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Boies Schiller Flexner People
Boies is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname *David Boies (born 1941), lawyer and Chairman of Boies, Schiller & Flexner *Horace Boies (1827–1923), served as Governor of Iowa from 1890 to 1894 * Jean-Christophe Boies, Canadian musician * Jean-Sébastien Boies, Canadian musician * Mary Boies, American lawyer and businesswoman * William Dayton Boies (1857–1932), former Republican congressman for Iowa Given name *Boies Penrose Boies Penrose (November 1, 1860 – December 31, 1921) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After serving in both houses of the Pennsylvania legislature, he represented Pennsylvania in the United ... (1860–1921), American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Jeremiah Smith Boies De Veber (1830–1908), Canadian politician and businessman See also * Boies, Schiller & Flexner, American law firm founded by David Boies and Jonathan Schi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Boies
David Boies (; born March 11, 1941) is an American lawyer and chairman of the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP. Boies rose to national prominence for 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. Boies has also represented various clients in US lawsuits, including Theranos, tobacco companies, Harvey Weinstein, and Jeffrey Epstein's victims including Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Early life Boies was born in Sycamore, Illinois, to two teachers, and raised in a farming community. He has four siblings. His first job was when he was 10 years old—a paper route with 120 customers. Boies has dyslexia and he did not learn to read until the third gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horace Boies
Horace Boies (December 7, 1827 – April 4, 1923) served as the 14th Governor of Iowa from 1890 to 1894 as a member of the United States Democratic Party The Democratic Party is one of the Two-party system, two Major party, major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in eve .... Boies was the only United States Democratic Party, Democrat to serve in that position from 1855 to 1933, a period of 78 years. politicalgraveyard.com Life before Iowa Horace was born in Aurora, Erie County, New York, Aurora, New York and started his education in the public school system. In his late teens, he worked for four years as a farm laborer in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Christophe Boies
Projet Orange was a Quebecois musical band from Quebec City, Quebec. They performed britpop-inspired rock. Profile Formed in Quebec City by brothers Jean-Christophe and Jean-Sébastien Boies, ''Projet Orange'' played a britpop-like, catchy and flowing sound. Their success began when they won the Quebec musical contest L'Empire des futures stars. The name came from an early show of multiple groups in which the band was partook. It was required to enter the name of one's band on a sheet, where the names of the bands would be preceded by "Projet:" (Project:). After seeing the orange coat of a fellow member, one band player entered ''Orange'' next to the term and thus the name was born. In 2002, member Jean-Sébastien developed a blood disease, forcing the band to take a half-year hiatus and halt songwriting. The first album being entirely francophone, the second, in order to introduce the band to the English-speaking world (especially Canada), includes eleven pieces in Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Sébastien Boies
Projet Orange was a Quebecois musical band from Quebec City, Quebec. They performed britpop-inspired rock. Profile Formed in Quebec City by brothers Jean-Christophe and Jean-Sébastien Boies, ''Projet Orange'' played a britpop-like, catchy and flowing sound. Their success began when they won the Quebec musical contest L'Empire des futures stars. The name came from an early show of multiple groups in which the band was partook. It was required to enter the name of one's band on a sheet, where the names of the bands would be preceded by "Projet:" (Project:). After seeing the orange coat of a fellow member, one band player entered ''Orange'' next to the term and thus the name was born. In 2002, member Jean-Sébastien developed a blood disease, forcing the band to take a half-year hiatus and halt songwriting. The first album being entirely francophone, the second, in order to introduce the band to the English-speaking world (especially Canada), includes eleven pieces in Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Boies
Mary McInnis Boies (born Mary McInnis; formerly also known as Mary Schuman; born June 30, 1950) is an American attorney working as counsel to Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, where she specializes in antitrust and corporate commercial litigation. Mrs. Boies was a founding partner of the American law firm Boies & McInnis LLP. The law firm, established in 1988, specialized in antitrust and corporate commercial litigation. Early life and education Boies was born Mary McInnis in Newton, New Jersey, the daughter of Sara (Bollinger) and Norman Kenneth McInnis. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and English from the University of Washington and a Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law. Career Boies began her legal career in 1975 when she won the annual fellowship to the staff of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. She worked on the early hearings relating to airline passenger and cargo deregulation. In 1977, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Dayton Boies
