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MAY 4, 2026
In the News
BSF Files Motion to Amend Complaint to Assert Fraud Claim on Behalf of Payward
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 Strengthens Italian Presence With the Arrival of Employment Law-Focused Team
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...
FEBRUARY 18, 2026
Event
Mission to Serve: The Legacy of Minorities Serving with Valor
Boies Schiller Flexner partner and Lieutenant Colonel of the U.S. Army Reserve Corey Gray will speak on the panel “Mission to Serve: The Legacy of Minorities Serving with Valor” hosted by REACH, Valor, and Balance.  Moderated by Connis Koiner of...
FEBRUARY 4, 2026
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner Strengthens Family Law Practice
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced today that Matthew Edwards has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the family law practice. Matt’s practice focuses on handling matrimonial cases for high-net-worth individuals. His cases...
JANUARY 29, 2026
Publications
How GCs Can Get Ahead of California’s Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act
AI is transforming business operations by boosting productivity and innovation, but its “black box” nature makes risk assessment challenging. California’s Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act addresses this by requiring certain AI...
JANUARY 20, 2026
In the News
Partners Named to Citywealth’s Top 50 Italian Advisors and Managers 2026
Boies Schiller Flexner partners Alessia Allegretti, Luigi Macioce, and Jacopo Mosca were named among Citywealth’s Top 50 Italian Advisors and Managers 2026. The list celebrates leading professionals in private wealth management across law, tax,...
JANUARY 16, 2026
Announcements
BSF Partners Named to Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers 2026
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 12, 2026
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner Adds Competition Partner Gianluca Faella in Rome to Expand Antitrust Capabilities Across Italy and the EU
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...
JANUARY 6, 2026
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner Elects Five to Partner, Adds International-Focused Role
Boies Schiller Flexner announced today that it has elected five attorneys to the partnership, elevated New York partner Eric Brenner to international administrative partner, and made a number of additional changes in business-oriented roles. Daniel...
DECEMBER 17, 2025
In the News
Matthew Schwartz Featured on The Future Is Bright Podcast
On The Future Is Bright podcast, Boies Schiller Flexner Chairman Matthew Schwartz spoke with Chris Batz and Howard Rosenberg about leading a litigation-first firm, drawing on his experience in high-stakes investigations to discuss culture,...
DECEMBER 5, 2025
Announcements
Jesse Panuccio Appointed Chairman of the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission
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,...
DECEMBER 4, 2025
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner Snags Former Head of the SEC’s Los Angeles Trial Unit
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced today that Douglas M. Miller has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in its securities litigation and global investigations and white collar defense practices. A veteran trial lawyer with experience...
NOVEMBER 11, 2025
In the News
Prateek Swaika Comments on President Trump Lawsuit Against BBC
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...
NOVEMBER 3, 2025
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner Adds Pair of Lateral Partners
Boies Schiller Flexner announced the addition of two lateral partners to our New York office this week: Robert Gordon and Frederick Lee. Robert, who started on October 24, focuses on both in-court and out-of-court restructuring matters; while...
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025
In the News
BSF Chairman Interviewed by Law.com
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 8, 2025
Publications
FCA Enforcement Continues to Heat Up Under the Trump Administration
While some white collar enforcement trends have cooled during the Trump administration, False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement continues to heat up. The U.S. Department of Justice is wielding the FCA broadly and across numerous business sectors to...
SEPTEMBER 3, 2025
In the News
BSF Secures $425.7 Million Verdict Against Google
After a nearly three-week trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the jury found that Google unlawfully collected user data from millions of individuals who had opted out of tracking, awarding $425.7 million in...
AUGUST 21, 2025
Publications
Antitrust and Sports: Legal Framework and Evolving Landscape
Sports organizations in the United States have long operated under a patchwork of legal precedents and statutory exemptions that have largely shielded them from antitrust liability in the past. But as professional and collegiate sports become...
AUGUST 18, 2025
In the News
Dan Boyle Quoted by Law.com About Recent Hacking of U.S. Courts’ E-Filing System
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 23, 2025
Announcements
BSF Adds Former Federal Prosecutor to White Collar Bench
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced today that former supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jacqueline Kelly has joined the firm as a partner in its New York City office.  During her time at SDNY, Kelly...
JULY 10, 2025
Publications
Analyzing House – What It All Means
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 11, 2025
In the News
Scott Gant Quoted in Law.com Column
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...
MAY 27, 2025
Publications
Best Practices for Businesses as Regulatory and Prosecutorial Focus on Trade-Based Money Laundering Expected to Increase
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...
MAY 16, 2025
Publications
Florida Civil Procedure Changes Introduce Tricky Discovery Rules
Boies Schiller Flexner’s Ursula Ungaro, Carl Goldfarb, and Brittany Zoll say the state’s civil procedure amendments emphasize resolving cases efficiently but introduce limits to conducting discovery. A potential discovery pitfall awaits the unwary...
MAY 5 & 12, 2025
Event
Alessia Allegretti Guest Lectures at SDA Bocconi
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Alessia Allegretti was a guest lecturer at SDA Bocconi School of Management, where she contributed to the Family Business and Wealth Management track of the Master in Corporate Finance. She led one session on family...
APRIL 18, 2025
In the News
Law.com International Spotlights BSF's Success in 2024
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...
APRIL 9, 2025
Publications
Antitrust Risk Assessment of Net Zero Alliance Participation
This alert addresses the antitrust risks associated with our bank clients’ participation in Net Zero banking alliances, in light of recent litigation and a rapidly shifting political climate. Based on the pending Texas v. BlackRock case (No. 6:24-cv...
