Ms Sandra Goldstein > Kirkland & Ellis LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Sandra Goldstein – Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Boasting an impressive client roster which includes 3G Capital, Barnes & Noble, and IBM, Sandra Goldstein has a particularly broad practice, with a particular focus on securities, M&A, and commercial disputes. In an impressive recent matter, Goldstein won dismissal of a securities class action litigation on behalf of client Textron, securing a favorable settlement in July on remand. Goldstein is located in the firm’s New York office.

Sandra Goldstein – Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Boasting an impressive client roster which includes 3G Capital, Barnes & Noble, and IBM, Sandra Goldstein has a particularly broad practice, with a particular focus on securities, M&A, and commercial disputes. In an impressive recent matter, Goldstein won dismissal of a securities class action litigation on behalf of client Textron, securing a favorable settlement in July on remand. Goldstein is located in the firm’s New York office.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP concentrates its financial services disputes practice on securities class actions, shareholder derivatives, M&A and structured finance litigation as well as regulatory investigations by the DOJ, SEC and CFTC. The firm also has a recognized accountant liability practice, defending major clients in this space. The firm broadly focuses on securities law and private litigation alleging misleading shareholders, insider trading and other types of financial fraud, as well as developing its concentration in the fintech sector. Sandra Goldstein has a range of litigation experience relating to securities, M&A and commercial disputes for large companies. Goldstein also works alongside Zachary Brez, former SEC attorney, who concentrates on securities and exposures under the FCPA. Both are based in New York. Mark Filip, former federal judge, and Reginald Brown are key contacts in the firm’s government regulatory enforcement defense and investigations group. Filip is based across the firm’s Chicago and Washington DC offices, while Brown is in DC.

At Kirkland & Ellis LLP, ‘the depth and breadth of knowledge and experience is exceptional’. Clients remark that the firm is ‘highly strategic and tactical, achieving excellent and practical outcomes’. The team is led by Sandra Goldstein in New York and Mark Filip in Chicago. Goldstein is among the most successful securities litigators in the country, and she is currently handling more than twelve 10b-5 stock drop and derivative suits, as well as a substantial volume of M&A-related cases. The firm’s New York office is home to outstanding talent, including Stefan Atkinson who has been particularly prominent in the wave of SPAC-related cases. Atkinson and Goldstein achieved a major victory for Textron Inc., which was accused of deceiving the market about the growth and earnings prospects of Arctic Cat, a recreational vehicle business that it had acquired. The case settled favourably in 2022. Rachel Fritzler handles a broad range of matters for Fortune 500 companies, including antitrust and securities cases. She worked with Goldstein on numerous cases, among the defense of Honeywell International in a multibillion-dollar securities class action concerning the company’s asbestos-related liabilities. Matthew Solum is ‘highly responsive and even-keeled’. Joshua Rabinovitz in Washington DC acted for Boeing Company in a derivative suit arising out of Boeing’s 737 MAX jet aircraft’s October 2018 Lion Air Flight crash into the Java Sea and the March 2019 Ethiopian Flight crash minutes after takeoff.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP‘s ‘exceptional’ M&A litigators ‘do outstanding work, coordinate well on technical matters, and show great commitment to understanding the facts and the relevant context’. The firm has strong ties to leading private equity houses, as well as acting for a number of blue-chip corporates, and it handles every stage from pre-litigation on deal structures and strategies all the way to trial. Its caseload involves disputes concerning tender offers, LBO and SPAC transactions, as well as poison pill matters, breach of contract claims, books and records demands, appraisal rights and a host of other disputes. Standout partner Sandra Goldstein and up-and-coming partner Stefan Atkinson (‘a trusted advisor to C-suite and board members’) successfully represented Grubhub in numerous individual shareholder lawsuits arising out of its acquisition by Just Eat Takeaway.com for $7.3bn, while Matthew Solum and Yosef Riemer are also active. In addition to the aforementioned, who are all based in New York, emerging partner talent Joshua Rabinovitz in Washington DC also plays a central role in the practice.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP fields a host of civil trial lawyers and appellate specialists, with one of the largest government facing and white-collar practice groups in the US. The team is well-equipped to represent clients in DOJ, SEC, Congressional, and State Attorney General proceedings across the country, and is proficient in securities litigation and class action claims, and bolsters its trial-focused litigation practice with crisis management services. In New York, Sandra Goldstein is well regarded for her expertise in fraud class actions, securities, and commercial disputes. Mark Filip, who splits his time between Chicago and Washington DC, has a strong reputation for handling civil cases for numerous Fortune 100 companies. Chicago-based Diana Watral is regularly trusted by high-value healthcare clients to handle their trade secrets, FCA and contract disputes, while Aaron Marks focuses on financial institutions in New York. Other prominent lawyers include Andrew Kassof in Chicago, Craig Primis and Daniel Donovan in Washington DC, Mark Holscher  in Los Angeles and Anna Rotman in Houston. James Hurst returned to the firm in November 2023, and is based in Chicago.