Our Story
The Goodwin story began with a chance encounter on a Boston sidewalk. After some friendly conversation, two young lawyers, former classmates from college, decided to start their own law practice.
An eavesdropper on State Street that late spring morning in 1912 might have been amused at their bravado as Robert Eliot Goodwin and Joseph Osborne Procter, Jr. mapped their professional future. But the firm they forged would flourish, setting the foundation of a professional enterprise that would grow beyond anything either might have imagined.
Today, nearly 2,000 Goodwin lawyers focus on building authentic, long-term relationships with our clients, who are some of the world’s most successful and innovative investors, entrepreneurs and disruptors at the convergence of and within the life sciences, private equity, real estate, technology, and financial industries.
Our Global Operations Team (all business professionals) partners with our lawyers and clients across multiple business of law functions, providing for a truly unique and differentiated client service model.
Our immersive understanding of our clients’ industries – combined with our expertise across high-stakes litigation and dispute resolution, world-class regulatory compliance and advisory services, and complex transactions – sets us apart.
Social Commitment and Corporate Responsibility
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Pro Bono
Firm Leadership
The Executive Committee is responsible for overall firm strategy.
Mark Bettencourt
+1 617 570 1091
mbettencourt@goodwinlaw.com
Elaine Blais
+1 617 570 1205
eblais@goodwinlaw.com
Jennifer Bralower
+1 212 813 8857
jbralower@goodwinlaw.com
Mike Caplan
+1 212 813 8856
mcaplan@goodwinlaw.com
Grant Fondo
+1 650 752 3236
gfondo@goodwinlaw.com
Lynda Galligan
+1 650 752 3167
lgalligan@goodwinlaw.com
Joanne Gray
+1 212 459 7440
jgray@goodwinlaw.com
Mandee Gruen
+1 212 813 8868
mgruen@goodwinlaw.com
Josh Klatzkin
+1 202 346 4129
jklatzkin@goodwinlaw.com
Samantha Lake Coghlan
+44 (0)20 7447 4203
slakecoghlan@goodwinlaw.com
Anthony McCusker
+1 650 752 3267
amcsusker@goodwinlaw.com
Carl Metzger
+1 617 570 1770
cmetzger@goodwinlaw.com
Yash Rana
+852 3658 5388
yrana@goodwinlaw.com
Brett Schuman
+1 415 733 6021
bschuman@goodwinlaw.com
Sarah Solomon
+1 617 570 1430
ssolomon@goodwinlaw.com
Chris Wilson
+1 617 570 3925
cwilson@goodwinlaw.com
The Management Committee directs our day-to-day operations.
Mark Bettencourt
+1 617 570 1091
mbettencourt@goodwinlaw.com
Mike Caplan
+1 212 813 8856
mcaplan@goodwinlaw.com
Lynda Galligan
+1 650 752 3167
lgalligan@goodwinlaw.com
Joanne Gray
+1 212 459 7440
jgray@goodwinlaw.com
Josh Klatzkin
+1 202 346 4129
jklatzkin@goodwinlaw.com
Anthony McCusker
+1 650 752 3267
amcsusker@goodwinlaw.com
Practice leaders lead industry and practice groups.
Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Deborah Birnbach
+1 617 570 1339
dbirnbach@goodwinlaw.com
Caroline Bullerjahn
+1 617 570 1359
cbullerjahn@goodwinlaw.com
William Jay
+1 202 346 4190
wjay@goodwinlaw.com
Financial Services
Chris Palmer
+1 202 346 4253
cpalmer@goodwinlaw.com
Intellectual Property Litigation
Elaine Blais
+1 617 570 1205
eblais@goodwinlaw.com
Brett Schuman
+1 415 733 6021
bschuman@goodwinlaw.com
Life Sciences
Mitchell Bloom
+1 617 570 1055
mbloom@goodwinlaw.com
Private Equity
Brian McPeake
+1 415 733 6077
bmcpeake@goodwinlaw.com
Chris Nugent
+1 212 813 8825
cnugent@goodwinlaw.com
Yash Rana
+852 3658 5388
yrana@goodwinlaw.com
John LeClaire
+1 617 570 1144
jleclaire@goodwinlaw.com
Real Estate
Diana Brummer
+1 212 813 8861
dbrummer@goodwinlaw.com
John Ferguson
+1 212 813 8827
jferguson@goodwinlaw.com
Technology
John Egan
+1 617 570 1514
jegan@goodwinlaw.com
Ken Gordon
+1 617 570 1327
kgordon@goodwinlaw.com
Craig Schmitz
+1 650 752 3266
cschmitz@goodwinlaw.com
Chief officers lead the Global Operations Team, all of the firm’s business professionals.
Mike Caplan
Chief Operating Officer
+1 212 813 8856
mcaplan@goodwinlaw.com
Rachel Dooley
Chief Innovation Officer
+1 212 459 7479
rdooley@goodwinlaw.com
David Fleming
Chief Information Officer
+1 617 570 1985
dfleming@goodwinlaw.com
Kevin Garofoli
Chief Practice Officer – Litigation
+1 617 570 8252
kgarofoli@goodwinlaw.com
Bela Grover
Chief Client Relationship Officer
+1 415 733 6019
bgrover@goodwinlaw.com
Scott Kopcha
Chief Information Security Officer
+1 617 570 3988
skopcha@goodwinlaw.com
Meredith Santos
Chief Practice Officer – Business Law
+1 617 305 8056
msantos@goodwinlaw.com
Heidi Goldstein Shepherd
Chief Talent Officer and Assistant General Counsel for Employment
+1 617 570 8189
hshepherd@goodwinlaw.com
Konstantin Shishkin
Chief Communications Officer
+1 212 459 7176
kshishkin@goodwinlaw.com
Christina Wong
Chief Financial Officer
+1 212 459 7158
christinawong@goodwinlaw.com