Billy Goldstein helps clients in a wide array of industries and circumstances navigate complex business disputes. He has substantial experience litigating M&A disputes, fraud claims, and other business torts on behalf of global life science and manufacturing companies, financial services firms, asset management and real estate investment companies, and others. Billy is a critical asset to international clients seeking to protect their US business interests in high-stakes cross-border disputes. He brings keen judgment and a focus on problem solving to all his representations.

In Billy’s active pro bono practice, he has successfully counseled a range of clients through life-changing matters. He served as class counsel to veterans suffering from PTSD who challenged the Army’s review process for “bad paper” discharges; in a settlement announced a week after Veterans’ Day, the Army agreed to reconsider thousands of discharge status upgrade applications under a lenient standard of review. That case generated significant media coverage and was part of a nationwide movement to have the armed services reconsider “bad paper” discharges for veterans. Billy has also represented a number of individuals in immigration proceedings before government agencies and federal appellate courts, where he has repeatedly obtained longshot victories for clients on the brink of removal.

Credentials

  • New York, 2018

  • New York University School of Law, JD, summa cum laude; Law Review Alumni Association Award; Order of the Coif; Butler Scholar; Dwight D. Opperman Scholarship, 2017
  • Columbia University, BA, magna cum laude, 2009

  • US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2019
  • US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2021
  • US District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2024
  • US District Court, Southern District of New York, 2024

  • Hon. D. Brock Hornby, US District Court, District of Maine, 2017-2018
  • Hon. Michael A. Chagares, US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2020-2021

Billy Goldstein helps clients in a wide array of industries and circumstances navigate complex business disputes. He has substantial experience litigating M&A disputes, fraud claims, and other business torts on behalf of global life science and manufacturing companies, financial services firms, asset management and real estate investment companies, and others. Billy is a critical asset to international clients seeking to protect their US business interests in high-stakes cross-border disputes. He brings keen judgment and a focus on problem solving to all his representations.

In Billy’s active pro bono practice, he has successfully counseled a range of clients through life-changing matters. He served as class counsel to veterans suffering from PTSD who challenged the Army’s review process for “bad paper” discharges; in a settlement announced a week after Veterans’ Day, the Army agreed to reconsider thousands of discharge status upgrade applications under a lenient standard of review. That case generated significant media coverage and was part of a nationwide movement to have the armed services reconsider “bad paper” discharges for veterans. Billy has also represented a number of individuals in immigration proceedings before government agencies and federal appellate courts, where he has repeatedly obtained longshot victories for clients on the brink of removal.

  • New York, 2018

  • New York University School of Law, JD, summa cum laude; Law Review Alumni Association Award; Order of the Coif; Butler Scholar; Dwight D. Opperman Scholarship, 2017
  • Columbia University, BA, magna cum laude, 2009

  • US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2019
  • US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2021
  • US District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2024
  • US District Court, Southern District of New York, 2024

  • Hon. D. Brock Hornby, US District Court, District of Maine, 2017-2018
  • Hon. Michael A. Chagares, US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2020-2021

Overview

Billy Goldstein helps clients in a wide array of industries and circumstances navigate complex business disputes. He has substantial experience litigating M&A disputes, fraud claims, and other business torts on behalf of global life science and manufacturing companies, financial services firms, asset management and real estate investment companies, and others. Billy is a critical asset to international clients seeking to protect their US business interests in high-stakes cross-border disputes. He brings keen judgment and a focus on problem solving to all his representations.

In Billy’s active pro bono practice, he has successfully counseled a range of clients through life-changing matters. He served as class counsel to veterans suffering from PTSD who challenged the Army’s review process for “bad paper” discharges; in a settlement announced a week after Veterans’ Day, the Army agreed to reconsider thousands of discharge status upgrade applications under a lenient standard of review. That case generated significant media coverage and was part of a nationwide movement to have the armed services reconsider “bad paper” discharges for veterans. Billy has also represented a number of individuals in immigration proceedings before government agencies and federal appellate courts, where he has repeatedly obtained longshot victories for clients on the brink of removal.

Credentials

Admissions

  • New York, 2018

Education

  • New York University School of Law, JD, summa cum laude; Law Review Alumni Association Award; Order of the Coif; Butler Scholar; Dwight D. Opperman Scholarship, 2017
  • Columbia University, BA, magna cum laude, 2009

Court Admissions

  • US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2019
  • US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2021
  • US District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2024
  • US District Court, Southern District of New York, 2024

Clerkships

  • Hon. D. Brock Hornby, US District Court, District of Maine, 2017-2018
  • Hon. Michael A. Chagares, US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2020-2021

Billy Goldstein helps clients in a wide array of industries and circumstances navigate complex business disputes. He has substantial experience litigating M&A disputes, fraud claims, and other business torts on behalf of global life science and manufacturing companies, financial services firms, asset management and real estate investment companies, and others. Billy is a critical asset to international clients seeking to protect their US business interests in high-stakes cross-border disputes. He brings keen judgment and a focus on problem solving to all his representations.

