Brett E. Von Borke

Brett E. von Borke

Practice Area:	Complex Litigation
Email Address:	bvb@kttlaw.com
Direct Line:	(305) 728-2973

Biography

Brett E. von Borke practices in Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton’s complex litigation department. Mr. von Borke has experience in complex commercial and class action litigation in Federal and State court, primarily in the areas of antitrust, products liability, wage and labor disputes, and securities fraud.

Prior to joining Koyzak Tropin & Throckmorton, Mr. von Borke was an Associate at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, and practiced in the products liability and securities litigation departments. Additionally, Mr. von Borke wrote extensively on the subprime mortgage litigation focusing on the liability of bond insurers in credit default swaps.

Mr. von Borke earned his J. D. degree, cum laude, from Boston College Law School in May of 2007. Mr. von Borke received his B.A. in Political Science, summa cum laude, from Boston College in December of 2003. Mr. von Borke is also currently an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law, where he teaches Legal Research and Writing.

Key Practice Areas

Class Action Litigation
Complex Commercial Litigation

Memberships

Florida Bar
United States District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits

Education

J.D., cum laude, Boston College Law School
B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, Boston College

Recent News

January 2012- South Florida Legal Guide

South Florida Legal Guide 2012 recognized the follow KTT attorneys as Top Lawyers: John W. Kozyak, Harley S. Tropin, Charles W. Throckmorton, David L. Rosendorf and Tucker Ronzetti.

December 2011 – DBR recognizes Brett Von Borke

Brett von Borke is recognized by the Daily Business Review as one of the most effective lawyers in class actions for 2011. The December 12, 2011, article is entitled “Most Effective Lawyers 2011 Class Action Finalist: On a mission: Duo wins hazard pay for airline workers in war zones.”

December 2011 – Benchmark Litigation

Benchmark Litigation’s Fifth Edition has recognized KTT under their “Highly Recommended” tier. They also recognized John Kozyak, Harley Tropin and Charles Throckmorton as “Local Litigation Stars.” Read what they had to say about us here.
September 2011 – Best Lawyers of America 2012
The 2012 Edition will include the following KTT attorneys:

Recent Events

March 15-17, 2012

David L. Rosendorf will be speaking at the 36th Annual Alexander L. Paskay Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Practice being held at the Hyatt Regency Tampa (Tampa,Florida).

February 28, 2012

Charles W. Throckmorton will participate in “The Great Debate: Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction in the Wake of Stern v. Marshall” presented by the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida, at the Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida.

February 2-4, 2012

Charles W. Throckmorton is on the Advisory Board for the ABI’s Caribbean Insolvency Symposium being held in San Juan, Puerto Rico on February 2-4, 2011.

January 5, 2012

Harley Tropin, Ervin Gonzalez and Richard Pollack will be speaking about doing an effective direct and cross examination at the FICPA Forensic Conference in Fort Lauderdale at the Sheraton.

December 15, 2011

Mahira Kahn, a second year law student at FIU Law School, was awarded a KTT scholarship. John Kozyak and Cori Lopez-Castro attended the FAWL Judicial Luncheon and presented the scholarship to Ms. Kahn.

November 4-5, 2011

John Kozyak will participate in the American Bar Association’s “White Collar Crime & Business Bankruptcy” conference held at the Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco, California.