Specializing in:
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Research and Scientific Misconduct
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Massachusetts Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Lobbying Compliance
About Richard Goldstein
In over 35 years as a lawyer, Richard Goldstein has handled an enormous variety of civil litigation matters. As a government lawyer, he defended the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, MWRA, and dozens of government employees in employment discrimination, real estate, eminent domain, tax, administrative law, breach of contract, and tort cases. He has served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Department of Justice, an Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and as a senior litigation lawyer in several Massachusetts government agencies. In private practice, Mr. Goldstein worked in both large and small law firms and was a litigation partner at a well-known Boston boutique law firm handling white collar defense, health care, and lobbying matters.
Richard provides civil litigation and client advisory services in two practice areas:
• funded academic research and scientific misconduct, including health care litigation
• Massachusetts lobbying, government ethics, conflict of interest, and campaign finance laws
Education
J.D. 1985, Brooklyn Law School, cum laude
B.A. 1982, University of Chicago
Bar Admissions
Federal: U.S Courts of Appeals (First and Second Circuits); U.S. District Courts (Massachusetts, New York, So. and East., Rhode Island)
State: Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island
Prior Professional Experience
Senior Counsel, Husch Blackwell, LLP
Of Counsel, Meyer, Connolly, Simons & Keuthen, LLP
Litigation Partner, Donoghue Barrett & Singal, P.C
Deputy, MTA "Big Dig" Cost Recovery Team
Associate General Counsel, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
Assistant Attorney General, Boston, MA
Assistant US Attorney, Brooklyn, NY
Litigation Associate, Davis, Polk & Wardwell, NY, NY
Law Clerk, US District Court, Eastern District of New York
Teaching/Publications
Adjunct Instructor, New England School of Law
Adjunct Instructor, Brooklyn Law School
MCLE, Trial Advocacy Workshop, annually since 2010.
Lectured on various topics including: health care compliance, public construction law, research and scientific misconduct.
Civic/Charitable Activities
Israel Education and Action Committee, Temple Sinai of Brookline
Former Member, Town of Sharon Standing Building Committee
Volunteer Judge, Boston (high school) Debate League