Chance to work on 'biggest disputes in trial work' lures small litigation boutique to Boies Schiller
A small New York boutique known for its lawyers’ complex litigation skills will be joining forces with Boies, Schiller & Flexner next month.
Former federal prosecutor Sean O’Shea, 59, who served as business securities fraud section leader for the U.S. Attorney’s office in Brooklyn before forming his own firm 20 years ago, said the chance to be a part of the “biggest disputes in trial work” drove the decision to meld O’Shea Partners with the powerhouse litigation firm, the Am Law Daily (sub. req.) reports.
In addition to O’Shea, another partner and two associates who comprise the attorney roster of O’Shea Partners, also will be joining Boies Schiller.
On its side, Boies Schiller said the move will expand its white-collar defense capabilities and broaden its business litigation practice.
“We have long admired Sean’s work handling some of the nation’s most significant and complex cases, and we are particularly impressed by his exceptional trial skills, which are matched by few lawyers in the country,” said Chairman David Boies in an announcement of the move by O’Shea Partners. “We are excited to welcome Sean and his team to the firm.”
O’Shea has tried more than 85 cases to verdict, the announcement notes. Among other well-known cases, O’Shea prosecuted former Finley, Kumble, Wagner, Underberg, Manley, Myerson & Casey name partner Harvey Myerson in a fraud trial after the Dewey & LeBoeuf-like flameout of the firm a few years earlier, the Wall Street Journal Law Blog reports.
Much of his more recent work involves cases against banks and other corporations, and Boies Schiller, unlike a number of other firms that he considered, does not have a conflicting banking practice, O’Shea said.
“Joining Boies, Schiller & Flexner gives me the opportunity to access the resources of a first-tier trial firm that is involved in the nation’s most significant legal disputes,” O’Shea said in the announcement. “An additional attraction is that, unlike most other top litigation firms, Boies, Schiller & Flexner also does plaintiff-side work. The opportunity to join a firm of aggressive trial lawyers, while continuing to work on both sides of the courtroom, is a huge lure for me.”
Related coverage:
New York Law Journal (sub. req.): “Boutique Finds ‘More Heft’ by Joining Boies Schiller”
See also:
New York Times (reg. req., 1992): “70 Months For Lawyer In Tax Fraud”
