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Boies Schiller Flexner LLP Offices
1401 NEW YORK AVENUE, NW
SUITE 1100
WASHINGTON, DC 20005
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: plaintiff Tier 2
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has established itself as a recognized authority in class action and cutting-edge antitrust matters, with a successful record in high-value, precedent-setting matters, many of which center on the pharmaceutical and health insurance industries. Co-chair James Denvir in Washington DC is a former member of the DOJ, and has strong expertise in bet-the-company cases. Hamish Hume of DC is also an experienced litigator, while Stuart Singer leads the appellate practice from Florida, and has seen considerable success for his clients in trials and arbitrations. Scott Grant and Mike Mitchell are both experts in the strategy behind challenging multi-forum and multi-district litigation; both are based in DC.Practice head(s):
Philip Korologos; Jim Denvir
Other key lawyers:
Hamish Hume; Stuart Singer; Scott E. Gant; Michael Mitchell
Key clients
Class of BCBS Subscribers
Class of Online Publishers
Target Corporation
Campbell Soup Company
The Nation Company
Temu
Panini America
Genius Media Group
Amory Investments
United Healthcare Services
Work highlights
- Secured final approval of a $2.7 billion settlement against the Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plans, the largest ever recovered in an antitrust case without government enforcement.
- Representing a class of digital publishers in their efforts to break up Google’s multibillion-dollar digital display ‘adstack’.
- Representing United Healthcare Services in an action against 42 different generic drug companies for conspiring to fix the prices of 192 different drugs.
Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: plaintiff Tier 3
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP handles both defense and plaintiff work in the securities litigation space, and clients note that the firm is ‘a cut above the rest’. The firm is a frequent adviser to investment banks, public pension funds, Fortune 100 corporations, and high-net-worth individuals in high-stakes securities litigation. Led by John Zach in New York, whose ‘diligence, expertise and warm human nature is nothing short of world-class’, and Jonathan Sherman in Washington DC, the practice ‘exercises great compassion, creative critical thinking and strategization’. Matthew Schwartz in New York is a standout partner, having played a major role in securing a settlement in AIMCO CLO 10 LTD et al. v. Revlon Inc. et al., which significantly increased client recoveries compared to the plan of reorganization following Revlon’s bankruptcy. Marc Ayala and up-and-coming partner Brooke Alexander, who work from the Armonk office, play central roles in the practice. Both are key to the representation of investors in cryptocurrency exchange FTX, the founder of which is alleged to have schemed to take advantage of consumers and costing them $11bn.Practice head(s):
John Zach; Jonathan Sherman
Other key lawyers:
Matthew Schwartz; Marc Ayala; Brooke Alexander; David Simons; Izaak Earnhardt; David Boies; Alex Boies; Tyler Ulrich; Alec Soghomonian; Matthew Cooper
Testimonials
‘Boies Schiller Flexner is certainly a cut above the rest. They exercise great diligence, compassion, creative critical thinking and strategization. The firms reputation and strive for excellence certainly trickles down into the culture.’
‘I have had the sincere honour to work with and be represented by John Zach, David Simons and Izaak Earnhardt. Their level of diligence, expertise and warm human nature is nothing short of world-class.’
‘Very professional and great to co-counsel with on our large complex multinational class actions and MDLs.’
Key clients
Palm Tran, Inc. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1577 Pension Plan
Class of FTX investors
Class of Voyager Digital investors
Class of Binance investors
Ad Hoc Group of 2016 Term Loan Lenders
Ryan Berris
Work highlights
- Secured $95 million settlement for a class of investors in Mexican broadcast company Grupo Televisa in connection with allegations of bribery that resulted in a significant stock drop.
- Secured a settlement that tripled the recovery relative to what an ad-hoc group of lenders would have otherwise received under a prior plan of reorganization in a high-profile adversary proceeding in connection with the Revlon bankruptcy.
- Settled a class action that sought nearly $350 million that alleged that Dimitris Melissanidis, founder of Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, participated in a scheme to defraud investors by misappropriating hundreds of millions of dollars from the company through self-dealing and misleading investors about the strength of the company’s financials.
Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense Tier 4
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP regularly defends corporations and senior executives across a broad variety of sectors in both civil and criminal antitrust litigations. The firm has a particularly strong foothold in the aviation industry and has recently represented Delta Air Lines and its executives in several matters, including a significant class action concerning price fixing in relation to fares. Healthcare is another area of expertise for the group, which regularly represents healthcare providers in competitor-on-competitor antitrust cases. The practice is jointly overseen by Philip Korologos, in New York, and James Denvir, in Washington DC. Korologos takes point on antitrust cases in the aviation sector, while Denvir leverages his agency experience from the DOJ to advise on bet-the-company lawsuits across a diverse range of industries.Practice head(s):
Philip Korologos; James Denvir
Other key lawyers:
Michael Mitchell; Hamish Hume
Key clients
Delta Air Lines
United Healthcare Services, Inc.
