Borgert, Roberto J.

Roberto J. Borgert

Associate

roberto.borgert@lw.com
    Borgert, Roberto J.

    Roberto J. Borgert

    Associate

    roberto.borgert@lw.com

    Profile

    Roberto Borgert is a member of the firm’s Complex Commercial Litigation Practice.

    Roberto represents individuals, private and public companies, and private equity firms in complex civil disputes, investigations, and regulatory matters, focusing on issues particularly relevant to online marketplace platforms. Roberto’s practice includes coordinating litigation across national and international jurisdictions. Roberto has also advised clients on legislative proposals and congressional and Department of Justice investigations. 

    Roberto has litigated disputes in trial and appellate forums across the country involving claims of:

    • Fraud
    • Breach of contract
    • Unfair competition
    • Sovereign immunity
    • Computer Fraud and Abuse Act violations
    • Digital Millennium Copyright Act violations
    • Copyright infringement
    • Promissory estoppel
    • Administrative Procedure Act violations

    Roberto received his JD with honors from the University of Chicago Law School where he was a David M. Rubenstein Scholar and a member of the University of Chicago Law Review. Roberto clerked for then-Chief Judge Jeffrey R. Howard of the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and for Judge Timothy J. Kelly of the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

    Experience

    Roberto’s experience includes:

    • Representation of CoStar Group, an international commercial real estate data firm, including:
      • In federal court litigation in Los Angeles against Commercial Real Estate Exchange, Inc. (CREXi), a major CoStar competitor valued at half a billion dollars and backed by multiple venture capital funds, involving claims for copyright infringement and violations of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act
      • Coordinating a team that obtained multiple judgments and injunctions in foreign courts against CREXi’s offshore agents for facilitating CREXi’s copyright infringement
      • In federal court litigation in Washington, D.C. in which CoStar obtained a permanent injunction against CREXi’s founding investor for hacking into CoStar’s database
    • Representing an award-winning reporter in a federal employment discrimination lawsuit against one of the largest and oldest U.S. international broadcasting networks
    • Briefing a Ninth Circuit appeal in successful defense of federal approvals for an energy project

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • District of Columbia

    Education

    • JD, University of Chicago Law School, 2018
      with honors
    • BA in International Affairs & Political Science, George Washington University, 2012
      summa cum laude

    Practices

    News & Insights

    Business building reflections
    June 2, 2023 In the News

    Real Estate Co. Must Face CoStar's Revived Copyright Claims

    A California federal judge on Friday resuscitated two of CoStar's copyright allegations against a rival real estate company that the court previously axed with prejudice and allowed back in an amended suit, ruling that the new pleadings are enough to state a claim.
    Angle view of modern building with a clear blue sky in background
    April 6, 2023 In the News

    Real Estate Cos. Trade Claims Of Lying, Witness Coercion

    An Indian judgment Thursday further entrenched the bitter fight over alleged copyright infringement between CoStar Group Inc. and commercial property listing startup rival CREXi as the companies and their US attorneys traded accusations of getting witnesses to lie and coercing the withdrawal of truthful statements.
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