Fernando Bohorquez handles an array of business and commercial litigation, intellectual property disputes and white collar investigations. While at Baker Hostetler, Mr. Bohorquez has successfully represented various corporate and institutional clients, including media and telecommunications companies, health and beauty care industry corporations, pharmaceutical companies and other businesses. He also regularly advises Internet and digital media clients regarding intellectual property and corporate formation issues.
He has knowledge and experience with all procedural phases of civil litigation, from pre-trial litigation—in particular e-discovery and motion practice—to mediation, arbitration, trial and appeals. He manages and leads complex commercial and intellectual property litigation teams including contract, partnership, and fiduciary duty disputes, business tort litigations, false advertising, unfair competition and deceptive practice cases. Currently, Mr. Bohorquez leads various litigation teams on behalf of the SIPA Trustee in Securities Investor Protection Corporation v. Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC. He has represented and counseled individuals, former corporate executives and non-profit board members in state and federal regulatory and criminal investigations and former government officials in Bivens actions, including in Iqbal v. Ashcroft.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Bohorquez clerked for the Honorable Gerald Bruce Lee in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Before clerking, Mr. Bohorquez was a fellow at the Institute for Public Representation at Georgetown University Law Center where he represented various civil rights and consumer rights groups before the FCC, FTC and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on an array of public interest media law issues.
Mr. Bohorquez is an active member of the legal and non-profit community and has held and continues to hold leadership positions in various civic organizations, including:
Mr. Bohorquez is a frequent speaker on panels concerning electronic discovery and law firm diversity initiatives. In 2006 Mr. Bohorquez was honored by the New York Law School (NYLS) for his commitment to public service in the Latino community; he was nominated as a Miller Coors “Lider of the Year” in 2010; and in 2011 he was named one of the Hispanic National Bar Association’s (HNBA) “Top Lawyers Under 40.”
Mr. Bohorquez’s publications include:
Mr. Bohorquez is conversant in Spanish.
12/31/2011 - 2011 Super Lawyers Announced
11/21/2011 - Bohorquez and Rodriguez Publish Article on E-Discovery for PLI’s November Conference on Cybersecurity, Social Media and Mobile Technology
6/22/2011 - Bohorquez to Address Practising Law Institute