Editing Boies, Schiller & Flexner

{{Infobox Law Firm
| name           = Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP
| logo           = [[File:Boies-schiller-logo.JPG|frameless|Boies, Schiller & Flexner]]
| headquarters    = 575 [[Lexington Avenue]]<br>New York City
| num_offices     = 10
| num_attorneys   = 240
| num_employees   =   <!-- Total employees, including attorneys and staff -->
| practice_areas  = Litigation
| key_people      = [[David Boies]] (Chairman), Jonathan D. Schiller, & Donald L. Flexner
| revenue         =   <!-- amount (year) -->
| date_founded    = May 1997
| founder         = David Boies, [[Jonathan D. Schiller]]
| company_type    = [[Limited Liability Partnership]]
| slogan         = 
| homepage        = [http://www.bsfllp.com/ www.bsfllp.com]
| dissolved       = 
}}
'''Boies, Schiller & Flexner''' [[Limited liability partnership|L.L.P.]] is an American [[law firm]] founded by [[David Boies]] and Jonathan D. Schiller in 1997. In 1999, the founders were joined by Donald L. Flexner, former partner with [[Crowell & Moring]], becoming Boies, Schiller & Flexner.

The firm has become known for its involvement in high-profile [[Lawsuit|litigation]], having represented the Department of Justice in the antitrust action ''[[United States v. Microsoft]]''[[United States v. Microsoft|,]] as well as [[Al Gore|Vice President Gore]] in the Supreme Court case ''[[Bush v. Gore]].'' More recently, Boies successfully challenged the constitutionality of California's [[California Proposition 8 (2008)|Proposition 8]] in ''[[Perry v. Brown]],'' and represented the [[National Football League]] in the antitrust litigation initiated by the players' union.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/sports/football/04boies.html|title=Boies, Star Lawyer, Represents N.F.L. in Lockout Hearing|last=Battista|first=Judy|date=2011-04-03|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-10-05}}</ref>  

== Political contributions ==
According to the [[Center for Responsive Politics]], Boies Schiller was one of the top law firms contributing to federal candidates during the 2012 election cycle, donating $1.92 million, 90% to Democrats.<ref name="topcontributors">{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?ind=K&Bkdn=DemRep&cycle=2012|title=Lawyers & Lobbyists: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups|website=OpenSecrets.org|publisher=Center for Responsive Politics}}</ref>  By comparison, during that same period [[Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld]] donated $2.56 million, 66% to Democrats,<ref name="topcontributors" /> while oil conglomerate [[ExxonMobil]] donated $2.66 million, 88% to Republicans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?ind=E&Bkdn=DemRep&cycle=2012|title=Energy/Natural Resources: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups|website=OpenSecrets.org|publisher=Center for Responsive Politics|accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref>  Since 2000, Boies Schiller has contributed $5.5 million to federal campaigns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000021877&cycle=A|title=Organizations: Boies, Schiller & Flexner|website=OpenSecrets.org|publisher=Center for Responsive Politics|accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref>

==Rankings==
Boies Schiller "dominates" Vault's litigation practice area rankings. It is listed number two for class actions, and holds top ten rankings in Antitrust Litigation, Appellate Litigation, Products Liability, and General Commercial Litigation. It also has top twenty rankings in White Collar Defense, Securities Litigation, and Labor & Employment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.top-law-schools.com/boies-schiller-flexner-llp.html|title=Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP|website=www.top-law-schools.com|access-date=2016-10-04}}</ref> Chambers and Partners ranked the firm in band 3 nationwide, band 2 in New York and band 2 in Florida for their antitrust practice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chambersandpartners.com/USA/Firms/87776-36457|title=Firms - Chambers Partners - Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP|date=|publisher=Chambersandpartners.com|accessdate=2011-08-08}}</ref> 

In 2010, The American Lawyer's national top 100 firms ranked Boies Schiller fourth in profits per partner, third in revenue per lawyer, and in 2009, the firm was ranked at 89 in gross revenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/PubArticleTAL.jsp?id=1202448021003 |title=The Am Law 100 2010 - The American Lawyer |publisher=Law.com |date=2010-05-01 |accessdate=2011-08-08}}</ref> 

== Employment ==
Boies Schiller hires few associates, generally accepting only the top ten percent of students at the top ten law schools.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.top-law-schools.com/boies-schiller-flexner-llp.html|title=Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP|website=www.top-law-schools.com|access-date=2016-10-04}}</ref> It is known for its generous and unusual compensation structure, through which associates are paid as equity partners, leading to year-end bonuses as high as $350,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/boies-schiller-maintains-unusual-corporate-culture-including-the-way-it-pays-associates/2014/12/05/ac1e523a-7a4d-11e4-b821-503cc7efed9e_story.html|title=At law firm Boies Schiller, unorthodox system for paying lawyers remains even as firm evolves|website=Washington Post|access-date=2016-10-05}}</ref> 

==Notable lawyers and alumni==
[[File:Boies Schiller and Flexner.jpg|thumb|right|The firm's original headquarters in Armonk, New York]]
*[[David Boies]], Chairman
*Jonathan D. Schiller, Managing Partner.
*Donald L. Flexner, Managing Partner.
*Christopher A. Boies, Partner, and head of the Firm's Corporate practice.
*George F. Carpinello, Partner.
*Richard A. Feinstein, Partner, and former Director of the Bureau of Competition at the Federal Trade Commission.
*[[Kirsten Gillibrand]], the [[United States Senate|Junior United States Senator]] for [[New York (state)|New York]], is a former [[Partner (business rank)|partner]].
*[[Stephen N. Zack]], Administrative Partner, President of the [[American Bar Association]], 2010-2011.
*[[Elizabeth Wurtzel]], former associate, writer, journalist.
*[[Andrew Michaelson]], Partner, one of the lead attorneys in the prosecution of Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam.
*[[Hampton Dellinger]], counsel, former North Carolina Deputy Attorney General.<ref>[http://www.bsfllp.com/lawyers/data/2009 Boies Schiller Flexner biography]</ref>
*[[Tanya S. Chutkan]], United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, is a former partner of the firm's Washington, D.C. office.

==See also==
*[[SCO-Linux controversies]]
*[[Dalvik (software)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boies, Schiller and Flexner}}
[[Category:Law firms established in 1997]]
[[Category:Law firms based in New York (state)]]

{{US-law-firm-stub}}