MARCH 25, 2025
Publications
OCC Issuances Addressing Crypto-Asset Activities
During the Biden Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued Interpretive Letter (“IL”) 1179, which imposed special requirements on national banks and federal savings associations (collectively “banks”) for engaging...
MARCH 24, 2025
In the News
David Hunt Featured on The Telecoms.com Podcast
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...
MARCH 7, 2025
Publications
Geofencing, High Tech Surveillance and the Future of the Fourth Amendment
In an article published by Legaltech News, Boies Schiller Flexner counsel Jon Mills and associate Alexandra Williams dive into conflicting circuit court rulings on geofencing and the constitutionality of this investigative tool. In the article, Jon...
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
In the News
BSF Files Complaint on Behalf of Rumble, Inc.
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 11, 2025
Publications
Department of Justice Attempts to Eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Private Sector and Schools
On February 5, 2025, the newly confirmed Attorney General, Pam Bondi, issued a memo titled “Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences” (“Bondi DEI Memo”) directing the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division to...
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
In the News
BSF Client Twice Defeats Motion to Compel Arbitration
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
Michael Jacobs Featured in Law.com International Article
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
BSF Partners Named to Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers
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...
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Announcements
Alessia Allegretti Appointed Co-Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee in Italy
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 3, 2024
Event
Alison Anderson Speaks at Ad Idem Network CLE Webinar
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Alison Anderson will participate in Ad Item Network’s CLE Webinar “The Voice of Champions: Front Line Fighters in the War Against Sexual Assault” on December 3, 2024. Alison, who co-leads the firm's Sexual...
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Event
Shira Scheindlin Speaks on Panel During New York Arbitration Week 2024
Boies Schiller Flexner of counsel Hon. Shira Scheindlin will speak on the panel “Enforceable Arbitral Subpoenas: What to Know” during New York Arbitration Week. This panel will consider the significant recent case law developments affecting arbitral...
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Event
Corey Gray To Keynote HSBC Veterans Day Event
On November 6, 2024, Boies Schiller Flexner partner Corey Gray will keynote HSBC’s Veterans Day event commemorating service and paying tribute to its veteran community. The event is the signature program of Valor, HSBC's Employee Resource Group for...
OCTOBER 29, 2024
In the News
BSF Victory on Motion to Compel Arbitration
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 BSF's Recently Filed Mining Case
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 Recognized by Leadership Council for Legal Diversity as 2024 Top Performer and Compass Award Winner
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 Representing Mining Company Incorrectly Targeted by OFAC Shutdown of Guatemala’s Nickel Mines
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 26, 2024
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner Strengthens Capabilities with Pair of Lateral Partners
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced today the addition of two lateral partners to the firm. Peter Skinner returns to the New York City office as co-leader of our investigations and white collar team, and Andrew Smith has joined as a partner in...
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Publications
BSF Sets Important Precedent for Issuers of Universal Life Insurance Policies in New York
By Alan Vickery, John LaSalle, and Katherine Cassirer In 2020, BSF client Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York (LLANY) was hit with a first-of-its-kind class action lawsuit. Relying on a 100-year-old New York statute requiring the return of...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
In the News
Partner Kenya Davis Quoted in Rolling Stone Article On Sean Combs Indictment
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
Partners Jenna Smith and Lauren Goldman Profiled in Law.com
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 20, 2024
Announcements
David Boies Named American Lawyer's 2024 Lifetime Achievement Honoree
BSF Founder and Chairman David Boies has been named one of The American Lawyer's 2024 Lifetime Achievement honorees, which honors professionals who have left an indelible mark on the legal profession through their substantive area of work as well as...
AUGUST 7, 2024
Publications
Commercial, Professional Perspective - Lessons From Advance Notice Bylaw Litigation
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...
JULY 2, 2024
Publications
Loper Bright Replaces Chevron, But the Changes May Not Be as Significant as Some Think
For the past 40 years, courts have applied the Chevron framework when reviewing federal agencies’ interpretation of federal statutes. Last Friday, the Supreme Court overturned Chevron in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. At its core, Loper Bright...
APRIL 22, 2024
In the News
Marc Ayala Comments on Lender-on-Lender Violence
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
Del. Match.com Ruling Maintains Precedent In Time Of Change
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...
APRIL 18, 2024
Announcements
Corporate Counsel Single Out BSF for Client Service Quality
According to BTI Consulting Group's latest research, corporate counsel identified Boies Schiller Flexner as one of 64 law firms that improved their client service performance in 2024, which equates to less than 10% of all law firms.
APRIL 17, 2024
Event
Renee Zaytsev Speaks on ESG Roundtable Webinar
On April 17, 2024, Boies Schiller Flexner partner Renee Zaytsev will participate in a roundtable discussion hosted by ZMH Advisors on “Managing an ESG Program in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape.” Panelists will discuss the corporate perspective...
APRIL 3, 2024
Publications
Where Is the Supreme Court Heading on Chevron Deference?
For 40 years, Chevron deference has assured federal agencies a relatively free hand to adopt and change their interpretation of the statutes governing their actions. Over those decades, judicial attitudes toward Chevron deference have changed...
MARCH 22, 2024
Publications
Dormant Commerce Clause Does Not Apply to State Cannabis Licensing Programs
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...
MARCH 21, 2024
Event
Mark Brnovich Speaks at Magna Legal Services’ March CLE Madness Conference
On March 21, Boies Schiller Flexner partner Mark Brnovich will speak at Magna Legal Services’ annual March CLE Madness conference on the panel “Successful Strategies for Negotiation.” Moderated by David Barnard, senior litigation consultant at Magna...
