By Christine Simmons | January 2, 2019
David Boies said he is putting Guo Wengui and his attorneys on notice to withdraw the malpractice suit or face costs. Guo's attorney won't budge.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Lizzy McLellan | December 17, 2018
Philadelphia attorney Bruce Chasan claims John Pierce and his fast-growing firm acted in bad faith by failing to finalize a $160,000 settlement.
By Roy Strom | December 7, 2018
A failed attempt to build an 18,000-seat sports arena in Virginia Beach, Virginia, has turned into a legal grab bag, with Winston & Strawn the latest to seek its money.
By Scott Flaherty | November 26, 2018
The firm is asking the court to uphold an arbitration award against a former client—the second time in recent months Boies Schiller has ended up in New York state court because of a legal fee dispute.
By Scott Flaherty | October 31, 2018
Billionaire Alex Shnaider will be able to collect a client file from his former lawyers at Boies Schiller, but—for now, at least—it'll cost him.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Lizzy McLellan | October 19, 2018
Retainer fees and due diligence can help, but fee disputes, like litigation in general, are unpredictable.
By Scott Flaherty | October 18, 2018
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia found that a lower court made the right call when it awarded California-based lawyer Mark Brown $2.88 million in fees plus interest, after he spent nearly six years on a long-running class action.
By Scott Flaherty | October 12, 2018
With a New York state court ruling on Friday, Boies Schiller can continue hanging onto a discovery file that serves as leverage while the firm tries to recover more than $825,000 in unpaid fees from a billionaire former client.
By Scott Flaherty | October 11, 2018
Boies Schiller Flexner withdrew from representing billionaire Alex Shnaider in September, citing irreconcilable differences and unpaid legal bills. Now Shnaider's arguing that the firm is improperly withholding a case file he needs for an upcoming trial.
By Christine Simmons | September 19, 2018
The deal to end litigation over a partner placement came as Simpson Thacher faced the potential release of more internal firm documents.
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