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AUGUST 5, 2026
In the News
UPDATE: On August 5, 2026, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware denied Mazars USA LLP’s motion to maintain the confidentiality of portions of the petition to confirm arbitration awards and exhibits. Click here to view the interim,...
JULY 13, 2026
In the News
Partner Marc Ayala was quoted by several media outlets, including Bloomberg Law, WSJ Pro Bankruptcy, and Global Restructuring Review, examining the implications of a recent ruling in the long-running Serta Simmons Bedding lender dispute. Marc...
JUNE 3, 2026
In the News
Law.com recently spoke with partner Kenya Davis about the ways her courtroom skills have translated into the political arena as she has assisted with her husband’s campaign for an at-large seat on the D.C. Council.
Applying the same focus on...
MAY 4, 2026
In the News
Today, BSF filed an unopposed motion on behalf of Payward, the parent company of Kraken, one of the world’s largest digital asset exchanges.
The motion requests leave to file a second amended complaint in Payward’s federal lawsuit against Etana...
APRIL 27, 2026
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced today that Nicola Bonante has joined the Milan office as partner, focusing on employment law. Alongside him, three professionals join BSF from a leading U.S. law firm: counsel Tiziana de Virgilio and associates...
APRIL 9, 2026
Event
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Alessia Allegretti moderated a webinar on “How Italian Boards Are Evolving,” organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy’s Governance Committee.
The chairperson of the committee, Alessia led a discussion...
MARCH 2026
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Alessia Allegretti has been appointed to the executive committee of Casa Ronald McDonald Italia, where she also serves on the board of directors.
Through its Ronald Houses and Family Rooms, the foundation helps families...
JANUARY 16, 2026
Announcements
The following Boies Schiller Flexner lawyers were named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers.
Richard Feinstein Scott Gant Hamish Hume James KeytePhilip...
JANUARY 16, 2026
In the News
People reported that Boies Schiller Flexner Managing Partner Sigrid McCawley will join Blake Lively’s legal team in her lawsuit against Justin Baldoni related to the dispute surrounding the movie It Ends with Us, which is set for trial in...
JANUARY 12, 2026
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP today announced that Gianluca Faella has joined the firm as a partner in its Rome office. Gianluca will focus on competition matters within Italy and the European Union, as well as cross-border antitrust-related disputes...
DECEMBER 5, 2025
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Jesse Panuccio, who co-leads the firm’s Appellate practice, has been selected as chairman of the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission.
Jesse has served on the commission since 2016,...
NOVEMBER 11, 2025
In the News
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Prateek Swaika was quoted by the Financial Times, City AM, Politico, and News5 in articles about President Donald Trump’s recent threat to sue the BBC for $1 billion over the misleading edit of its Panorama...
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025
In the News
Boies Schiller Flexner Chairman Matthew Schwartz spoke with Law.com about maintaining a busy trial practice while serving as chairman, the fact that he has three trials scheduled for the remainder of the year, and the ways that our people define our...
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced today that Kathleen Shannon has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Kathleen brings a wealth of experience to the firm’s global investigations and white collar defense team, as well as the...
AUGUST 18, 2025
In the News
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Dan Boyle is quoted in a Law.com article regarding the recent hacking of the federal judiciary’s electronic case management system, known as CM/ECF. The breach has resulted in U.S. courthouses nationwide requiring...
JULY 10, 2025
Publications
On June 6, 2025, US District Judge Claudia Wilken granted final approval to one of the most significant antitrust settlements in sports history in House v. NCAA. The settlement resolves a trio of antitrust cases, all of which challenged NCAA’s...
JUNE 24, 2025
In the News
In an interview with Ross Todd of The Am Law Litigation Daily, Boies Schiller Flexner partner Kenya Davis discusses bringing a labor trafficking case to trial for five Guatemalan migrant farmworkers, which resulted in securing a $570,000 jury verdict...
JUNE 15, 2025
Publications
Boies Schiller Flexner partners Maxwell Pritt and Margaux Poueymirou authored an article for the Daily Journal on the use of “shadow library” Anna’s Archive and copyright issues in the AI space.
JUNE 11, 2025
In the News
In Law.com’s Class Actions: Critical Mass column, Boies Schiller Flexner partner Scott Gant shares his take on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to dismiss Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis, a case involving blind patients...
