David Boies is an American attorney known for representing former Vice-President Al Gore against George W. Bush in the landmark case Bush v. Gore in 2000. He is the founder and partner of Boies, Schiller and Flexner, where he has served as an anti-trust litigator since 1997.http://www.bsfllp.com/lawyers/data/0001

Boies has been involved in several high profile cases. He represented American Express in an anti-trust lawsuit against Visa and Mastercard, yielding a record breaking $4 billion dollar verdict. http://www.bsfllp.com/lawyers/data/0001 He has also represented NASCAR, the New York Yankees, American filmaker Michael Moore, CBS, and Napster, among others. David Boies most recently lead the appeal to the California Supreme Court to overturn Proposition 8. http://www.bsfllp.com/news/in_the_news/000123

Boies graduated from New York University Law school in 1967. He took a position at New York law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore. http://www.observer.com/node/36420 During his tenure at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Boies represented several high profile clients, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the US State Department in an anti-trust lawsuit against Microsoft. http://www.bsfllp.com/lawyers/data/0001 Boies was made partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in 1973. He left the firm in 1997 following a client dispute and founded Boies, Schiller and Flexner. http://www.observer.com/node/36420

David Boies is a devout philanthropist. He and his wife established the Mary and David Boies Fellowships to assist international students at the Harvard Kennedy School. http://www.hks.harvard.edu/about/giving/honor_roll_of_donors/friends In 2000, following his representation of Vice President Al Gore, Boies was named runner-up for Time Magazine's Person of the Year award. http://www.hks.harvard.edu/about/giving/honor_roll_of_donors/friends Boise resides in New York with his third wife, Mary McInnes Boise. http://www.observer.com/node/36420