Information Resources, Inc.
Work highlights
- Representing Delta Air Lines in a large antitrust class action in the airline industry in which plaintiffs allege the four major U.S. airlines conspired to restrict their domestic capacity to increase fares between 2009 and 2015.
- Represented Delta in quashing deposition and trial subpoenas of certain senior Delta executives against American Airlines Group’s bid to force testimony at an antitrust trial regarding American Airlines and JetBlue’s so-called “Northeast Alliance” to combine their operations in Boston and New York.
- Representing United Health Group against claims asserted by owners of medical laboratory testing facilities, in which the plaintiffs allege that UHG and other co-defendant insurance companies conspired to induce to the DOJ to commence an investigation into the plaintiffs’ fraudulent billing practices, which resulted in criminal indictments.
Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
In addition to its strong reputation for handling public corruption cases, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP is also skilled at advising on matters relating to money laundering, commodities fraud, and antitrust violations. Leading the team, Matthew Schwartz has extensive capabilities acting for high-profile individuals facing various investigations; he is also highly skilled at representing corporations in lengthy trials concerning securities fraud. Located in Los Angeles, John Kucera frequently handles complex litigation matters with his experience including major foreign corruption cases as well as seizure of assets. John Zach and Craig Wenner are also essential members of the team. Zach is recommended for cases concerning financial fraud, while Wenner has experience advising local and foreign clients on the recovery of stolen assets. Bringing his expertise of cross-border investigations to the firm, Martin De Luca joined the team in September 2023 from Kobre & Kim. Unless otherwise stated, the lawyers mentioned are based in New York.Practice head(s):
Matthew Schwartz
Other key lawyers:
John Kucera; John Zach; Craig Wenner; Sabina Mariella; Martin De Luca
Testimonials
‘Boies Schiller Flexner is certainly a cut above the rest. In my experience, they exercise great diligence, compassion, creative critical thinking, and strategy. The firm’s reputation and strive for excellence certainly trickles down into the culture.’
‘Matt Schwartz is an incredibly gifted lawyer. I would recommend him to anyone who wants to be represented by the best and most ethical lawyer in the business.’
Key clients
BTA Bank JSC
Jefferies Financial Group
Ocean Five Office 400, LLC
Erik Prince
Bridgeporth Ltd.
Pacific Spotters
Najib Razak
Red Granite Pictures, Inc.
Cabot Square LLC
Victims of Jeffrey Epstein
Work highlights
- Represented BTA Bank JSC at trial in the Southern District of New York, resulting in a nine-figure judgment against a company used to launder some of the billions of dollars stolen from BTA by a former Chairman.
- Representing Hollywood production company Red Granite Pictures and its principle in government investigations, civil forfeiture litigation, and arbitrations concerning allegations that the company received hundreds of millions of dollars that was misappropriated from a Malaysian sovereign fund.
- Represented an individual in criminal and congressional investigations of President Biden and Hunter Biden.
Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes Tier 5
Litigation boutique Boies Schiller Flexner LLP fields a team of ‘thoughtful, creative, hard-working lawyers’ who handle the full range of complex commercial disputes, including securities class actions, insurance litigation, and financial services disputes. In Washington DC, Kenya Davis comes highly recommended as ‘an excellent trial lawyer and a thoughtful colleague’, while Hamish Hume is praised as ‘an intellectual powerhouse and formidable courtroom lawyer’. Government investigations expert Matthew Schwartz and financial services litigation specialist Marc Ayala are key contacts in New York, while former prosecutor John Kucera is a primary contact in Los Angeles. In San Francisco, Max Pritt and Mark Mao handle a wide range of antitrust and IP cases. Key contacts in Fort Lauderdale include Stuart Singer, who represents clients in antitrust and securities litigation, and Sigrid McCawley, who handles a wide array of commercial disputes.Practice head(s):
Matthew Schwartz; Marc Ayala; Sigrid McCawley; Stuart Singer; Hamish Hume; Kenya Davis; Max Pritt; Mark Mao; John Kucera
Other key lawyers:
Sam Kaplan
Testimonials
‘Kenya Davis is an excellent trial lawyer and a thoughtful colleague.’
‘Sam Kaplan is a thoughtful strategist.’
‘Hamish Hume is an intellectual powerhouse and formidable courtroom lawyer.’
‘Thoughtful, creative, hard-working lawyers.’
Key clients
Class of BCBS Subscribers
Class of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Shareholders
Class of Google Subscribers
Walmart, Inc.
Hertz Corp.