JUNE 9, 2025
In the News
Boies Schiller Flexner won a full dismissal, with prejudice, of defamation claims brought by Hollywood director Justin Baldoni and his company, Wayfarer Studios, against Blake Lively’s publicist, Leslie Sloane, and her company, Vision PR. The claims...
MAY 27, 2025
Publications
Introduction
Trade-based money laundering (TBML) uses the transportation of goods to launder money (i.e., to conceal where the money originated from and is going). Since a significant amount of trade moves in international commerce, TBML schemes are...
APRIL 18, 2025
In the News
In a Law.com International article spotlighting the firm, Chairman Matthew Schwartz highlighted the increase in client demand for trial lawyers and key growth at all levels as factors fueling an excellent year for the firm financially.
Matthew also...
MARCH 24, 2025
In the News
Boies Schiller Flexner partner David Hunt was featured on the Telecoms.com podcast as its first-ever legal guest.
Among other topics, David shared advice for how telecoms operators can manage regulatory risks and offered insights on the commercial...
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced today that Michael Losco has joined the firm’s New York office as counsel in the international arbitration practice. Losco is the second recent addition to the group, following closely behind Timothy Smyth, who...
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
In the News
BSF filed a lawsuit on behalf of Rumble Inc. alleging that Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes is using his position to enforce extraterritorial censorship.
Justice Moraes has issued secret orders sua sponte, demanding that U.S.-based...
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
In the News
On behalf of Dr. Ding Ding, Boies Schiller Flexner defeated Structure Therapeutics’ motion to compel arbitration for a second time.
Ding, whom the company hired as its first-ever chief financial officer and specifically for its planned initial...
JANUARY 29, 2025
In the News
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Michael Jacobs provided commentary on the Mastercard class action and resulting funder-class representative arbitration in a Law.com International article.
The article explores the growing debate over litigation...
JANUARY 24, 2025
Announcements
The following Boies Schiller Flexner lawyers were named to the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers.
David BoiesJim Denvir Richard Feinstein Scott Gant Hamish Hume James...
JANUARY 9, 2024
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner UK LLP announced today that experienced international arbitration practitioner Timothy Smyth has joined the London office as counsel.
Smyth has advised investors, sovereign states, multinational corporations, and high-net-worth...
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Alessia Allegretti has been appointed co-chair of the Corporate Governance Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy.
The committee will focus on four key strategic areas: cybersecurity; diversity, equity...
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced today the addition of two lateral partners. James Keyte, a trial lawyer with extensive experience in antitrust and sports litigation joins the New York office, and Enoch Liang, an attorney who litigates...
OCTOBER 29, 2024
In the News
U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied Structure Therapeutics Inc.’s motion to compel arbitration in the suit filed by BSF client Ding Ding, Ph.D., who alleges she...
OCTOBER 17, 2024
In the News
Law.com International reported on the lawsuit Telf AG & Mayaniquel SA v. Juan Pablo Carrasco de Groote, which was filed by BSF in a Florida state court against the Guatemalan lawyer Juan Pablo Carrasco de Groote. The suit was filed on behalf of...
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Announcements
BSF has been named a Top Performer and Compass Award winner by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), which recognizes law firms and corporations that show a strong commitment to building a more inclusive legal profession.
LCLD is composed...
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
In the News
BSF is representing Mayaniquel, a mining company affected by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions, imposed in late 2022, that shut down Guatemala's nickel mines.
On behalf of Mayaniquel, BSF co-founder Jonathan...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
In the News
Partner Kenya Davis is quoted extensively in a Rolling Stone article about Sean “Diddy” Combs being indicted on racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and interstate transportation to engage in prostitution charges.
In the article, Kenya, who...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
In the News
Jenna Smith and Lauren Goldman were interviewed by Law.com for its “How We Made Partner” column, chronicling their journeys to BSF.
In the interviews, Jenna and Lauren spoke about their careers, including their mentors, previous experience, and why...
AUGUST 7, 2024
Publications
By Renee Zaytsev
The article originally appeared on Bloomberg Law.
