Michael Boehringer
Michael Boehringer is a complex commercial litigator with a focus in employment, competition, and intellectual property matters. His knowledge covers a wide spectrum of claims, including those involving non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, trademarks, copyrights, false advertisements, trade secrets, and employment disputes. Michael is licensed in Florida as well as the United States District Courts for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. He has also assisted in several federal bench and jury trials as well as numerous appeals.
Originally from Arizona, Michael attended Arizona State University’s honors college where he obtained multiple degrees in finance, management, and mathematics. He then went on to earn his J.D. from Arizona State’s Sandra Day O’Conner College of Law. During his time in law school, Michael served as the Notes and Comments Editor of the Sports and Entertainment Law Journal, was consistently recognized as a Pedrick Scholar, and obtained the Law & Innovation Intellectual Property Certificate. Prior to joining the firm, he litigated complex intellectual property matters and legal malpractice disputes.
A long-time athlete and musician, Michael tries to stay as active as possible and practices his saxophone any chance that he gets.
Practices
- Non-compete and non-solicitation litigation
- Trade Secret litigation
- Trademark and False Advertising litigation
- Fair Labor and Standards Act (FLSA) litigation
- Employment disputes
- Defamation and trade libel
Admissions
- Florida
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Representative Decisions
- Valerius de Cortes v. Brickell Investment Realty, LLC, et al., 21-21109-CIV (S.D. Fla. 2021) (denying motion to dismiss false advertising and defamation per se claims based on statements that Plaintiff had retired and violated restrictive covenants).
- Properties of Villages v. Kranz, 2020 WL 5939942 (M.D. Fla. 2020) (denying preliminary injunction against several real estate brokers in non-compete case).
- Apple Inc. v. Corellium, LLC, 19-81160-CV (S.D. Fla. 2019) (dismissing copyright infringement claim).
- McAteer, et al. v. Ciardi Ciardi & Astin, P.C., et al., 9:18-CV-81264, (S.D. Fla. 2019) (successfully defending multi-million dollar legal malpractice claim).