Bornstein coled Cravath's trial and litigation team that helped Qualcomm secure a victory over the Federal Trade Commission, which charged the company in 2017 with using anticompetitive tactics to monopolize aspects of the modem-chip business. He also helped negotiate last year's settlement and dismissal of all antitrust, patent, and contract litigation between Qualcomm and Apple. An analyst at Endpoint Technologies Associates told The Wall Street Journal that the "enormous win" was "like a new lease on life" for Qualcomm.