Editor's note: Renee Zaytsev was counsel in the matter of Paragon Technologies, Inc. v. Cryan prior to joining Boies Schiller Flexner.
Advance notice bylaws—provisions in a company's...
JUNE 24, 2024
Announcements
The Supreme Court denies remaining challenges to the historic $2.67 billion nationwide class action settlement against Blue Cross Blue Shield.
On Monday, June 24, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court denied two petitions for certiorari from the...
JUNE 21, 2024
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner's London office has joined the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme.
Stonewall is the leading LGBTQ+ rights charity in Europe, whose work includes policy development, cultural and attitudinal change, lobbying for legal...
MAY 23, 2024
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced today that Ryan Dykal, Jordan Bergsten, and Mark Schafer have joined the firm as partners in its Washington, D.C. office. The move bolsters Boies Schiller’s intellectual property practice and significantly expands...
MAY 22, 2024
In the News
Boies Schiller Flexner represents the plaintiffs in an action against Attorney General Merrick Garland in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts challenging the constitutionality of the federal Controlled Substances Act’s...
MAY 6, 2024
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced today that John Lyons has joined the firm as a partner in its New York City office. John will focus his practice on the defense of companies against class actions and individual claims in state and federal court,...
APRIL 22, 2024
In the News
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Marc Ayala is quoted in the article, “Help, the Lenders Are Fighting Again: Creditor Violence Driving Demand in Bankruptcy, Litigation Practices” by The American Lawyer.
The article discusses the recent rise of...
APRIL 18, 2024
Publications
On April 4, the Delaware Supreme Court issued its decision in the appeal of In re: Match Group Inc. Derivative Litigation, a closely watched case in which it was asked to break up with a decade of Delaware Chancery Court precedent and ease the...
MARCH 22, 2024
Publications
Boies Schiller Flexner partners Adam Shaw and Jenna Smith published their quarterly article in the New York Law Journal looking at cases of significance in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.
This installment of the...
JANUARY 23, 2024
Publications
In summaryThe #MeToo Movement has exposed significant and pervasive sexual misconduct taking place within corporate organisations. Many executives and officers have already faced some measure of accountability, both for their own sexual misconduct...
JANUARY 9, 2024
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP today announced that Renee Zaytsev, a trial lawyer who has handled complex corporate and commercial disputes throughout the United States, has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office. Renee brings deep...
JANUARY 3, 2024
Announcements
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...
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner today announced that the firm has opened an office in Rome.
The Rome office is the firm’s second within the European Union and arrives two years after the firm launched BSF Italy in Milan.
“As the nation’s capital, Rome...
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
In the News
Boies Schiller Flexner partner David Hunt was quoted in a number of publications this week reporting on the recent King’s Speech, which included an announcement that the government will be introducing new arbitration legislation.
David noted it...
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Announcements
Earlier today our long-time partner and Firm leader Jim Miller passed away peacefully at his second home in Florence, Italy. His wife Barbara, and his children, including our partner Charles, were with him.
As many of you know, Jim has been a close...
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Publications
BSF counsel Valeria Valentini contributed to the recent publication “L’organismo di vigilanza nelle società. Prassi operative, profili di responsabilità, strumenti digitali di supporto” (“Supervisory Board in...
OCTOBER 20 - NOVEMBER 9, 2023
In the News
Boies Schiller Flexner attorneys won two settlements on behalf of a class of victims of Jeffrey Epstein.
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff granted final approval of the $290 million settlement between JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the class of...
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Announcements
BSF is proud to announce that we have been honored by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) as a 2023 Top Performer and Compass Award winner, recognizing our continued commitment and involvement in LCLD’s important programming and...
July 17, 2023
Publications
In a much-awaited ruling, the U.K. Supreme Court held that the so-called Quincecare duty does not extend to banks in authorized push payment fraud situations. BSF attorneys David Hunt, Michael Jacobs, and Sagar Gupta consider the...
May 24, 2023
Publications
BSF attorneys Prateek Swaika and Sagar Gupta published an article in Corporate Compliance Insights that discusses developments within the regulatory framework of the U.K.’s anti-money laundering regime since the U.K. imposed sanctions targeting...
