Christopher J. Borchert

Commercial Litigation

• Defended a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company and its board of directors in M&A/proxy litigation brought in Nevada state court. Following expedited discovery and a multiday evidentiary hearing, the court denied the shareholder plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction, permitting the client to close the transaction.
• Defending a private equity firm in federal litigation brought by global medical device manufacturers alleging fraud and RICO claims arising from the firm’s investment in a health care technology company.
• Representing a leading health care company in multiple lawsuits across the country related to reimbursement for COVID-19 testing services.
• Represented one of the world’s largest derivatives dealers in a payment default with its customer, a multinational real estate and petroleum investor, negotiating a mutually beneficial settlement that avoided protracted litigation.
• Represented a leading beverage manufacturer in federal litigation related to an arbitration against a commercial supplier.

White Collar

• Defended a former mortgage bond trader at a major investment bank in a highly publicized securities fraud case brought by the SEC in the Southern District of New York. Following extensive discovery, the SEC agreed to voluntarily dismiss all claims against the client with prejudice.
• Represented U.S. Soccer in connection with an independent investigation into allegations against the head coach of the USMNT.
• Representing the former chief risk officer of a financial institution in investigations by the DOJ and the SEC arising from the 2023 failures of regional banks associated with digital asset deposits.
• Represented a publicly traded pharmaceutical company in parallel SEC and DOJ investigations related to insider trading and other regulatory and compliance issues.

Christopher Borchert focuses his practice on high-stakes commercial litigation and white-collar matters. Chris has significant experience representing clients in the financial services, health care, pharmaceutical, and technology industries, particularly in corporate and commercial disputes; securities, shareholder, and derivative litigation; corporate control and M&A litigation; and real estate litigation. Chris also frequently represents corporate and individual clients in criminal and civil investigations by the Department of Justice, as well as regulatory investigations and enforcement actions by the SEC and other federal and state agencies.

Before joining Alston & Bird, Chris completed a two-year clerkship with the Hon. Esther Salas, U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey. He also served on the Connecticut Moot Court Board at UConn Law and was selected as the student commencement speaker for his graduating class.

Chris also enjoys volunteering as a big brother with Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Bar Admissions

• New York
• New Jersey

Education

• University of Connecticut (J.D., 2014)
• The George Washington University (B.A., 2011)

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