David Boies

David Boies
Boies in 2000
Born (1941-03-11) March 11, 1941 (age 85)
Sycamore, Illinois, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Redlands
Northwestern University (BS)
Yale University (JD)
New York University (LLM)
OccupationLawyer
EmployerBoies, Schiller & Flexner
Political partyDemocratic
Board member ofTheranos
Spouse(s)Caryl Maniscalco
Mary Schuman

David Boies (/bɔɪz/ BOYZ; born March 11, 1941) is an American lawyer. He is the chairman of the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP.

Boies became well known for his role in three major cases: leading the U.S. federal government's successful prosecution of Microsoft in United States v. Microsoft Corp., his unsuccessful representation of Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore in Bush v. Gore, and for successful representation of the plaintiff in Hollingsworth v. Perry, which invalidated California Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriage.

References

  1. ↑ Carreyrou 2018, p. 279, 292.
  2. ↑ "Caryl Louise Maniscalco". Sonoma West Publishers. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  3. ↑ Carreyrou 2018, p. 134-135.
  4. ↑ "Boies Schiller Flexner". Boies Schiller Flexner LLP.
  5. ↑ "David Boies Biography and Interview". www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement.