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Matthew R. Goldman
Partner

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Cleveland
PNC Center
1900 East 9th Street, Suite 3200
Cleveland, OH 44114-3482

T 216.861.7797
F 216.696.0740

Bar Admissions

  • New York, 1979
  • Ohio, 1982
  • Maryland [Federal], 1997

Education

  • J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1978
  • B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1974,  Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude

Matthew R. Goldman

Matthew Goldman has functioned as lead counsel for debtors, trustees, creditors’ committees and purchasers in the bankruptcy, restructure and liquidation of large and middle market companies across the country. He has had extensive experience in steel, automotive, retail, real estate, healthcare, finance and communications bankruptcies and restructures.

Mr. Goldman currently acts as lead counsel representing the $2 billion litigation trust for the Extended Stay Hotel bankruptcy. The ESI leveraged buy-out was the largest collapsed CMBS arising out of the “real estate bubble.” Mr. Goldman is also lead counsel for the Official Committee of Administrative Claimants in the LTV Steel bankruptcy case. In that capacity, Mr. Goldman led a team pursuing director and officer responsibility for the collapse of LTV Steel’s bankruptcy case, to this day the largest failed industrial bankruptcy case in American history. That matter was settled in December 2011 for $85 million.

Mr. Goldman has chaired the Bankruptcy Section of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, as well as its Advisory Committee for the William J. O’Neill Bankruptcy Institute, and was a member of the Bar Association Executive Committee for eight years. Mr. Goldman was co-annotator, with Joseph Patchan, of Clark Boardman’s Federal Rules of Bankruptcy from 1988 through 1991. He has lectured extensively on bankruptcy and commercial law issues, appearing before both trade and professional meetings. Prior to joining Baker Hostetler in 1987, Mr. Goldman was senior bankruptcy counsel for Ameritrust Company National Association, a large regional commercial bank, in charge of its legal department bankruptcy and workout group. He also acted as counsel to the Finance Department, and in that capacity, established the bank’s financial futures and swap programs and obtained regulatory approval of them.

Mr. Goldman is AV rated and is listed in the compendiums of the Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA Guide.

News
12/31/2011 2011 Super Lawyers Announced
11/1/2011 “Best Lawyers in America” Recognizes 111 Baker Hostetler Attorneys
6/10/2011 Chambers USA Recognizes 62 Baker Hostetler Lawyers: Named a Leading Firm in 14 Practice Areas
10/14/2010 2010 "Super Lawyers" Announced
8/25/2010 "Best Lawyers in America" Recognizes 100 Baker Hostetler Attorneys
6/11/2010 Chambers USA Names 50 "Leading Business Lawyers"