MAY 24, 2023
In the News
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Sashi Bach was featured in Law.com’s Q&A series “How I Made It.” In the interview, Sashi discusses her rise to Fort Lauderdale administrative partner, her various responsibilities in the role, and...
APRIL 20, 2023
Publications
Boies Schiller Flexner’s Joseph Kroetsch takes the position that AI-generated fake content undermines the credibility of all digital content, and makes it harder to fault a defendant for disregarding the truth.
Artificial intelligence technology is...
FEBRUARY 2023
Event
The legal situation following the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse Roe v. Wade leaves more questions than answers for employees and corporations in states where the laws are now unclear or rapidly evolving. The Boies Schiller Flexner attorneys who...
JANUARY 4, 2023
Publications
In a recent pro-arbitration ruling in Aiteo Eastern E&P Company Limited v Shell Western Supply & Trading Limited, the English Commercial Court (the ‘Court’) affirmed the validity of unilateral option clauses in English-seated...
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced that two litigators have been elected to its partnership and five individuals have been appointed counsel, effective January 1. The new partners are Corey Gray in Fort Lauderdale and Laselve Harrison in...
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP today announced that Jenny H. Kim and Michael M. Fay have joined the firm’s New York office as partners. With deep experience in litigation involving financial products, bankruptcy, and securities cases, Jenny and...
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Publications
In the recent decision of EGF v HVF & Ors [2022] EWHC 2470 (Comm), the English Commercial Court (the ‘Court’) dismissed the claimant’s procedural challenges under sections 24, 67 and 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the...
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Announcements
BSF is proud to announce that we have been honored by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) as a 2022 Top Performer and Compass Award winner, recognizing our continued commitment and involvement in LCLD's important programming and mission...
September 19, 2022
Announcements
President Biden announced his intent to appoint Boies Schiller Flexner partner Steve Zack, among others, to serve as a member of the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts.
Established in 1958 by President Eisenhower, the...
AUGUST 29, 2022
Publications
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Adam Shaw and associate Jenna Smith published their quarterly article in the New York Law Journal looking at cases of significance in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. This...
JUNE 15, 2022
Publications
Summary: The Supreme Court’s decision bars the use of §1782 to seek evidence in support of a foreign-seated commercial or ad hoc investment arbitration. The position of arbitration under the ICSID Convention potentially remains open.
28...
JUNE 13, 2022
Publications
BSF partner Alessia Allegretti contributed to an article in ItaliaOggi Sette about wealth management, noting that many companies and families rely on specialized figures to better protect their assets.
She says, "periods of crisis...
MAY 18, 2022
In the News
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Meredith Schultz spoke to Law.com about her journey to making partner.
"Throughout my time working at BSF, I have focused on the fact that for many of our clients—whether they be in-house lawyers or...
May 16, 2022
In the News
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Sabria McElroy was interviewed by Daily Business Review about increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout law firms and how a diverse group of attorneys leads to more innovation, creativity, and...
APRIL 19, 2022
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP today announced that Timothy L. Foden has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in the international arbitration group. With deep experience in investment disputes and commercial arbitration, Tim will bolster...
MARCH 18, 2022
Publications
The “total institutional failure” of the Department of Justice’s handling of privileged material in the ongoing prosecution of former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng highlights the serious issues with the use of “filter”...
JANUARY 31, 2022
In the News
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Scott Gant is quoted by Reuters in an article discussing the combination of two big chicken processors – Sanderson Farms and Wayne Farms. Scott, who represents several clients including food distributors...
JANUARY 4, 2022
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced that five litigators have been elected to its partnership, effective January 1. The new partners are Brooke Alexander in Armonk, New York; David Hunt in London; Meredith Schultz in Fort Lauderdale, Florida;...
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP today announced the addition of three highly regarded lawyers who have joined the firm as the founding partners of the new Milan office: Luigi M. Macioce, Alessia Allegretti and Stefano Zonca.
Known as Boies Schiller...
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
In the News
Boies Schiller Flexner's London office was recognized by Legal 500 UK for Commercial Litigation: Premium, Banking Litigation: Investment & Retail, International Arbitration, and Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime.
In Commercial...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP filed an amicus brief on behalf of more than 500 athletes—including U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team forward Megan Rapinoe, WNBA All-Star Layshia Clarendon, and more than two dozen...