In Billy’s active pro bono practice, he has successfully counseled a range of clients through life-changing matters. He served as class counsel to veterans suffering from PTSD who challenged the Army’s review process for “bad paper” discharges; in a settlement announced a week after Veterans’ Day, the Army agreed to reconsider thousands of discharge status upgrade applications under a lenient standard of review. That case generated significant media coverage and was part of a nationwide movement to have the armed services reconsider “bad paper” discharges for veterans. Billy has also represented a number of individuals in immigration proceedings before government agencies and federal appellate courts, where he has repeatedly obtained longshot victories for clients on the brink of removal.

Credentials

  • New York, 2018

  • New York University School of Law, JD, summa cum laude; Law Review Alumni Association Award; Order of the Coif; Butler Scholar; Dwight D. Opperman Scholarship, 2017
  • Columbia University, BA, magna cum laude, 2009

  • US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2019
  • US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2021
  • US District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2024
  • US District Court, Southern District of New York, 2024

  • Hon. D. Brock Hornby, US District Court, District of Maine, 2017-2018
  • Hon. Michael A. Chagares, US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2020-2021

Billy Goldstein helps clients in a wide array of industries and circumstances navigate complex business disputes. He has substantial experience litigating M&A disputes, fraud claims, and other business torts on behalf of global life science and manufacturing companies, financial services firms, asset management and real estate investment companies, and others. Billy is a critical asset to international clients seeking to protect their US business interests in high-stakes cross-border disputes. He brings keen judgment and a focus on problem solving to all his representations.

In Billy’s active pro bono practice, he has successfully counseled a range of clients through life-changing matters. He served as class counsel to veterans suffering from PTSD who challenged the Army’s review process for “bad paper” discharges; in a settlement announced a week after Veterans’ Day, the Army agreed to reconsider thousands of discharge status upgrade applications under a lenient standard of review. That case generated significant media coverage and was part of a nationwide movement to have the armed services reconsider “bad paper” discharges for veterans. Billy has also represented a number of individuals in immigration proceedings before government agencies and federal appellate courts, where he has repeatedly obtained longshot victories for clients on the brink of removal.

  • New York, 2018

  • New York University School of Law, JD, summa cum laude; Law Review Alumni Association Award; Order of the Coif; Butler Scholar; Dwight D. Opperman Scholarship, 2017
  • Columbia University, BA, magna cum laude, 2009

  • US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2019
  • US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2021
  • US District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2024
  • US District Court, Southern District of New York, 2024

  • Hon. D. Brock Hornby, US District Court, District of Maine, 2017-2018
  • Hon. Michael A. Chagares, US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2020-2021

Overview

Billy Goldstein helps clients in a wide array of industries and circumstances navigate complex business disputes. He has substantial experience litigating M&A disputes, fraud claims, and other business torts on behalf of global life science and manufacturing companies, financial services firms, asset management and real estate investment companies, and others. Billy is a critical asset to international clients seeking to protect their US business interests in high-stakes cross-border disputes. He brings keen judgment and a focus on problem solving to all his representations.

In Billy’s active pro bono practice, he has successfully counseled a range of clients through life-changing matters. He served as class counsel to veterans suffering from PTSD who challenged the Army’s review process for “bad paper” discharges; in a settlement announced a week after Veterans’ Day, the Army agreed to reconsider thousands of discharge status upgrade applications under a lenient standard of review. That case generated significant media coverage and was part of a nationwide movement to have the armed services reconsider “bad paper” discharges for veterans. Billy has also represented a number of individuals in immigration proceedings before government agencies and federal appellate courts, where he has repeatedly obtained longshot victories for clients on the brink of removal.

Credentials

Admissions

  • New York, 2018

Education

  • New York University School of Law, JD, summa cum laude; Law Review Alumni Association Award; Order of the Coif; Butler Scholar; Dwight D. Opperman Scholarship, 2017
  • Columbia University, BA, magna cum laude, 2009

Court Admissions

  • US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2019
  • US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2021
  • US District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2024
  • US District Court, Southern District of New York, 2024

Clerkships

  • Hon. D. Brock Hornby, US District Court, District of Maine, 2017-2018
  • Hon. Michael A. Chagares, US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2020-2021

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