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, health care, finance, and communications bankruptcies and restructures. He has appeared in most major bankruptcy cases of the past three decades.
Matthew has also been recognized for his valuable efforts to advance the bankruptcy profession. He currently is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute's Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11, and acts as reporter for its Committee on Administrative Claims. Matthew was responsible for the expansion of the William J. O'Neill Bankruptcy Institute into a regional seminar of national repute. For eight years Matthew chaired the O'Neill Advisory Committee and was a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's Executive Committee. For five years Matthew was an officer of the bankruptcy section of the Bar. He was the section chair in 2006 and 2007. He continues to organize the O'Neill Bankruptcy Institute. Matthew is ranked in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. He is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America©, and holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. From 1988 through 1991, Matthew was co-annotator, with Jerry Patchan, of Clark Boardman’s Federal Rules of Bankruptcy.