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Event
BSF Associate Joshua Quaye Speaks on “Where Business Law & Tech Intersect” Panel
On February 27, Boies Schiller Flexner associate Joshua Quaye will be a panelist on the symposium “Where Business Law & Tech Intersect,” which will be hosted by Black Tech Link. Additional panelists include Taurean Brown, general...
JANUARY 31, 2024
Event
Shira Scheindlin Speaks at Legalweek 2024 Judges Panel
Boies Schiller Flexner of counsel Hon. Shira Scheindlin will speak at this year’s Legalweek Judges Panel: Judicial Legendary Legends and the Current MVPs, which takes place Wednesday, January 31 at 9:30 a.m. Judge Scheindlin is among...
JANUARY 3, 2024
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner Promotes Four to Partner, Names Co-General Counsel
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...
JANUARY 1, 2024
Announcements
Alessia Allegretti Appointed as Membership Officer of the IBA
Partner Alessia Allegretti was appointed as Membership Officer of the International Bar Association’s Private Client Tax Committee, to serve from January 1, 2024 until December 31, 2025. The Legal Practice Division (LPD) Committees provide...
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Event
Shira Scheindlin Speaks at HarrisMartin’s the Art of Litigation Conference
Boies Schiller Flexner of counsel Hon. Shira Scheindlin will speak at HarrisMartin’s the Art of Litigation Conference: Crafting a Better Practice, which will feature eight active and retired judges. Shira will speak on the panel "Art for...
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Event
Joshua Schiller Speaks At International Cannabis Bar Association’s Cannabis Law Sessions
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Joshua Schiller is speaking on the panel “Breaking Ground: The Potential Federal Rescheduling of Cannabis” at the International Cannabis Bar Association’s annual Cannabis Law Sessions in Las...
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Event
Shira Scheindlin Speaks on Panel During New York Arbitration Week 2023
Boies Schiller Flexner of counsel Hon. Shira Scheindlin will speak on the panel “Digital Dilemmas: Adapting Arbitration to Technological Evolution – A NY Perspective” during New York Arbitration Week. The panel will introduce...
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
In the News
David Hunt Comments on New U.K. Arbitration Bill
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
Publications
Valeria Valentini Writes About the Supervisory Board in Companies
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...
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
In the News
Corey Gray Featured in Law360 Article
In an article by Law360, Boies Schiller Flexner partner Corey Gray discusses why U.S. Army veterans make good attorneys. Corey, who served in the U.S. Army as an active-duty officer in the Army 10th Mountain Division and currently serves as a...
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Event
Michael Jacobs Speaks at Legal Business Financial Regulator Disputes Summit
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Michael Jacobs held a fireside chat with Algbra General Counsel Omar Salem as part of the Legal Business Financial Regulatory and Disputes Summit. Their discussion focused on transforming culture in financial services...
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner Continues Recent Growth With Three New Partners
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP today announced the hire of three prominent attorneys, adding decades of experience across the technology and entertainment, finance, gaming, consumer protection, government, and bankruptcy sectors. Mark Brnovich, Joshua...
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Announcements
BSF Receives LCLD 2023 Top Performer and Compass Award
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...
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Announcements
Prominent S.D.N.Y. Federal Judge Joins Boies Schiller Flexner
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced today that former U.S. District Court Judge Shira A. Scheindlin will join the firm on Monday, October 2, as of counsel. Appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by President Bill...
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Announcements
BSF Leads Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems Italia in Alisea S.r.l. Acquisition
On behalf of Knorr-Bremse's subsidiary Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems Italia, Boies Schiller Flexner finalized the acquisition of the Italian company Alisea S.r.l., an electronics engineering services company that caters to the railway...
July 17, 2023
Publications
Landmark U.K. Supreme Court Ruling Limits the Scope of Banks’ Quincecare Duty
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
Event
David Boies Participates in Lunch Discussion on Civility in the Law
BSF Chairman David Boies will participate in a lunch discussion hosted by The Federalist Society on civility in the law on May 24, 2023. The discussion will be moderated by Reginald J. Brown and includes additional speakers Charles J. Cooper and...
May 24, 2023
Publications
Prateek Swaika and Sagar Gupta Published in Corporate Compliance Insights
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
Sashi Bach Interviewed by Law.com
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...
May 16, 2023
Publications
Multitiered Dispute Resolution Clauses: Towards Harmonization?
It is commonplace for complex commercial agreements to have a multitiered (or escalation) dispute resolution clause providing for tiered dispute resolution mechanisms. These mechanisms may include negotiation, mediation, conciliation, and...
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Publications
Award and Judgment Enforcement: A Year in Review
On February 7, 2023, Boies Schiller Flexner’s London office hosted a round table event. BSF attorneys David Hunt and Sagar Gupta, alongside A&O counsel Naomi Briercliffe and Farrer & Co partner Hendrik Puschmann, discussed important...
JANUARY 4, 2023
Publications
English Commercial Court Affirms Validity of Unilateral Option Clauses
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...
JANUARY 4, 2023
Announcements
Former DOJ Trial Attorney Joins Boies Schiller Flexner
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP today announced that former U.S. Department of Justice Fraud Section Trial Attorney Blake Goebel* has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the global investigations and white collar...
DECEMBER 14, 2022
In the News
Hamish Hume Argues to D.C. Circuit for West Flagler Associates
On behalf of West Flagler Associates, BSF partner Hamish Hume argued to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to uphold last year’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich. The original ruling found that the...
