Richard M. Goldberg

Overview

Richard M. Goldberg, Co-Head of the firm’s Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring practice, concentrates in bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, workouts, and commercial litigation, with an emphasis on bankruptcy court litigation. He has achieved favorable results for debtors, creditors’ committees and trustees in numerous large corporate reorganizations, Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 proceedings, and complex multi-party, out-of-court workouts. Mr. Goldberg has considerable experience representing financial institutions, developers, retail chains, home builders, commercial landlords, specialty lending institutions, trustees, insurance companies, and government agencies in all aspects of Chapter 11 reorganization cases, Chapter 11 liquidations, and large Chapter 7 liquidations. He has also successfully represented numerous parties seeking to acquire assets from bankruptcy estates.

In addition to his experience in traditional bankruptcy areas and the significant litigation that arises within most bankruptcy cases, Mr. Goldberg represents parties in a wide variety of commercial litigation matters, including commercial contractual disputes, commercial real estate transactions, and the Uniform Commercial Code, in state and federal trial and appellate courts.

Widely respected for the depth of his knowledge, he has been declared and has testified as an expert witness on commercial transactions, commercial litigation, and the reasonableness of attorney fees in commercial litigation and transactions. Chambers USA and Best Lawyers in America name Mr. Goldberg among the leading bankruptcy and creditors’ rights attorneys in the country.

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Credentials

Bar Admissions

• Maryland
• Court of Appeals of Maryland
• U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Superior Court for District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Education

• University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., 1990); Case Notes Editor of the Law Review and member of the Law Forum
• University of Maryland (B.A., 1987)

Honors & Awards

• Cited in Chambers USA
• Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2010
• Awarded Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5.0 rating, the highest rating available
• Selected for inclusion in Maryland Super Lawyers

Affiliations

• Member, American Bar Association
• Past President and Board Member, Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland
• Past Chair and Vice Chair of the Baltimore Division of the Bankruptcy Bar Association
• Member, Bar Association of Baltimore City
• Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
• Member, Turnaround Management Association
• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
• President and long-term Board Member, JDRF – Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Chapter

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Practice Groups

Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring
Commercial Litigation