Editing David Boies (section)

===Law firm===
Boies was an attorney at [[Cravath, Swaine & Moore]], where he started upon law school graduation in 1966<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abovethelaw.com/2017/05/at-lunch-with-david-boies-20-years-after-his-departure-from-cravath/|title=At Lunch With David Boies, 20 Years After His Departure From Cravath|last=Lat|first=David|website=[[Above the Law (website)|Above The Law]]|date=May 23, 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref> and became a partner in 1973.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Same-sex marriage : a reference handbook|url=https://archive.org/details/samesexmarriager0000newt_u7m4|url-access=registration|last=Newton |first=David E.|isbn=978-1-59884-708-6|location=Santa Barbara, California|oclc=693776864|date = September 2, 2010}}</ref> He left Cravath in 1997 when a major client objected to his representation of the [[New York Yankees]] even though the firm itself had found no conflict.<ref name="businessweek">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_44/b4201116312155.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027165025/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_44/b4201116312155.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 27, 2010|title=Why David Boies Left Cravath |website=[[BusinessWeek]]|access-date=December 7, 2014}}</ref> He left the firm within 48 hours of being informed of the client's objection and created his own firm with his friend [[Jonathan Schiller]], now known as [[Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP.]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Parnell|first=David J.|title=Jonathan Schiller Of Boies Schiller: 'We Had Ideas About How A Good Law Firm Should Be Managed.'|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidparnell/2017/03/07/jonathan-schiller-boies-schiller-how-a-good-law-firm-should-be-managed/|access-date=2021-09-21|website=[[Forbes]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Renowned Litigator Jonathan Schiller '73 Loves a Good Challenge|url=https://www.law.columbia.edu/news/archive/renowned-litigator-jonathan-schiller-73-loves-good-challenge|access-date=2021-09-21|website=www.law.columbia.edu|language=en}}</ref> It is currently rated 23rd in "overall prestige" and 15th among New York law firms by [[Vault.com]], a website on legal career information.<ref>{{cite web | publisher = [[Vault.com]] | title = Boies Schiller Flexner LLP 2019 Vault Rankings | url = http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/boies,-schiller-flexner-llp/company-rankings | access-date = April 19, 2019 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20190419183250/http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/boies,-schiller-flexner-llp/company-rankings | archive-date = April 19, 2019 | website = vault.com }}</ref>