David Boies (b. 1941) is an American trial lawyer and chairman of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP. He rose to national prominence representing the U.S. government in United States v. Microsoft, Al Gore in Bush v. Gore (2000), and advocating for marriage equality.
In the Epstein case, Boies's firm represented Virginia Giuffre in her 2015 defamation lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell, which unsealed thousands of pages of documents exposing Epstein's network.
His firm also filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of Giuffre against Prince Andrew in August 2021, which settled in February 2022. Boies represented five victims in the Epstein Victims' Compensation Program, which paid out over $121 million to approximately 150 survivors.
However, Boies's reputation was damaged when it was revealed his firm had represented Harvey Weinstein and hired private investigators who allegedly used intimidation tactics against journalists and accusers.
Additionally, Epstein survivor Sarah Ransom has accused Boies and the following attorneys of mishandling her case: Sigrid McCawley, Andrew Villacastin, Sabina Mariella, Danny Crispino, Alexander Law, Virginia Su, Thomas McCawley, Josh Kolb, and Olivia McKenzie.
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Sarah Ransome references Dr Abdul Alianizi as a witness in her email to several people, along with “DAVID BOIS. LESLIE BENZES, GARY MOLHOTRA. PETER LAMBRACIS. AND CYRIL YOU NAUGHTY NAUGHTY SOUND OF GUN MAN.”
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Sources
Wikipedia, "David Boies"; Vanity Fair, "Attorney David Boies on the Ghislaine Maxwell Verdict" (December 30, 2021); ABC News, "Jeffrey Epstein victims program shutting down" (August 9, 2021); Law.com, "Epstein Victim Compensation Fund Approved" (June 4, 2020)