AUGUST 27, 2021
In the News
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Hamish Hume spoke to Tom Temin of the podcast Federal Drive about the recent National Security Agency cloud computing contract awarded to Amazon, which is currently tied up in protest by Microsoft.
"But...
AUGUST 6, 2021
In the News
The Daily Business Review profiled the efforts of Sashi Bach and Carl Goldfarb in reaching a settlement between their client, Fisher Island Community Association, and Fisher Island’s developers, Fisher Island Holdings LLC and Par 7 LLC, in a...
JULY 14, 2021
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Jesse Panuccio has been reappointed to the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission by Governor DeSantis.
JULY 13, 2021
Publications
LGBTQ+ & Allies Affinity Group member Ted Uno talks about life as a bisexual man, his experience fostering children, Proposition 8 and the importance of celebrating differences.
“Many of us in the LGBTQIA+ community have become experts in...
MARCH 19, 2021
Announcements
The recent pattern of violence against and harassment of people of Asian descent is appalling to all of us at Boies Schiller. Diversity is a source of strength, and we believe the intolerance and hatred that grow from systemic racism should be widely...
MARCH 8, 2021
Publications
Multinational organizations often adopt corporate structures that are calculated to insulate the group parent company from the wrongful acts of its subsidiaries. The recent jurisprudence of the UK Supreme Court demonstrates that such structures may...
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Publications
So your corporate has done the crime (or not). It has decided to do the time (or not). But what does “time” entail for a corporate facing a criminal conviction? Where does the liability start and where does it finish? Can it simply pay its way out?...
OCTOBER 2, 2020
Publications
One common observation about the first presidential debate—from all parts of the political and media spectrum—was that it was chaotic, marked by constant interruptions. While there is little that can be done to assure the candidates...
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Announcements
Legal Business has shortlisted the London office of Boies Schiller Flexner for Commercial Litigation Team of the Year 2020. The award category identifies an impressive result in commercial litigation by the winning team.
Boies Schiller was nominated...
AUGUST 20, 2020
Announcements
Best Lawyers has named Stuart Singer as the 2021 Fort Lauderdale Lawyer of the Year for Bet-the-Company Litigation. Only one lawyer in each practice area and geographic region is selected for the Lawyer of the Year award each year. Best Lawyers also...
JULY 28, 2020
Publications
As the United States battles simultaneous public-health and economic crises, COVID-19 has presented some unprecedented challenges — many are familiar to borrowers, regulators, servicers and investors who recall the financial crisis in 2008....
JANUARY 10, 2020
Publications
Television and movies teach us that only guilty people “take the fifth.” The Fifth Amendment right itself is often referred to as the right (or privilege) against self-incrimination. In fact, the most commonly formulated version of the...
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner's London office leapt two tiers in Banking Litigation, rose in a further two categories, and debuted in Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime in Legal 500 UK's 2020 rankings, earning across-the-board mentions for the...
JULY 2, 2018
In the News
BSF partner Scott Gant was quoted in the Mercury News in its coverage of a RICO class action lawsuit concerning client Corrective Education Company, a provider of a program offered by retailers to combat shoplifting.
“The program is...
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Announcements
A coalition of law firms led by David Boies of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, and The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today announced the filing of four landmark lawsuits challenging the winner-take-all method states use to allocate...
JANUARY 31, 2018
In the News
The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and other media covered a lawsuit filed by lawyers at Boies Schiller Flexner on behalf of US Foods and Sysco alleging illegal price fixing against more than two dozen poultry companies, including Tyson Foods,...
JANUARY 1, 2018
Publications
Ad hoc committees can allow creditors to effectively maximise leverage and pressure against a debtor company to obtain the best outcome for them both individually and as a group. However, it is critical that the structure, decision-making, governance...
NOVEMBER 21, 2017
In the News
BSF's statement on behalf of Cogent Communications was cited by The Recorder in article chronicling what major law firms have recently told the FCC in the months leading up to the repeal of net neutrality. “In addition to better conforming...
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
Publications
This column addresses decisions of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Recently the court revisited personal jurisdiction issues since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Daimler AG v. Bauman, 134 S. Ct. 746 (2014) changed the...