Lens.com
Florida Power & Light
Class of Google mobile app users
West Flagler Associates Ltd.
Percipient.ai Inc.
Blenheim Capital Holdings
Pennsylvania General Insurance Company
Greenberg Traurig
LoanCare LLC
Class suing Takata
VillaSport and Syufy Enterprises LP
United HealthCare Insurance Co.
W&K Defense Research, LLC
Former Olympic Snowboarders
BTA Bank JSC
Victims of Jeffrey Epstein
Ad Hoc Group of 2016 Term Loan Lenders
National Class of Student Loan Debtors
Entravision Communications Corporation
Red Granite Pictures, Inc.
David Cassirer
Michael Hewitt
Petroleum Independent & Exploration LLC
Five Sterling LP
The Sterling Mulacek Trust,
Work highlights
- Represented clients in a $2.7bn settlement against the Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plans.
- Acted for a class of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shareholders in a challenge to a 2012 agreement, known as the “net worth sweep,” between the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the U.S. Treasury, winning a judgement of $612.4m.
- Acted for victims of Jeffery Epstein in a case accusing Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan Chase of financially aiding Epstein’s sex-trafficking scheme, winning a $365m settlement.
Dispute resolution > International arbitration
Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP > Firm Profile
Boies Schiller Flexner is a firm of internationally recognized trial lawyers, crisis managers, and strategic advisers known for our creative, aggressive, and efficient pursuit of successful outcomes for clients. We have an established track record of taking on and winning complex, ground-breaking, and cross-border matters in diverse circumstances and industries. From the thorniest, most high stakes matters to straightforward business disputes, we have a knack for identifying the strongest arguments, understanding the benefits of each, and determining when and how to deploy them in a case. We build deep relationships with clients, allowing us to advise them in any matter and any forum, and we regularly represent them as both plaintiffs and defendants. Everything we do for our clients is intended to advance their interests while helping them evaluate the costs, benefits, and risks of litigation.
We handle a wide range of commercial disputes for clients, often acting as plaintiffs and defendants on matters relating to contracts, governance, ESG, antitrust, investigations, and numerous other areas within the law. We understand that a high-stakes dispute has both business and legal ramifications, and we build deep relationships with clients, getting to know them well enough to help advance their interests while evaluating the costs, benefits, and risks of litigation. Clients benefit from our deep bench of experienced litigators throughout the U.S., and in London and Italy; we regularly advise clients as global counsel, leading on large, complex multijurisdictional cases. Some of our key areas of focus include:
Antitrust and Competition:
Our attorneys excel in both the defense and prosecution of complex, high-stakes antitrust cases, including multibillion-dollar class actions and opt-outs. The firm has served as lead or co-lead trial counsel in some of the most important antitrust cases in history. Our exceptional track record is based on our ability to make the complicated understandable and win cases at trial. We have experience in industries that span the world economy, including in finance, investment and commercial banking, securities, consumer products, technology and telecommunications, health care, pharmaceuticals, insurance, airlines, oil and gas, food service, chemicals, clothing and apparel.
Class Actions:
Boies Schiller Flexner has defeated some of the most well-known class-action challenges of recent years through a combination of sophisticated risk analysis and strength at trial. The firm’s history of representing plaintiff classes – an area where we have won some of the largest recoveries ever – gives us an advantage that has proven effective in representing defendants, including Fortune 500 companies, in class-action cases involving alleged securities fraud, antitrust, and consumer protection violations.
Global Investigations and White Collar Defense:
When corporations or individuals face sensitive, complex, and often high-profile regulatory or criminal investigations, our lawyers step in quickly to address immediate issues while preserving options for what may lie ahead. We consider how each engagement would play out in a courtroom, an approach that enables us to negotiate favorable outcomes on behalf of our clients, most often without a trial; however, when the government decides to initiate civil or criminal proceedings, we are deeply experienced, highly effective advocates. Additionally, we regularly conduct independent internal investigations and whistleblowing investigations on behalf of corporations and their boards, providing presentations and recommendations that are credible, thorough, and minimally disruptive to their businesses. We also frequently assist clients that have been victims of crimes in seeking justice.
International Arbitration:
The firm has built a global team to represent clients in complex commercial arbitration and investor-state disputes. We combine a business-oriented perspective with deep trial law experience, along with our long-term work in crisis management, economic and damages analysis, and international enforcement proceedings to help our clients pursue successful outcomes. We represent clients before all major arbitral institutions, including the ICC, LCIA, ICSID, AAA, VIAC and NASD, as well as in UNCITRAL and other ad hoc arbitrations. We are well-versed in the nuances of public international law, with exceptional jurisdictional diversity, giving us a broad understanding of the rules and norms governing any potential dispute. Our attorneys also regularly serve as arbitrators.