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Announcements
Banking Finance Litigator Re-joins Boies Schiller Flexner as Partner
Continued Growth in London Targets In-Demand Restructuring Financial Services Work Boies Schiller Flexner LLP today announced that Michael Jacobs has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in the litigation group. With deep experience in...
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Announcements
Prominent Commercial Litigation Pair Joins Boies Schiller Flexner
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...
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Announcements
BSF Receives LCLD 2022 Top Performer and 2022 Compass Award
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
Steve Zack Appointed to the President's Advisory Committee on the Arts
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
Trump Complaint Dismissed, DTSA Claims Lacked Jurisdiction
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...
AUGUST 10, 2022
In the News
Hamish Hume Featured In The American Lawyer
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Hamish Hume was featured in The American Lawyer's “Under the Hood” story about the decade-long Blue Cross Blue Shield Multidistrict Litigation.  This week the court gave final approval to our...
JULY 21, 2022
In the News
BSF Wins Preliminary Injunction in Louisiana Abortion Case
A team from Boies Schiller Flexner, along with the Center for Reproductive Rights and local counsel, won a preliminary injunction in Baton Rouge today that will allow clinics in Louisiana to continue to provide important care to their patients while...
JUNE 28, 2022
Announcements
Robinhood Victims Appeal Premature Dismissal of January 2021 "Short Squeeze" Lawsuit
The Robinhood appeal comes as a House Report finds Robinhood exhibited troubling business practices, inadequate risk management, and a culture that prioritized growth above stability. A putative class of individual investors seeking billions of...
JUNE 27, 2022
Announcements
Reproductive Healthcare Providers Challenge Three Abortion Trigger Laws in Louisiana After Supreme Court’s Dobbs Decision
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Center for Reproductive Rights and Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, with local counsel Ellie Schilling, today filed a petition and request for...
JUNE 22, 2022
Publications
Overview of UFLPA Enforcement
As of yesterday, June 21, Xinjiang-associated goods are presumptively barred from entering the United States. Under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) must presume that all imports manufactured,...
MAY 18, 2022
In the News
Meredith Schultz Interviewed by Law.com
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...
APRIL 21, 2022
In the News
BSF Wins Unanimous Supreme Court Decision
On Thursday, April 21, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation, in favor of BSF’s clients. The Supreme Court’s decision addressed an important choice of law issue in a...
MARCH 18, 2022
Publications
In the Eye of the Beholder: The DOJ's Overreliance on 'Taint Teams' to Review Privileged Communications
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”...
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Announcements
Head of D.C.’s Human Trafficking Task Force Joins Boies Schiller Flexner
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP today announced that Kenya K. Davis has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the global investigations and white collar crime group. A former Assistant United States Attorney for the District of...
JANUARY 13, 2022
In the News
Boies Schiller Flexner Returns to SCOTUS
On Tuesday, January 18, Boies Schiller Flexner Chairman David Boies will argue on behalf of firm clients, David Cassirer and other petitioners, in Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation, a dispute over ownership of a painting stolen by...
JANUARY 4, 2022
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner Elects Five to Partner
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;...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Announcements
Over 500 Athletes Ask Supreme Court to Protect Roe v. Wade
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 6, 2021
In the News
Daily Business Review and South Florida Business Journal Report on Fisher Island Community Settlement
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...
AUGUST 6, 2021
Publications
Water Contamination Settlement and Student Loan Class Certification
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 quarter’s...
JULY 14, 2021
Announcements
Jesse Panuccio Reappointed to the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Jesse Panuccio has been reappointed to the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission by Governor DeSantis.
JULY 2, 2021
Publications
AmEx Fine Offers Lessons For Navigating UK Privacy Laws
The U.K.'s data protection regulator — the Information Commissioner's Office — fined American Express Services Europe Ltd. £90,000 ($124,300) in May for sending more than 4 million unsolicited direct marketing emails to customers...
APRIL 1, 2021
In the News
Sigrid McCawley Selected to Receive University of Florida Law’s 2021 Outstanding Alumnus Award
Boies Schiller Flexner Managing Partner Sigrid McCawley was selected to receive University of Florida Law’s 2021 Outstanding Alumnus Award. This award honors alumni who have exemplified the UF Law ethos of excellence through personal...
MARCH 22, 2021
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner Joins the Human Rights Campaign's Business Coalition for the Equality Act
Boies Schiller Flexner is proud to stand alongside the Human Rights Campaign's Business Coalition in calling for the passage of the Equality Act. The Business Coalition for the Equality Act is a group of leading U.S. employers that support the...
MARCH 8, 2021
Publications
Okpabi v. Shell: The Future of Claims Against Parent Companies for Actions of Their Subsidiaries
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...
JANUARY 29, 2021
Publications
Finance Firms May See Increased FCA Enforcement This Year
Whilst few could have foreseen the global turmoil that 2020 brought, it is clear that in 2021 the fallout from the pandemic and facing the reality of a post-Brexit landscape will continue to be front and center for financial services firms and the...
JANUARY 1, 2021
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner Elects Six New Partners
Boies Schiller Flexner has elected six litigators from its offices in New York, Albany, Miami and Fort Lauderdale, to its partnership. The new partners are Andrew Beyda, Anne Nardacci, Pascual Oliu, David Simons, Tom Sosnowski and Andrew...
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner Shortlisted for UK Commercial Litigation Team of the Year
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
Stuart Singer Is Lawyer of the Year for Bet-the-Company Litigation in Fort Lauderdale
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
In the Midst of Crisis, Servicers Need to Communicate Early and Often
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....
