Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced today the addition of two lateral partners. James Keyte, a trial lawyer with extensive experience in antitrust and sports litigation joins the New York office, and Enoch Liang, an attorney who litigates intellectual property and cross-border disputes, joins in San Francisco.
“We are excited to be adding two highly skilled litigators in James and Enoch, both of whom have significant experience in areas where we are seeing increased client demand,” said BSF Chairman-elect Matthew L. Schwartz. “James brings deep knowledge of all aspects of antitrust law, especially as they impact the technology industry, where we anticipate seeing a continued focus; Enoch will help us further build our IP practice and strengthen our data privacy and cybersecurity offering. We always want to be involved in the most interesting, complex cases that are happening in any sector, and James and Enoch will be important assets as we continue to do that.”
Keyte has led many high-profile cases, including class actions, alleged price-fixing, monopolization, intellectual property licensing, distribution rights, and more. He has also helped lead litigation challenges to mergers brought by the DOJ and FTC. He has been involved in numerous litigations for major sports clients, including the NHL, NFL, NBA, and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. He has also handled matters for companies such as Anheuser-Busch InBev, Express Scripts, The Coca-Cola Company, and SanDisk. At BSF, James will be involved in a wide range of matters, including in technology, AI, antitrust, and sports.
“Joining Boies Schiller, with its reputation for handling cutting-edge litigation, is the perfect way to return to private practice,” said Keyte. “The firm’s structure really allows attorneys to focus intensely on the biggest cases of the day rather than limiting individuals to rigidly defined practice areas. I’ve been deeply immersed in issues relating to antitrust, economics, and technology for the last decade, and I’m excited to apply that work to complex litigation again.”
Most recently, Keyte served as Director of Global Development for The Brattle Group, where he focused on economic-related aspects of antitrust work, particularly with respect to cartels, tech platforms, and AI. Previously, Keyte spent more than two decades as a partner at an international law firm, leading complex antitrust litigation, transactions, and advisory matters across diverse sectors.
Keyte is the Director of the Fordham Competition Law Institute and has taught Comparative Antitrust Law as an adjunct professor for several years. He has published more than 50 articles on antitrust topics and is a current editor of Antitrust Magazine and former editor of the Antitrust Law Journal.
“In addition to seeking top-tier talent and a strong cultural fit, we are looking for partners who understand trials, are comfortable operating as plaintiffs or defendants, and can develop cases and clients,” Schwartz added. “The lateral partner market is highly competitive, and we want to be the law firm of choice for the relatively narrow subset of attorneys who fit that description.”
Liang has significant experience with intellectual property, data privacy, and cross-border commercial disputes. He has litigated matters such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets, and idea theft. Additionally, he has represented clients in commercial claims involving partnership agreements, breach of contract claims, and consumer class actions. Liang has served as lead counsel in numerous trials and appeals and has cross-border litigation experience and strong ties to the Asia Pacific market.
“I’ve long respected BSF and its partners, several of whom I’ve had the privilege of working alongside as co-counsel and others with whom I’ve formed close friendships,” said Liang. “The firm’s commitment to innovation and its tenacity in achieving successful outcomes on behalf of clients, whether they’re plaintiffs or defendants, aligns closely with the philosophy I held at my own firm.”
Liang joins BSF from a litigation boutique he co-founded in 2008 and helped grow to 40 attorneys across three offices before shifting his focus to legal technology startup LegalMation. Liang co-founded LegalMation, an AI-driven platform focused on streamlining repetitive litigation processes, and saw it through a Series A funding in 2023.