Thomas D. Goldberg

Thomas "Tom" Goldberg, the firm's Managing Partner, represents clients in a wide range of industry sectors in large, complex commercial litigation, including disputes involving shareholders and securities, bankruptcy, accountants' liability and real estate claims. His representative clients include Fortune 50 companies, Big 4 accounting firms, a major insurance company and other top-tier corporations.

Tom has served as lead counsel on behalf of the following select clients:

• An AmLaw 50 law firm in defending a legal malpractice claim
• A Fortune 50 company in commercial litigation in Delaware federal court arising from Chapter 11 filing of Raser Technologies
• A national on-line travel company in a putative nationwide class action challenging practices relating to the pricing of hotel room reservations, including arguing the appeal in the Second Circuit, which affirmed dismissal of the complaint
• A target company and its board of directors in shareholder litigation challenging the $197 million acquisition company of a specialty finance company
• Several senior executives (including the former chief executive officer) of a Fortune 50 company in a series of related securities and ERISA class actions and derivative actions
• A Big Four accounting firm in a putative class action arising from the $3 billion Petters fraud
• A Big Four accounting firm in consolidated actions in Connecticut federal court arising from the bankruptcy of Handy & Harman Refining Group
• A major insurance company in litigation against a competitor who hired away nineteen senior employees of one of the client's divisions
• A seller in a breach of contract case relating to a contract to sell an office complex in Greenwich, Connecticut for $205 million

Tom has considerable experience not only in bankruptcy litigation but in advising creditors, secured lenders, acquirers and other parties on insolvency issues. Among his recent engagements, Tom has represented members of the creditors' committees in major airline bankruptcy cases, including Delta Airlines and United Airlines.

Tom has long been involved with Connecticut Legal Services, the largest provider of pro bono legal services to low-income people in the state and recently completed a two-year term as chair of the board. He was law clerk to The Honorable Herbert J. Stern, U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey, 1979-1981.