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
In the News
Partner Scott Gant tells the Houston Chronicle there's a good chance Clarence Thomas is the Supreme Court Justice that Sen. Ted Cruz suggested will step down in the near future. "If I had to guess, I'd think that's who Ted is referring to....
FEBRUARY 3, 2017
Publications
In 2012, I witnessed a scene that has been on my mind this week: then-Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough reprimanded a less experienced staffer for merely referencing the ongoing reelection campaign during a mid-level NSC policy...
JANUARY 3, 2017
Publications
The courts in this country have spent decade after decade—sometimes hundreds of years—setting out rules of decision in resolving common law claims. Considering both process and policy, can we say from state to state whether the courts...
MAY 2, 2016
In the News
The Supreme Court's Hobbs Act ruling in Ocasio v. U.S. bolsters the prosecutor’s motivation to have his witnesses under indictment, rather than gamble with an independent witness, Lauren Louis tells Law360. "Despite assurances by the majority...
March 7, 2016
Announcements
Boies, Schiller & Flexner’s London office was shortlisted for Financial Litigation Team and Partner of The Year awards by Financial News. Each year the publication presents its Excellence in Legal Services Awards, Europe, to celebrate the...
JANUARY 22, 2016
In the News
Partner Scott Gant tells Bisnow he's not surprised by the fact that Ted Cruz's natural born citizenship and eligibility for the presidential nomination has come into question, and says that there will be more to come. "I am 100% convinced that...
Press Release
In the News
Financial Times
In the News
OCTOBER 5, 2015
Publications
The threat to cybersecurity has evolved more rapidly than the technologies and processes available to defend our most sensitive information, and the speed with which new threats are emerging is leaving the legal framework that governs data...
The Washington Lawyers' Committee
In the News
Law360
In the News
Daily Business Review, July 29, 2015
In the News
They say you can't go home again or back in time. My trip to Cuba made me question both beliefs.
Landing at Jose Marti International Airport brought back a flood of memories from my last visit when I was almost 13 years old leaving the country. That...
July 28, 2015
Announcements
Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP is pleased to announce that it has committed to lease the 10th and 11th floors at 1401 New York Avenue in Washington, D.C., bringing the law firm’s Washington operations directly into the center of government and...
National Law Journal
In the News
June 9, 2015
Announcements
Boies, Schiller & Flexner today announced that the law firm is relocating its New York City headquarters to 55 Hudson Yards, which is expected to open in 2018. Boies, Schiller & Flexner has leased over 83,000 square feet across three floors....
MAY 1, 2015
Publications
On April 21, 2015, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) posted an alert flagging a new Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) that was sent to roughly 700 Miami businesses. According to FinCEN's alert, the GTO was issued "to shed light on cash...
Time
In the News
The National Law Journal
In the News
The National Law Journal
In the News
Gizmodo
In the News
Practical Law
In the News
Key considerations for citing to unpublished opinions in federal litigation and guidance on asking a court to publish an opinion.
Scott is a partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office. His main practice areas include complex commercial litigation,...
03.16.2015
In the News
(This article was first published by National Law Journal.)
In The News
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JANUARY 12, 2015
Announcements
Boies, Schiller & Flexner has hired Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew L. Schwartz, Peter M. Skinner and John T. Zach from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. The group bolsters the firm’s existing white...
In The News
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07.08.2014
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APRIL 16, 2014
In the News
D.C. budget autonomy suit could compel Congress to butt out of District’s finances
November 19, 2013
In the News
Debates on software patent eligibility have focused "unduly" on preemption, Parker Bagley tells Law360. "Here, the abstract idea is really giving a gift. That can be implemented any number of ways and this is one way."
June 26, 2013
In the News
In a landmark civil rights ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has found in favor of BSF and co-counsel at Gibson Dunn that backers of Proposition 8, the ban against same-sex marriage in California, lacked standing to appeal the district court's finding...
APRIL 25, 2013
In the News
In an intellectual property case with broad implications for the art world, BSF scored a huge win for contemporary photographer and painter Richard Prince. On April 25, 2013, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the majority of...
JUNE 8, 2012
In the News
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...