JUNE 30, 2020
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner Joins as Charter Member of New Law Firm Antiracism Alliance
Boies Schiller Flexner has joined the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA), a newly formed group of law firms committed to working together, in partnership with legal services organizations, to identify and fight racism. The purpose of the Alliance...
JUNE 5, 2020
Publications
Insights: Building the Plane as It Flies: The Latest Updates to the Paycheck Protection Program
Perhaps no government program in recent memory has better embodied the “building-the-plane-as-it-flies” analogy than the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). A component of the CARES Act, the massive $659 billion program is intended to...
APRIL 14, 2020
Publications
Insights: SBA Seeks to Quell Concerns over Lender Liability in the Paycheck Protection Program
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.  The CARES Act created the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which is intended to provide partially forgivable loans to...
APRIL 1, 2020
Publications
Insights: Issue Spotting for Energy, Oil, and Gas Clients in the Era of COVID-19
The expanding scope and spread of COVID-19 has created uncertainty and anxiety on a global scale, creating a plethora of public health, financial, and legal consequences. The Energy Industry is facing trying times. While the exact length and severity...
JANUARY 22, 2020
In the News
Columbia to Dedicate Levien Gymnasium Floor in Honor of Jonathan Schiller
Columbia University Athletics announced it will dedicate the main playing surface for the varsity basketball and volleyball teams in honor of Jonathan Schiller in appreciation of his outstanding contributions to the University, the athletics...
JANUARY 20, 2020
In the News
American Lawyer Reports on Donated Livers Ruling
The Am Law 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...
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner Elects Six New Partners
Boies Schiller Flexner has elected six litigators from its offices in New York, Washington D.C., and Armonk, to its partnership. The new partners are Marc Ayala, Martha Goodman, Laura Harris, Kyle Smith, Craig Wenner, and Joanna Wright. “Our...
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Announcements
Stuart Singer Recognized as Most Effective Appellate Lawyer by Daily Business Review
Stuart Singer successfully argued two appeals for Florida Power & Light Co. in the past year, one in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the other in the Florida Supreme Court, the Daily Business Review wrote. In Newton v....
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
In the News
Sigrid McCawley Speaks to Daily Business Review About Work for Virginia Giuffre
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Sigrid McCawley talked about her career, and her representation of one of the first sexual abuse survivors to speak out against Jeffrey Epstein, for a profile in the Daily Business Review. The No. 1 thing...
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Announcements
Former Department of Justice Official Jesse Panuccio Joins Boies Schiller Flexner in Washington D.C. and Florida
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP today announced that Jesse Panuccio, the former acting Associate Attorney General of the United States, will join the firm in Washington D.C. and Florida as a partner, focusing on high-stakes litigation and appeals,...
JULY 25, 2019
Announcements
Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Leader Mark Mao Joins Boies Schiller Flexner’s San Francisco Office
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP today announced that Mark Mao will join the firm’s San Francisco office as a partner, helping to expand and lead the firm’s data privacy practice nationally and internationally. Mao is one of the country’s...
JUNE 28, 2019
Announcements
Sabria McElroy Wins Young Lawyer Award from ABA
Boies Schiller Flexner partner Sabria McElroy was named one of the American Bar Association's 2019 Top 40 Young Lawyers. The ABA's On the Rise program recognizes young lawyers who exemplify a broad range of high achievement, innovation, vision,...
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Announcements
Jonathan Schiller Receives Columbia Law School’s Highest Honor
Boies Schiller Flexner co-founder and Managing Partner Jonathan Schiller has received Columbia Law School’s highest honor, the Medal for Excellence. The award is presented annually to alumni and past or present faculty members who exemplify the...
JANUARY 9, 2019
Announcements
Historic $65.5 Million Settlement Earns Fair Wages and Equitable Treatment for a Class of Au Pairs
Boies Schiller Flexner and its co-counsel Towards Justice today announced a historic $65.5 million settlement in their au pair class action suit, Beltran v. Interexchange, Inc. The lawsuit, originally filed in November 2014, alleged that fifteen...
DECEMBER 11, 2018
Publications
Bernie Madoff at Last Is a Good Investment, 10 Years Later
By Matthew L. Schwartz This Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of the arrest of Bernard Madoff. Madoff’s crime was, without doubt, the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time and a contender for the most notorious financial fraud ever. Over the...
AUGUST 6, 2018
Announcements
BSF Wins English High Court Order Against Iran for 9/11 Victims
Boies Schiller Flexner has successfully obtained an order from the English High Court in favor of the representatives and relatives of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks providing for dispensation of service against the Republic of Iran and other...
JULY 12, 2018
Announcements
Rick Pocker Sworn in as President of Nevada State Bar
Boies Schiller Flexner congratulates partner Rick Pocker on becoming President of the State Bar of Nevada. Pocker is a first-chair veteran of scores of federal and state jury trials in his years of government service and private practice, and is the...
JULY 2, 2018
In the News
Mercury News Covers BSF Case for Corrective Education Company
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...
MARCH 12, 2018
Publications
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Protecting Employee Mobility and Negative Trade Secrets
When Judge William Alsup asked the lawyers in Waymo v. Uber—the recent showdown over self-driving car technology—if engineers really had to get lobotomies before going to their next job, he wasn’t just asking if they had to...
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
Announcements
Boies Schiller Flexner Files Amicus Brief Addressing Delays in Veterans' Benefits
Boies Schiller Flexner and Swords to Plowshares filed an amicus brief in support of the petitioners in Monk v. Shulkin, who are seeking to aggregate a class of all veterans whose disability benefits appeals before the Department of Veterans Affairs...
