fact that a federal criminal investigation is pending is hardly...

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Trinity Industries, the highway guardrail maker accused of selling systems that can malfunction during crashes and slice through cars, was found by a jury on Monday to have defrauded the federal government, The New York Times reported. “We...

The following attorneys at Boies, Schiller & Flexner were recognized as Upstate New York Super Lawyers: Armonk Office Boies, David 2007 - 2014 Cyrulnik, Jason C. 2013 - 2014 Dumain, Ian M. 2011 - 2014 Green, Christopher M. 2013 -...

David Boies named litigator of the week for Halliburton argument

On June 23, in a case argued by Boies, Schiller & Flexner Chairman David Boies, the Supreme Court upheld its 1988 decision in Basic v. Levinson, ensuring the continued viability of private securities class actions. In deciding Halliburton v....

LAW.COM: Family Gives Up Disputed Patent, Ending Trial With Boies' Client (subscription)

Boies, Schiller & Flexner was honored at the ARC of Westchester’s A Matter of Taste 10th Anniversary gala on Tuesday, October 22, 2013.  The Firm received The 2013 Works For Me award from the New York State Office for People with...

An appellate court has tossed out $284 million in claims for contract damages against Boies, Schiller & Flexner client John Ferolito, one of the founders and owners of the multi-billion dollar AriZona Iced Tea company.  The decision knocks...

A team of lawyers led by BSF partners Robin A. Henry and Motty Shulman have secured another significant victory in their continuing representation of BNP Paribas in its suit against Bank of America. BNP Paribas has alleged that Bank of...

A suit brought by BSF and client MBIA alleging fraud by Morgan Stanley and certain Morgan Stanley affiliated entities has reached a favorable settlement. MBIA brought claims of fraudulent inducement and breach of contract in New York State Supreme...

On behalf of Starr International Inc., BSF filed a $25 billion class action and derivative lawsuit on November 22, 2011, in the United States Court of Federal Claims against the U.S. government. The lawsuit asserts unlawful taking of nearly 80% of...

The players union of the National Basketball Association formally disbanded on Monday, November 14, following a breakdown in labor negotiations with the N.B.A. The players hired Boies, Schiller & Flexner for counsel on next steps; the following...

BSF continues to work alongside the non-profit organization Kids In Need of Defense (KIND), founded by actress Angelina Jolie and Microsoft Corporation, to provide pro bono legal counsel and representation to undocumented...

Firm chairman David Boies appears in the current issue of Fortune in a profile that details the major milestones of his career.  The profile, titled "David Boies: Corporate America's No. 1 hired gun" is accompanied online by a slideshow of his major accomplishments, as well as an on-camera interview with reporter David Kaplan. Click on the link below to read the article and watch the video. The issue is also available on newsstands nationwide.

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Five Boies, Schiller & Flexner attorneys have been recognized by Chambers and Partners in the 2010 USA rankings. Their methodology is based on independent research of firms and their clients. David Boies (Antitrust); Jonathan Schiller...

BSF, led by partner Helen Maher, defended NASCAR against claims by NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield in federal court in the Western District of North Carolina. Mayfield tested positive for methamphetamine in May 2009, prompting NASCAR to suspend...

The legal and policy landscape leading up to and arising from the global credit crisis, including litigation against financial institutions, continues to be examined by leading media as part of the larger business story about the crisis and its far...

BSF is prominently featured in the Am Law 1OO issue -- "Don't Bet Against The House." The detailed, leading story examines the Firm's entrepreneurial business model from its beginnings and draws the readers' attention to...

David Boies, Jonathan Schiller, Donald Flexner, David Barrett, Robert Dwyer, Steven Froot, Nicholas Gravante, Robin Henry, Michael Kosnitzky, Marilyn Kunstler, Harlan Levy, William Ohlemeyer, Robert Silver Jack Stern, Alan Vickery, and Howard Vickery are among the only 5% of all attorneys named in Super Lawyer's Top Lawyers in New York-Metro. For more information on Super Lawyers and its selection process, please click onto the link below. http://www.superlawyers.com/search?q=Boies%2C+Schiller&pa=&l=new-york-metro  

In a unanimous decision released December 11, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of BSF clients NASCAR and International Speedway Corp. (ISC) in Kentucky Speedway's antitrust case; Kentucky...

BSF won a major victory when New York Supreme Court Justice Bernard Fried granted in its entirety the Firm's motion to dismiss all claims filed against BSF's clients, including James and Hunter Biden, the Vice President’s brother and son, respectively, for alleged breach of contract, conversion and fraud arising from a failed acquisition of portions of a hedge fund. 

On Friday, July 24, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the preliminary injunction issued by the Western District of North Carolina which had lifted NASCAR's suspension of driver Jeremy Mayfield following a positive drug test for...

David Boies, Jonathan Schiller, Donald Flexner, Steven Froot, Nicholas Gravante, Robin Henry, Michael Kosnitzky, Harlan Levy, William Ohlemeyer, Robert Silver, Jack Stern, Alan Vickery, and Howard Vickery are among the only 5% of all attorneys named in Super Lawyer's Top Lawyers in New York-Metro. For more information on Super Lawyers and its selection process, please click onto the link below. http://www.superlawyers.com/new-york-metro/    

BSF recently won a complete defense victory in the trial of a nationwide class action brought against American Express in California Superior Court.  The Court agreed with the Firm that American Express' agreement with cardmembers...

In an interview with the Financial Times, just one day after the historic presidential election, David Boies looks forward and discusses the opportunities for change presented by President-elect Barack Obama's new administration and the serious...

BSF attorneys were called on quickly by Wachovia in the midst of the financial crisis to navigate state and federal litigation arising from Wachovia's rejection of merger with Citibank in favor of preferred merger with Wells Fargo. Please...

Armonk partner Robin Henry recently published an article in the New York Law Journal.  The article observes that high stakes litigation is increasingly being brought under state law, rather than under the federal securities laws.  Such litigation often raises difficult damages and causation questions and the article explores the significance of three core state law principles - comparative fault, relative causation and imputation - to those claims.    Please download PDF file to read the article. 

David Boies, Nicholas A. Gravante, Jr., Robin Henry, Marilyn C. Kunstler, Harlan A. Levy, William S. Ohlemeyer, and Jack Stern are among the only 5% of all attorneys named in Super Lawyer's Top Lawyers in New York-Metro. Please launch the PDF file for more information on each attorney. For more information on Super Lawyers and its selection process, please click onto the link below. http://www.superlawyers.com/new-york-metro/      

BSF partner Robin Henry was recently quoted in a New York Law Journal article that reported on the effects of the "subprime crisis" on the number of class actions filed in 2008.  The article highlighted a spike in the volume of cases and focused on the connection to the financial industry.  "'You are not just seeing a lot of cases, but a lot of cases filed against a small number of financial institutions,'" Ms. Henry told the Law Journal. "This period of securities litigation is unlike earlier periods because although total filings are high, the lawsuits are concentrated in terms of defendants." The full article is available in the August 7, 2008 edition of the The New York Law Journal. http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?hubtype=corporateUpdate&id=1202423582777

Armonk partner Robin Henry recently published an article in the New York Law Journal, which explores valuation issues applicable to over-the-counter derivative securities in a litigation context.

The law firm of Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP recently won the right to seek post-conviction DNA testing for their client Robert Breest.  Chief Judge Steven McAuliffe of the United States District Court for the District of New...

ARMONK, NY - January 14, 2008 -  The law firm of Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP recently secured the dismissal of all claims at summary judgment for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ("NASCAR") in Kentucky Speedway, LLC v....

Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP and client American Express featured in The American Lawyer's "Big Suits" column published January 2008.  The case resulted in a $2.25 billion settlement in favor of American Express.  Visa was sued...

ARMONK, NY - August 16, 2007 - The law firm of Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP recently concluded its successful representation of the High Risk Opportunities Hub Fund Ltd. (in liquidation), which resulted in the recovery of over $270 million and...

The Concord (New Hampshire) Monitor reports on the litigation between the BSF's pro bono client, Robert Breest, and the State of New Hampshire. The firm represents Mr. Breest in a federal lawsuit seeking access to biological evidence for the purpose...

Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg today sued current and former directors and management of American International Group ("AIG"), seeking to hold them liable for unnecessary and improper decisions to restate the company's earnings and pay a $1.6 billion...

The Wall Street Journal reports on litigation, brought originally by shareholders of AIG and now taken over by the company itself, against former Chairman and BSF client Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg. "David Boies, attorney for Mr....

Reporting that David Boies has been hired to assist filmaker Michael Moore with a federal investigation into Moore's travel to Cuba for the making of his documentary film "Sicko."

Reporting that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed two verdicts obtained involving insurance coverage for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Announcing settlement in litigation in which BSF worked with the ACLU Womens' Rights Project in representing Latina housekeepers at the Broadway Plaza Hotel. The allegations had involved sexual harassment and wage and hours violations; the terms of...

Reporting that former American International Group Chairman and CEO, Maurice R. (“Hank”) Greenberg has hired David Boies, “the legal world’s equivalent of a rock star,” and his firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner to defend him in connection with...