Boies Schiller Flexner LLP

New York
Commercial and Professional Services

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Boies Schiller Flexner (BSF) has a reputation for using its services to advocate for LGBTQ issues in courts BSF vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination, though the firm has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children and advocates for the Equality Act. Boies Schiller Flexner and its leading members regularly speak out in favor of Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ-related controversies, and similar topics. However, BSF has not used corporate dollars for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Boies Schiller Flexner receives a Medium Risk rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
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Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

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Boies Schiller Flexner has received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means the company has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (1). There are no known instances of Boies Schiller Flexner terminating business relationships due to views or beliefs.

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Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

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N/A
Rationale

Boies Schiller Flexner does not have a charitable giving program at this time (1).

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Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

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Rationale

Boies Schiller Flexner does not protect its employees against viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
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Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

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Boies Schiller Flexner has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2). The company also supports the Equality Act (3). David Boies, the Chairman of Boies Schiller Flexner, has been described as a “liberal legend” due to his representation in LGBTQ cases (4). After the death of George Floyd, Boies Schiller Flexner joined “an ACLU of Louisiana Litigation Campaign Against Racist Policing Practices” (5).

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Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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There are no publicly known cases of Boies Schiller Flexner using corporate dollars to support ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression.

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Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

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Over 99% Boies Schiller Flexner’s 2022 PAC expenditures went to Democrats (1).

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August 18, 2023

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