Steven H. Goldberg

Partner

New York
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"[Steven] is a very solid lawyer; he is proactive and very effective in the way he communicates. We come out stronger with every interaction we have with him. He is very smart, client-centric and responsive."

— Chambers USA 2021

Overview

Steven Goldberg, cited by clients in Chambers USA as a "master legal technician", is the leader of the firm's national Mergers and Acquisitions team and the Business Leader for the New York office, as well as a member of the firm's Policy Committee. Steven is widely recognized as one of the leading M&A lawyers in the country. He practices primarily in transactions, private equity, SPACs, joint ventures and strategic investments. For more than 25 years, he has represented both publicly traded and privately held companies in transactional and securities matters in a number of industries.

Steven frequently writes about corporate topics and has been cited in various professional periodicals. He has been continually recognized individually and for his practice in The Legal 500 and is also continually ranked in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, where he has been described as an "'extraordinarily bright and hardworking' lawyer who 'is really adroit at realizing our needs and getting to the core of the issue quickly'" (Chambers USA 2015). In 2018, 2019 and 2020, The Legal 500 named him a Top 10 ”Leading Lawyer” in Mergers & Acquisitions. He was also named a “Super Lawyer” in the New York metropolitan region. He is the winner of the 2017, 2015, 2014 and 2012 M&A Advisor TMT (Technology, Media and Telecom) Sector Deal of the Year Award and the 2019, 2017, 2015 and 2010 M&A Advisor Middle-Market Deal of the Year Award. Notably, Steven received the M&A Advisor Leadership Award in 2019 and was inducted into the M&A Advisors’ Hall of Fame. Steven sits on the advisory board of WITNESS, a global human rights organization. He also sits on the 2020 Law360 Editorial Board for Mergers & Acquisitions. 

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  • Has represented both U.S. companies investing abroad and non-U.S. companies investing in the U.S.
  • Has been involved in transactions involving only international companies. Experience includes M&A matters for clients globally including in the European Union, Canada and Asia (including India).
  • Experienced in corporate governance and securities matters. Has provided advice on commercial lending transactions and the equity and debt restructurings of public and private companies.
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Experience

  • Has represented both U.S. companies investing abroad and non-U.S. companies investing in the U.S.
  • Has been involved in transactions involving only international companies. Experience includes M&A matters for clients globally including in the European Union, Canada and Asia (including India).
  • Experienced in corporate governance and securities matters. Has provided advice on commercial lending transactions and the equity and debt restructurings of public and private companies.
  • Regularly represents private equity funds and bank holding companies in connection with their investments in various portfolio companies.
  • Regularly advises both publicly traded and privately held companies in connection with their global investment and divestment programs.
  • Has advised various boards of directors on issues relating to fiduciary duties and lockup arrangements and the role of special committees in affiliate, management and other perceived conflict transactions (including going-private transactions). Regularly advises boards, special committees and financial advisers on the delivery of appropriate fairness opinions.
  • Has advised on a number of transactions in which government contracts are a key asset.

Recognitions and Memberships

Recognitions

  • LawDragon: "500 Leading Dealmakers in America" (2021 to 2022)
  • Euromoney’s Best of the Best USA Expert Guides: Top 30 M&A Lawyer in the USA (2019)
  • Chambers USA: Corporate/M&A in New York (2013 to 2022)
    • Band 6 (2020 to 2022), Band 5 (2018 to 2019 & 2013 to 2015), Band 4 (2016 to 2017)
  • Chambers Global: Corporate/M&A (USA) (2017 to 2018)
    • Band 4 (2017 to 2018)
  • The Legal 500 United States (2012 to 2022)
    • Leading Top 10 Lawyer in M&A - middle-market ($500m-$999m)
  • New York Metro "Super Lawyer" (2013 to 2022)
  • The M&A Advisor
    • M&A Advisor Leadership Award (2019)
    • Corporate/Strategic Deal of the Year (from $500 million to $1 billion) in representation of The E.W. Scripps Company in its acquisition of 15 television stations in 10 U.S. markets from Cordillera Communications (2019)
    • M&A Deal of the Year (from $200 million to $500 million); Consumer Discretionary Deal of the Year (over $100 million): Lead Partner in the representation of The E.W. Scripps Company acquisition of Katz Broadcasting and Bounce Media (2017)
    • M&A Middle-Market Deal of the Year; TMT Sector Deal of the Year: Lead Partner in representation of The E. W. Scripps Company’s and Journal Communication Inc.’s spin off, a combination of their newspaper businesses to form a new public company and a combination of their broadcast businesses by merging Journal into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scripps (2015)
    • Middle Market Deal of the Year (from $100 million to $250 million) in representation of The E.W. Scripps Company in its acquisition of two television stations from Granite Broadcasting (2014)
    • Lead partner in representation of The E.W. Scripps Company's purchase of McGraw-Hill’s Broadcasting Group, for which BakerHostetler was awarded "Sector Deal of the Year" (from $100 million to $1 billion)” in the “Technology, Media and Telecom Category” (2012)
    • Lead partner in sale of Characters Licensing, a subsidiary of Scripps responsible for the licensing of the Peanuts characters, Dilbert, Fancy Nancy, and others to the Iconix Brand Group and family members of the late Charles Schulz, for which BakerHostetler was awarded "Middle Market Deal of the Year" (from $100 million to $250 million) (2010)

Memberships

  • Law360: Mergers and Acquisitions Editorial Board (2019 to 2020)

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Admissions

  • New York, 1991

Education

  • J.D., New York University School of Law, 1990
  • B.S.B.A., Washington University in St. Louis, 1987