JANUARY 1, 2018
Publications
Regulation and Structure of an Ad Hoc Committee
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...
DECEMBER 11, 2017
Publications
A New Federal Theory of Corruption?
In a series of recent prosecutions, the Department of Justice has reimagined “corruption” to target private, commercial conduct. In doing so, the government may have expanded the definition of the term...
NOVEMBER 21, 2017
In the News
BSF Argues Against Net Neutrality Repeal on Behalf of Cogent Communications
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 15, 2017
Publications
Interstate Issues in Enforcement of Noncompete Provisions
Employers do not want employees they have trained and provided with proprietary business information to leave and go to work for competitors. Buyers who purchase businesses do not want the sellers to start new, competing businesses. Thus, employment...
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Announcements
BSF Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Women's Advocacy Groups
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...
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
Publications
Court Revisits Personal Jurisdiction Issues Post-'Daimler'
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...
OCTOBER 25, 2017
Announcements
Matthew Schwartz Named to Ethisphere's 2017 Attorneys Who Matter
BSF partner Matthew L. Schwartz has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the 2017 Attorneys Who Matter for his contribution to raising the profile of corporate ethics and integrity, the third consecutive year that he has been...
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
In the News
Legal Publications Report on Dismissal of Antitrust Suit Against Law Schools
The New York Law Journal and Law360 reported on the dismissal of a $50 million antitrust lawsuit against several law schools and bar exam preparation company Barbri. In dismissing the case, U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla ruled that the law...
AUGUST 30, 2017
Publications
Court Decides Finality of Settlement and Service of Process Issue
This column addresses recent decisions of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. This installment discusses a case evaluating when a settlement is final for enforcement, and a decision exploring how service of process affects...
MARCH 30, 2017
In the News
CNNMoney Reports on Infowars Apology to BSF Client in 'Pizzagate' Case
Alex Jones, the proprietor of right-wing website Infowars, expressed regret for "any negative impact our commentaries may have had" on Washington restaurant Comet Ping Pong and its owner James Alefantis, CNNMoney reports. Jones was apologizing for...
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
In the News
Scott Gant Comments on Future Supreme Court Vacancy
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 7, 2017
Announcements
BSF and Legal Momentum File Child Sex-Trafficking Lawsuits against Backpage
Legal Momentum – The Women’s Legal Defense and Education Fund and Boies Schiller Flexner LLP today filed federal lawsuits on behalf of an individual and entities in Arizona and Florida against the website Backpage.com for participating in...
FEBRUARY 3, 2017
Publications
The Problem With National Security Presidential Memorandum 2
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
Damages for Deceit: A Case Study in the Making of American Common Law
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...
DECEMBER 29, 2016
Announcements
Boies, Schiller & Flexner Names New Partners for 2017
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...
OCTOBER 27, 2016
Announcements
BSF and Legal Momentum Back Child Sex-Trafficking Case
Legal Momentum—The Women’s Legal Defense and Education Fund, represented by Boies, Schiller & Flexner, today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case against Backpage.com for facilitating the buying and selling of children for...
MAY 2, 2016
In the News
Lauren Louis Comments in Law360 on Hobbs Act Extortion Ruling
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
London Office Shortlisted for Two Excellence in Legal Services Awards
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...
February 9, 2016
Announcements
Charles Fox Miller and Lauren Alperstein Named Attorneys of the Month by Legal Aid Service of Broward County
Partner Charles Fox Miller and associate Lauren Alperstein of the firm’s Hollywood, Florida, office were named Attorneys of the Month by Legal Aid Service of Broward County for providing pro bono services to a veteran in need of legal assistance. Mr....
JANUARY 22, 2016
In the News
Scott Gant Comments on Ted Cruz Presidential Eligibility Lawsuit
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
Cogent Communications Sues Deutsche Telekom for Congesting Internet Connections
Financial Times
In the News
The Complexities of Modern Philanthropy and Naming Rights
OCTOBER 7, 2015
In the News
On the Cadillac Tax: ‘Dare Greatly’
Democrats and Republicans finally agree on something – repealing the Cadillac tax on high-cost health plans.  Good news?  Not exactly.  Both the Cadillac tax and the bipartisan calls to repeal it illustrate what is...
OCTOBER 5, 2015
Publications
Get Ready for the Next Phase in Cyberattacks
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...
Daily Business Review
In the News
FTC Consent Decrees Are Best Guide to Cybersecurity Policies
Responsibility for data privacy and cybersecurity causes anxiety and sleep deprivation for chief information officers, general counsels and CEOs for good reason.  Virtually every day, headlines recount the miseries of a newly hacked company. What are...
The Washington Lawyers' Committee
In the News
The Committee Announces Settlement of Journalist Josh Levs’ Sex Discrimination Charge...
Law360
In the News
Industry Moves Closer To 1st FCC Net Neutrality Complaint
JULY 31, 2015
Publications
Internal Investigation Not Protected From Discovery
This column discusses a decision by Senior District Court Judge Lawrence E. Kahn ordering disclosure of internal investigation documents and communications of a public relations firm; a decision by Chief Judge Gary L. Sharpe dismissing an appeal of a...
Daily Business Review, July 29, 2015
In the News
Personal Perspective: Cuba's Future is 'Muy Complicado'
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 7, 2015
Publications
Dos and Don’ts Under the SEC Whistleblower Rules
Since their implementation in 2010, the SEC’s Whistleblower regulations have been the topic of endless speculation, fascination, and analysis by the securities defense bar.  But their practical impact so far has been relatively...
National Law Journal
In the News
Cogent Communications Holdings Inc.