William Dayton Boies (January 3, 1857 – May 31, 1932) was a lawyer, trial-court judge and five-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 11th congressional district in northwestern Iowa. Born on a farm in Boone County, Illinois, Boies attended country schools and the public schools of Belvidere, Illinois. He moved with his parents to Buchanan County, Iowa, in 1873 and settled near the town of Quasqueton. He was graduated in law from the University of Iowa College of Law at Iowa City in 1880. He was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced practice in Sanborn, in O'Brien County, Iowa. He moved to nearby Sheldon, Iowa, in 1887, where he continued the practice of law. Boies was an unsuccessful candidate for election as judge of the district court in 1890. He served as member of the school board of the independent school district of Sheldon from 1900 to 1912. He was appointed judge of the district court of the fourth judicial district of Iowa on January 1, 1913. On a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boies Penrose
Boies Penrose (November 1, 1860 – December 31, 1921) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After serving in both houses of the Pennsylvania legislature, he represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1897 until his death in 1921. Penrose was the fourth political boss of the Pennsylvania Republican political machine (known under his bossism as the Penrose machine), following Simon Cameron, Donald Cameron, and Matthew Quay. Penrose was the longest-serving Pennsylvania U.S. senator until Arlen Specter surpassed his record in 2005. Early life Born into a prominent Old Philadelphian family of Cornish descent, he was a grandson of Speaker of the Pennsylvania Senate Charles B. Penrose and brother of gynecologist Charles Bingham Penrose and mining entrepreneurs Richard and Spencer. He was a descendant of the prominent Biddle family of Philadelphia. Penrose attended Harvard University, where he became a member of Beta The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremiah Smith Boies De Veber
Jeremiah Smith Boies De Veber (November 7, 1829 – June 18, 1908) was a Canadian politician and businessman. He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The son of L.H. De Veber, he was educated in Saint John and entered his father's mercantile firm. De Veber married Elizabeth Isley in 1856. He was a director of the Bank of New Brunswick and the Rivière-du-Loop Railway. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada on December 1, 1873, as a Member of the Liberal Party of Canada to represent the riding of the City of St. John and re-elected on January 22, 1874, and defeated on September 17, 1878. He was a member of the Liberal Party caucus from December 1, 1873, to August 16, 1878. De Veber was also mayor of Saint John from 1885 to 1887 and served as treasurer for Saint John County from 1887 to 1908. References {{DEFAULTSORT:De Veber, Jeremiah Smith Boies Canadian businesspeople Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick Liberal Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boies, Schiller & Flexner
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP is a national law firm based in New York City. The firm was founded by David Boies and Jonathan D. Schiller, in 1997, who, in 1999, were joined by Donald L. Flexner, former partner with Crowell & Moring, then forming Boies, Schiller & Flexner. The firm has become known for its involvement in high-profile litigation, having represented the Department of Justice in the antitrust action '' United States v. Microsoft'', as well as Vice President Gore in the Supreme Court case ''Bush v. Gore.'' More recently, Boies successfully challenged the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8 in ''Perry v. Brown,'' and represented the National Football League in the antitrust litigation initiated by the players' union. The firm has drawn controversy for its aggressive tactics during representation of Harvey Weinstein amidst sexual abuse allegations and the now-defunct blood testing startup Theranos. Notable clients Among other high-profile clients, Boies Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boie
Boie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Friedrich Boie (1789–1870), German entomologist, herpetologist, ornithologist, and lawyer * Heinrich Boie Heinrich Boie (4 May 1794, Meldorf, Holstein – 4 September 1827, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia) was a German zoologist. He was the brother of Friedrich Boie. In the field of herpetology they described 49 new species of reptiles and several ne ... (1794–1827), German zoologist * Heinrich Christian Boie (1744–1806), German author * John Boie (born 1991), American wheelchair basketball player * Kirsten Boie (born 1950), German children's book author and activist * Laurence Boie (born 2006), Last born of the Boie, Canadian activist See also * Boies, a surname and given name {{surname, Boie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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