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David Boies

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David Boies
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Boies in 2000
Born (1941-03-11) March 11, 1941 (age 84)
EducationUniversity of Redlands
Northwestern University (BS)
Yale University (JD)
New York University (LLM)
OccupationLawyer
EmployerBoies, Schiller & Flexner
Political partyDemocratic
Board member ofTheranos[1]
Spouse(s)Caryl Maniscalco[2]
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.[3][4]

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,[5] and for successful representation of the plaintiff in Hollingsworth v. Perry, which invalidated California Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriage.

References[change]

  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.