Columbia Law School Magazine
In the News
June 3, 2011
In the News
BSF filed a complaint on April 14, 2010, against Chiquita Brands International, Inc. on behalf of victims of terrorist acts in Colombia. The acts were committed by a foreign terrorist organization, United Self-Defense Groups of Colombia...
04.15.2011
In the News
BSF is representing over 50 former Galleon employees in the closely watched insider trading trial of hedge fund mogul Raj Rajaratnam. The legal team is also advising these former employees in related ongoing insider trading investigations by the US...
FEBRUARY 2, 2011
In the News
Boies, Schiller & Flexner is advocating for industry-wide acceptance of innovative and highly effective technology to prevent injuries from table saws. Thousands of people in the U.S. sever fingers or maim hands with table saws every year,...
DECEMBER 29, 2010
Publications
The below article, written by Frederick J. Lee of Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, and Dr. David Tabak of NERA Economic Consulting, was originally published in Law360's Expert Analysis section. An extended version is also...
September 20, 2010
In the News
One of the defining events in our nation’s history happened in September 223 years ago — the delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia signed the U.S. Constitution, a written charter for a new, and enduring, federal government....
AUGUST 25, 2010
In the News
On August 4, 2010, salesforce.com reached settlement in their patent infringement dispute with Microsoft. Boies, Schiller & Flexner was retained by salesforce.com after Microsoft filed suit against the San Francisco start-up in Federal Court in...
Above The Law
In the News
August 2, 2010
In the News
It is time for lawmakers to recognize the value of our judicial branch as more than a line item in a budget — and keep courts well-funded.
By Stephen N. Zack, BSF partner and ABA president-elect.
Recent news reports tell of a Wall Street...
JULY 1, 2010
Announcements
Boies, Schiller & Flexner ranked at the top of the Up-and-Comers list for the American Lawyers 2010 A-List law firms. The A-List consists of the 20 highest ranked law firms, and the Up-and-Comers category consists of the next 21-50 law...
APRIL 20, 2010
In the News
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...
01.28.2010
In the News
U.S. District Judge Richard J. Sullivan granted BSF’s motion to dismiss, with prejudice, a lawsuit against firm client George Steinbrenner brought by Robert Gutkowski, former president of Madison Square Garden Corporation. ...
01.14.2010
In the News
A new year is upon us and the American Bar Association is carving out a new agenda with a new President. Attorneys and co-hosts Bob Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams welcome President-elect of the American Bar Association, Attorney Stephen N. Zack, to...
DECEMBER 28, 2009
In the News
BSF represents the Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC), the challenger for the 33rd America’s Cup, in litigation in New York State Court against Societe Nautique de Geneve (SNG) the defender. The litigation is to enforce a judgment obtained by...
December 7, 2009
Announcements
NEW YORK - December 7, 2009 - Representing the estimated 1.4 million children in Florida eligible for Medicaid, a team of Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP (BSF) attorneys began trial today in Miami before US District Judge Adalberto Jordan. The...
08.03.2009
In the News
It was just one moment in a hallway outside another hotel meeting room, but it offered a telling glimpse into the impact Stephen N. Zack is likely to have when he takes his turn as ABA president.
He was giving an interview to a television crew on...
04.29.2009
In the News
APRIL 15, 2009
In the News
BSF is pleased to announce the appointment by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of our Partner, Richard Feinstein, to serve as its Director of the Bureau of Competition. "This position is extraordinarily important to the enforcement of U.S....
January 23, 2009
In the News
Governor Paterson named former BSF Partner and U.S. Representative Kirsten Gillibrand to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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December 28, 2007, at A3
In the News
The Journal reports BSF's win in Tennessee Chancery Court. On December 27, 2007, Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle ordered Finish Line and UBS to proceed with a $1.5 billion merger they had sought to repudiate in light of the credit crisis. The...
June 15, 2007
In the News
Bloomberg reported that BSF has been retained as co-lead counsel in Overstock.com's lawsuit against Rocker Partners and others. In the case, Overstock.com alleges that statements and analysis about Overstock's business by Rocker Partners...
June 6, 2007
Announcements
WASHINGTON - June 6, 2007 - Scott Gant, a Boies, Schiller & Flexner partner in the firm's Washington, D.C., office, is the author of a new book, We're All Journalists Now: The Transformation of the Press and Reshaping of the Law in the Internet...