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David Boies Loses More Work Over Weinstein Debacle

The hits just keep on coming.

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David Boies has been fired… again. Hot off the heels of the explosive New Yorker piece which detailed the lengths Harvey Weinstein went to to avoid his alleged history of sexual harassment and assault from becoming public, and famed litigator David Boies’s role in the whole sordid affair, comes word that clients no longer want to be associated with Boies.

Part of the exposé revealed that Boies contracted with investigators on behalf of Weinstein to spy on the women who might make allegations against the Hollywood mogul — and to look into the journalists who might report on it. The investigation actively sought to halt the publication of the New York Times article which blew the lid off of Weinstein’s pervy history — at the same time Boies was working for the Times on other matters. As one might imagine, this didn’t go over too well with the Times, and they severed their relationship with Boies. Now the city of St. Petersburg, Florida, has also ended a potential relationship with Boies.

Boies had been lined up to represent the city pro bono in a case to challenge the campaign finance rules under Citizens United. But, according to the Tampa Bay Times, Boies’s involvement with Weinstein soured the city on the idea:

Those revelations [in the New Yorker piece] caught the attention of [St. Petersburg council member, Steve Kornell], who wrote Monday on Facebook that Boies’ involvement in the Weinstein scandal means he would vote against any offer from the lawyer to defend the city’s Super PAC ordinance.

“I find this reprehensible and will absolutely NOT vote to accept Boies’ offer to represent the city of St. Petersburg pro bono on the campaign finance issue,” Kornell wrote.

And other members of the city council expressed similar trepidation over working with Boies.

The New York Law Journal reached out to Boies, and he offered a very measured response:

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“I did not offer to help. I was asked to represent the city and agreed to do so. Although I think the council members are reacting to press reports rather than the facts, the city should have counsel of their choice. I wish them every success,” Boies wrote.

You can’t help but wonder if other potential clients will also turn away from the tarnished Biglaw litigator.

headshotKathryn Rubino is an editor at Above the Law. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter (@Kathryn1).

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