Mary Boies
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Mary McInnis Boies is founding partner of the American law firm Boies & McInnis LLP. The law firm, established in 1988, specializes in antitrust and corporate commercial litigation.
The firm’s representations have included Continental
, Northwest
and Eastern Air Lines
in general litigation and in antitrust
cases relating to computer reservations systems; CBS Broadcasting Inc
. on intellectual property issues in the Uruguay Round
of trade negotiations; retail pharmacies against 25 major brand name prescription drug manufacturers for price fixing and price discrimination; and other complex federal cases involving Prudential Securities
, Archer Daniels Midland
, Metropolitan, and major vitamin manufacturers.
Previously, she was Vice President and member of the Law Department at CBS Inc.; General Counsel of the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board; Assistant Director of the White House
Domestic Policy Staff (responsible for airline, trucking and railroad deregulation) and Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce.
She has served as a member of the Board of Directors of MBNA
Corporation and Bank, a public Fortune 200 Company before its merger with Bank of America
. She was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Defense to the Air University Board and in that capacity advises the Air Force Chief of Staff and the Secretary of the Air Force on the School for Advanced Air and Space Studies; Air Command and Staff College
; the College of Aerospace Doctrine; the Air Force Institute of Technology
located at Wright Patterson Air Force Base
, and other Air Force educational institutions.
She serves on the Board of the Center for European and Eurasian Law Initiative, a Prague
-based institute that trains judges from Mideast and former Soviet Union countries.
Boies is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations. She served on the Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
to conduct professional peer review of nominees to the federal judiciary, including to the U.S. Supreme Court. She is chair of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Business Executives for National Security
, and is a member of the Dean’s Council, Harvard University's
Kennedy School of Government.
She is founder and CEO of Mary Boies Software Inc., publisher of educational software. Her title “Slam Dunk Typing” ranked among PC Data’s Top 10 educational software titles.
She is married to attorney David Boies
and they have two grown children.
The firm’s representations have included Continental
Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines was a major American airline now merged with United Airlines. On May 3, 2010, Continental Airlines, Inc. and UAL, Inc. announced a merger via a stock swap, and on October 1, 2010, the merger closed and UAL changed its name to United Continental Holdings, Inc...
, Northwest
Northwest Airlines
Northwest Airlines, Inc. was a major United States airline founded in 1926 and absorbed into Delta Air Lines by a merger approved on October 29, 2008, making Delta the largest airline in the world...
and Eastern Air Lines
Eastern Air Lines
Eastern Air Lines was a major United States airline that existed from 1926 to 1991. Before its dissolution it was headquartered at Miami International Airport in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida.-History:...
in general litigation and in antitrust
Antitrust
The United States antitrust law is a body of laws that prohibits anti-competitive behavior and unfair business practices. Antitrust laws are intended to encourage competition in the marketplace. These competition laws make illegal certain practices deemed to hurt businesses or consumers or both,...
cases relating to computer reservations systems; CBS Broadcasting Inc
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
. on intellectual property issues in the Uruguay Round
Uruguay Round
The Uruguay Round was the 8th round of Multilateral trade negotiations conducted within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , spanning from 1986-1994 and embracing 123 countries as “contracting parties”. The Round transformed the GATT into the World Trade Organization...
of trade negotiations; retail pharmacies against 25 major brand name prescription drug manufacturers for price fixing and price discrimination; and other complex federal cases involving Prudential Securities
Prudential Securities
Prudential Securities was the financial services arm of the insurer, Prudential Financial. In 2003, Prudential Securities was merged into Wachovia Securities, a division of Wachovia Bank.-History:...
, Archer Daniels Midland
Archer Daniels Midland
The Archer Daniels Midland Company is a conglomerate headquartered in Decatur, Illinois. ADM operates more than 270 plants worldwide, where cereal grains and oilseeds are processed into products used in food, beverage, nutraceutical, industrial and animal feed markets worldwide.ADM was named the...
, Metropolitan, and major vitamin manufacturers.
Previously, she was Vice President and member of the Law Department at CBS Inc.; General Counsel of the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board; Assistant Director of the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
Domestic Policy Staff (responsible for airline, trucking and railroad deregulation) and Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce.
She has served as a member of the Board of Directors of MBNA
MBNA
MBNA Corporation was a bank holding company and parent company of wholly owned subsidiary MBNA America Bank, N.A., headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, prior to being acquired by Bank of America in 2006...
Corporation and Bank, a public Fortune 200 Company before its merger with Bank of America
Bank of America
Bank of America Corporation, an American multinational banking and financial services corporation, is the second largest bank holding company in the United States by assets, and the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by market capitalization. The bank is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina...
. She was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Defense to the Air University Board and in that capacity advises the Air Force Chief of Staff and the Secretary of the Air Force on the School for Advanced Air and Space Studies; Air Command and Staff College
Air Command and Staff College
The Air Command and Staff College is located at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama and is the United States Air Force's intermediate professional military education school. It prepares field grade and equivalent officers of all U.S...
; the College of Aerospace Doctrine; the Air Force Institute of Technology
Air Force Institute of Technology
The Air Force Institute of Technology is a graduate school and provider of professional and continuing education that is part of the United States Air Force. It is located on Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. A component of Air University and Air Education and Training Command, AFIT has been...
located at Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Greene and Montgomery counties in the state of Ohio. It includes both Wright and Patterson Fields, which were originally Wilbur Wright Field and Fairfield Aviation General Supply Depot. Patterson Field is located approximately...
, and other Air Force educational institutions.
She serves on the Board of the Center for European and Eurasian Law Initiative, a Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
-based institute that trains judges from Mideast and former Soviet Union countries.
Boies is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations. She served on the Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...
to conduct professional peer review of nominees to the federal judiciary, including to the U.S. Supreme Court. She is chair of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Business Executives for National Security
Business Executives for National Security
Business Executives for National Security is an American 501 non-profit organization. It was founded in 1982 by former mining executive Stanley A...
, and is a member of the Dean’s Council, Harvard University's
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
Kennedy School of Government.
She is founder and CEO of Mary Boies Software Inc., publisher of educational software. Her title “Slam Dunk Typing” ranked among PC Data’s Top 10 educational software titles.
She is married to attorney David Boies
David Boies
David Boies is an American lawyer and chairman of the law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner. He has been involved in various high-profile cases in the United States.-Early life and education:...
and they have two grown children.