Aaron N. Goldberg
Partner
Overview
Aaron Goldberg is a seasoned New York business attorney with extensive experience in corporate law, securities law, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). He primarily focuses on guiding clients through complex equity financing transactions and offers comprehensive legal services in general corporate matters.
Mr. Goldberg dedicates a significant portion of his practice to representing private equity firms, investors and other clients in connection with M&A transactions (including the purchase and sale of various sports teams), venture capital investments, international and cross-border transactions, public and private debt and equity offerings, securities law and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting matters, and regulatory and corporate governance matters. Mr. Goldberg's experience also includes representing investors and real estate developers in structuring and negotiating joint venture agreements and financing arrangements.
Mr. Goldberg also focuses on representing entrepreneurs, startup/emerging growth companies and joint ventures in every stage of development, from formation through financings and exit. Mr. Goldberg provides both ongoing operational counsel as well as transaction-specific services, and has extensive experience in structuring and negotiating a wide variety of contracts, such as LLC and complex joint venture agreements, software, media and other intellectual property licenses, sales contracts, as well as leases and manufacturing and distribution agreements.
Mr. Goldberg represents clients in a wide range of industries, including energy, technology, software, media, music and entertainment, e-commerce, consumer products, real estate, transportation and shipping, and financial services. Mr. Goldberg's entertainment law experience includes representing writers and musicians, as well as producers and production companies, in the television, film and digital media industries.
In addition, Mr. Goldberg assists the firm's Legal Profession Team advising lawyers and law firms with respect to entity selection, partnership and corporate structuring, conflicts, lawyer mobility, fiduciary duties and law firm combinations. He also drafts formation and governance documentation for law firm clients.
Mr. Goldberg's pro bono work focuses on representing artists and the formation of 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations.
Representative Experience
- Strategic Mergers and Acquisitions: Representing buyers and sellers of strategic companies and assets
- Real Estate Development: Representing U.S. and European sponsors and developers financing and acquiring commercial and residential portfolios
- Private Equity Transactions: Representing private equity firms establishing joint ventures to acquire portfolio companies and real estate assets
- Angel and Venture Capital Transactions: Representing investors and emerging growth companies in connection with Series A rounds and other private securities offerings
- Debt Financing: Representing borrowers and lenders in connection with a variety of secured facilities
- Sports Industry:
- Represented the purchaser of an ownership interest in the Baltimore Orioles
- Represented Attain Sports, a sports team owner and operator led by Greg Baroni, in its purchase of controlling interest in IB Professional Holdings, the owner of the Aberdeen IronBirds, Class A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, from Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. and former Major League Baseball (MLB) veteran Bill Ripken
- Represented Attain Sports in connection with the acquisitions of the Bowie Baysox, Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, the Frederick Keys, a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League, and the Loudon United Football Club of the United Soccer League
Credentials
- Fordham University School of Law, J.D.
- The London School of Economics and Political Science, General Course Certificate
- Brandeis University, B.A., History, Political Science, with highest honors
- New Jersey
- New York
- American Bar Association
- New York Bar Association
- Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
- Archibald E. Murray Public Service Award