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Flexner

American  
[fleks-ner] / ˈflɛks nər /

noun

  1. Abraham, 1866–1959, U.S. educator.

  2. his brother Simon, 1863–1946, U.S. pathologist and bacteriologist.


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Sigrid McCawley, a managing partner at Boies Schiller Flexner, questioned the value of information Maxwell could provide.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Mr. Boies is a founding partner of the law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Lawyer David Boies of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, who represented users in the fight, called the deal an "historic step in requiring honesty and accountability from dominant technology companies".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2024

Boies Schiller Flexner is a large, well-known firm with 13 offices in three countries and more than 170 attorneys listed on its website.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023

Yet the subsequent conversation disclosed that Dr. Flexner was unfamiliar with the Stiles hookworm work.

From The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I by Hendrick, Burton Jesse