MAY 1, 2015
Publications
FinCEN Employing New Tactics to Combat Money Laundering
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
Comcast’s Bad Connection
The National Law Journal
In the News
Comcast Pulls Plug On Deal
The National Law Journal
In the News
FCC Resistance Dooms Comcast Deal, Lawyers Say
Gizmodo
In the News
The European Commission Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Google
Practical Law
In the News
Unpublished Opinions in Federal Litigation
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
Opinion: FCC Doing Its Job — And Well — By Preserving Broadband Competition
(This article was first published by National Law Journal.)
MARCH 11, 2015
In the News
NC Dental Leaves State Boards With Little To Smile About
(This article was first published by Law360. Republished with permission.) The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission could subject hundreds and perhaps thousands of state...
In The News
In the News
Preempting Laws That Hurt Municipal Broadband Is Good for Competition—and Net Neutrality
JANUARY 12, 2015
Announcements
Boies, Schiller & Flexner Hires Former Prosecutors to Launch Investigations and White Collar Group
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
In the News
Finley Protest Moves Forward, Says NYTHA Election ‘Utterly Compromised’
December 31, 2014
Announcements
Florida Medicaid Program Not Providing Children with Federally Guaranteed Rights to Medical and Dental Care
Today, federal Judge Adalberto Jordan found that the 1.9 million children who depend on the Florida Medicaid program for their medical and dental care are not receiving the care required by federal law.   Dr. Tommy Schechtman, President of the...
DECEMBER 16, 2014
Announcements
Boies, Schiller & Flexner Elects New Partners
Litigation powerhouse Boies, Schiller & Flexner has elected nine new lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2015, at its offices in New York, Washington, Armonk, Miami, Oakland and Santa Monica. “Our new partners embody the...
SEPTEMBER 21, 2014
In the News
American Lawyer Reports on Explorers Club Deal with Diageo
Diegeo Inks Deal to Exit Johnnie Walker Trademark Row.
07.08.2014
In the News
Establishing Effective Compliance Programs for Real Estate Borrowers and SPE Covenants
APRIL 16, 2014
In the News
D.C. budget autonomy suit could compel Congress to butt out of District’s finances
D.C. budget autonomy suit could compel Congress to butt out of District’s finances
November 19, 2013
In the News
Parker Bagley Comments in Law360 on Software Patent Eligibility
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." 
OCTOBER 22, 2013
Announcements
Boies, Schiller & Flexner Receives the 2013 Works for Me Award
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...
JULY 8, 2013
In the News
BSF Secures TRO for Yankees in Ticket Reselling Dispute with StubHub
In a closely watched dispute between the New York Yankees and the country’s largest ticket reseller, StubHub, BSF won a court order preventing StubHub from opening a storefront near Yankee Stadium days before the start of the 2013 Major League...
October 20, 2012
Announcements
David Boies Presented with Yale Law School's Award of Merit
Boies, Schiller & Flexner chairman David Boies received Yale Law School's highest honor, the Award of Merit. Yale Law School dean Robert Post presented Mr. Boies with the award at a luncheon October 20, 2012, referring to Mr. Boies as a...
NOVEMBER 12, 2012
Announcements
Jonathan Schiller Awarded Columbia's Alexander Hamilton Medal
BSF Managing Partner Jonathan D. Schiller, CC ’69, Law ’73, was honored Thursday, November 15th at an awards dinner in New York City.  Before an audience of nearly 350, Mr. Schiller received the 2012 Alexander Hamilton Medal, the...
JUNE 8, 2012
In the News
BSF Wins Dismissal of Complaint against BNP Paribas and Expansion of Case against Bank of America
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...
APRIL 18, 2012
In the News
BSF Presses in Court for Medicaid Improvements in Florida
BSF partners Stuart Singer and Carl Goldfarb are leading a team of attorneys providing pro bono services for the 1.7 million Florida children on Medicaid and their advocates in a federal trial that began on December 7, 2009.  BSF...
Columbia Law School Magazine
In the News
Alan Vickery '83: Competitive Edge
JUNE 7, 2011
In the News
BSF Partners with KIND Project to Provide Pro Bono Services for Young Asylum Seekers
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...
FEBRUARY 2, 2011
In the News
BSF Brings Charges of Negligence Against Power Tool Companies
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
Materiality And Statistical Significance Explained
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...
12.06.2010
In the News
Ten years after Bush v Gore, the court system's independence is under political attack
A decade ago this Sunday, a court decision was handed down that changed the course of American and world history; it also ended the most extraordinary case of my legal career. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against my client Vice President Al Gore...
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
In the News
BSF Defends Proskauer Rose LLP in Malpractice Action
In June 2010, BSF completed a six-week trial defending the law firm of Proskauer Rose from a claim of professional negligence.  The Plaintiff, a seller of fuel and other aeronautical services at the Boca Raton Airport, alleged that it was...
September 20, 2010
In the News
ABA President Zack: Renew Your Commitment to the Constitution
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
Boies, Schiller & Flexner Represents Salesforce.com in Successful Resolution of Patent Dispute With Microsoft
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
Boies Schiller Throws Down Gauntlet, Calls Out Davis Polk on Associate Comp
August 9, 2010
In the News
Q&A: New ABA President Stephen Zack
"Zack--who plans to develop a program for lawyers to teach civics classes to high school students--spoke with The Am Law Daily about some of his other priorities as he assumes his position, including access to legal services, diversity in the...
