Antitrust, Class Actions and Complex Litigation,
Commercial Litigation, Election Law

Joe Goldberg has been a senior shareholder in the law firm since 1991. After teaching in law schools for nearly twenty years, he has now been in active private practice for almost twenty years. His practice is largely confined to antitrust, class actions and complex commercial litigation. He has tried a number of cases to multimillion dollar verdicts and judgments and has recovered for his clients, by judgment or settlement, over a billion dollars. He has an “AV” rating in Martindale-Hubbell, is listed in Best Lawyers in America in both antitrust and commercial litigation and has been listed in Chambers USA since its inception.

Joe has taken leadership positions in a number of national class actions, including Commercial Explosives Price-Fixing Litigation, Polypropylene Carpet Antitrust Litigation, Nasdaq Marketmakers Antitrust Litigation, Specialty Steel Antitrust Litigation, Bulk Vitamins Antitrust Litigation, among others. He is recognized nationwide for his work with economic and statistical experts.

Joe was on the full-time faculty of the University of North Dakota and the University of New Mexico Law Schools, from 1969 through 1987. He was also the General Counsel for the University of New Mexico. He was a law clerk for Hon. M. Joseph Blumenfeld of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. He also served as the Secretary of the New Mexico Human Services Department and Secretary of the New Mexico Health & Environment Department.

Education

A.B. (Cum Laude), Trinity College (Hartford, CT), 1965
LL.B. (Cum Laude), Boston College Law School, 1968

Professional Activities

American Bar Association, Section on Antitrust Law

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors since 1989; President, 2005-06

Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws (COSAL), Board of Directors since 1991; President, 1999-2002

American Law Institute, Life Member; Advisor, Restatement (Third) of Agency

New Mexico Supreme Court Uniform Jury Instructions (Civil) Committee, 1981 - 1999

Numerous books, monographs and articles on the law

Presenter at numerous continuing legal educations around the country