David C. Borucke practices as a litigator and counselor in the firm's media law practice group. His areas of focus include defending defamation claims, protecting media access to government records and other news sources, and counseling clients with respect to advertising issues. He also has extensive appellate experience in diverse subject areas including admiralty, ad valorem taxation, antitrust, commercial disputes, eminent domain, ERISA, intellectual property, labor and employment, land use, and trade secrets. Mr. Borucke has worked on appeals in each of Florida's District Court of Appeals, the Florida Supreme Court, and the Eleventh Circuit.
Mr. Borucke also practices with the firm's antitrust, trade regulation and competition practice group as both as a counselor and litigator. His antitrust experience includes conducting antitrust due diligence for mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures; assisting clients through the Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification process; interfacing with regulatory authorities; reviewing proposed transactions for antitrust implications; creating antitrust compliance programs tailored to specific clients; and defending and prosecuting claims brought under the Sherman and Clayton Acts and equivalent state competition laws.
Mr. Borucke works with the firm's alcohol beverage practice group on regulatory compliance issues concerning the marketing and sale of alcohol products. He also focuses on disputes between manufacturers and distributors and has experience assisting clients with direct shipping and e-commerce issues.