AUGUST 1, 2010
In the News
The Future of Mandatory Pre-Dispute Consumer Arbitration
BLOOMBERG LAW REPORTS: The Future of Mandatory Pre-Dispute Consumer Arbitration
JULY 6, 2010
Announcements
American Lawyer Pro Bono Report Features Boies, Schiller & Flexner's Haiti Relief Efforts
The 2O1O American Lawyer Pro Bono Report ranks Boies, Schiller & Flexner 68th out of 2OO surveyed firms -- a marked improvement from last year's ranking of 89th and 132nd in 2OO8.  The Firm is prominently mentioned in one of five...
July 5, 2010
Announcements
Partner Carl Goldfarb Elected as President of the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center
BSF partner Carl Goldfarb was listed in the Miami Herald Movers section for his election to president of the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center (FIAC), a non-profit agency providing legal services to immigrants of all nationalities. To learn more...
JULY 1, 2010
Announcements
BSF Achieves Highest Rank for Up-and-Comers in AmLaw’s 2010 A-List
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...
JUNE 7, 2010
Announcements
Chambers Awards: BSF Attorneys Named as Leaders in Their Fields
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...
APRIL 20, 2010
In the News
BSF Provides Legal Services and Expert Opinion on Matters Related to the Global Credit Crisis
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
BSF Wins Complete Dismissal of $43 Million Lawsuit Against New York Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner
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. ...
12.09.2009
In the News
Stephen N. Zack: Future depends on civics
To me, the answer to "Why does civic education matter?" is a deeply personal one. It's about my life story and that of my family. It's our particular story, but it's also an experience we share with many other American immigrants........
December 7, 2009
Announcements
Boies, Schiller & Flexner Commences Trial to Enforce Federal Medicaid Rights for Children
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...
OCTOBER 21, 2009
Announcements
Sigrid McCawley Recognized in Gold Coast Magazine's 40 Under 40
BSF partner Sigrid S. McCawley is featured in Gold Coast magazine, South Florida’s leading lifestyle publication, in its first-ever '40 Under 40,' published in the November 2009 issue. The '40 Under 40' list highlights Broward County’s leading professionals under 40 years old in industries such as law, medicine, media, non-profit, sports, finance and community development. Recipients are recognized for their professional and civic contributions in Broward County; Gold Coast notes that Sigrid is a member of Leadership Broward and a board member of ChildNet, the not for profit organization that manages Broward County's child welfare system.  Please follow the below links for Gold Coast's website, as well as media coverage of this recognition.
10.13.2009
In the News
Set sights on legal arena - Stephen N. Zack
This month, Hispanics across Florida are taking time to celebrate the achievements of our community, past and present. Hispanic contributions to our state are as rich and varied as the Hispanic cultures that call Florida home. We are living in a...
August 4, 2009
In the News
BSF Partner Stephen Zack Slated to be First Hispanic American to Lead the American Bar Association
On August 10th, 2010, BSF Partner Stephen Zack began his one-year term as president of the American Bar Association (ABA).  His election -- which was decided by the ABA's House of Delegates by unanimous vote on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 -...
AUGUST 4, 2009
Announcements
Stephen Zack Voted American Bar Association President-Elect
Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP (BSF) is pleased to announce that today its Miami partner Stephen Zack was elected as president-elect of the American Bar Association (ABA).  The unanimous vote on his nomination by the ABA's House of Delegates...
08.03.2009
In the News
Zack Understands Legal Concerns, Language of Hispanic Community
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
Comments on the AmLaw 100 Firms Listings
APRIL 15, 2009
In the News
BSF Partner, Richard Feinstein, Named Director of the Bureau of Competition at the Federal Trade Commission
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 2009
Announcements
BSF Recognized for its “Superior” Client Service
BSF was recognized for its "superior" client service in BTI's 2009 Survey of Client Service Performance: The BTI Client Service A-Team.  The annual survey singles out law firms who "stand out from the pack in the client's...
June 5, 2008
In the News
BSF's Client ConnectU Finds New Evidence Against Facebook
CNET.com reports that BSF's client ConnectU has found new evidence against Facebook, an online community website. According to CNET.com, the lawsuit stems from 2004 and accuses Facebook of pilfering ConnectU's "business plan and...
January 14, 2008, at A1
In the News
Firm Cited for Landmark Pro Bono Litigation on Behalf of 1.6 Million Florida Children
The Daily Business Review, the paper of record for the South Florida legal and business communities, reports that a team of Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP attorneys is suing the state of Florida, in landmark pro bono litigation, on behalf of 1.6...
December 28, 2007, at A3
In the News
BSF Wins Trial Requiring Completion of $1.5 Billion Acquisition
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 20, 2007
Announcements
Hank Greenberg Sues Current AIG Directors and Management Over Unnecessary and Improper Restatement
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...
June 15, 2007
In the News
BSF Represents Rocker in Overstock.com Short Sale Litigation
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...
December 4, 2006
Announcements
BSF Elects Seven New Partners
Boies, Schiller & Flexner taks pride in announcing that, effective January 1, 2007, Tanya S. Chutkan, Helen M. Maher, Damien J. Marshall, Sigrid S. McCawley, Fred Norton, Alanna C. Rutherford and Jonathan M. Shaw, will become partners. Tanya Chutkan,...
November 16, 2006
Announcements
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Construction of the New Yankee Stadium
Federal District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald of the Southern District of New York late yesterday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to stop construction of the new stadium that the New York Yankees are building in the Bronx. In her 57-page opinion, Judge...
November 6, 2006
Announcements
Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, and the U.S. Government Settle $155 Million False Claims Act Case Against Medco
Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, and the United States Government have announced a $155 million settlement of a False Claims Act case against Medco Health Solutions, Inc. ("Medco") of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. Medco is the second largest...
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