Jonathan Scott Goldman

Jonathan Scott Goldman, a seasoned strategist, trial lawyer, and appellate attorney, has over two decades of experience representing businesses, government, and individuals, in commercial disputes, administrative proceedings, and complex litigation in courts across the country.

About Jonathan

Jonathan’s broad experience has bridged the gap between the private and public sectors. As Executive Deputy Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, he ran the Civil Law Division and served as a top executive to then Attorney General Josh Shapiro, advising on and arguing key cases for the Commonwealth and the country. As a business litigation partner and leader of Blank Rome LLP’s national State Attorneys General Team, Jonathan has litigated in various jurisdictions, negotiating complex settlements, winning cases on summary judgment, and taking cases through full jury trial and appeal.

Among other areas, Jonathan represents and advises clients on:

All matters involving oversight, regulation and investigation by State Offices of Attorneys General across the nation - including education, advocacy, negotiation, and litigation
Matters involving oversight, regulation, investigation, and litigation, including actions and failures to act by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Executive branch, Commonwealth agencies, and the state Legislature, as well as city, county and municipal governments
Consumer protection issues, concerns, investigations and litigation over Unfair, Deceptive and Abusive Practices (UDAP) and Consumer Protection Laws (CPL) across various industries and sectors
Business disputes and commercial litigation, including deals gone wrong
Family business matters and trusts and estates litigation including will contests and matters involving charitable non-profits
Employment litigation, including employee defection, trade secrets, restrictive covenants, and unfair competition
Real estate, banking, and other litigation.

Admissions

Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court - Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court - New Jersey

Clerkship

Honorable Rochelle S. Friedman, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Education

Princeton University, AB
Temple University Beasley School of Law, JD
Tufts University, MFA

Memberships

Philadelphia Bar Association, Co-Chair State Policy Committee
Pennsylvania Bar Association

Boards

Jonathan is a member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and serves on its Committee for Social Responsibility. He is also Chair of its Jewish Community Relations Council (“JCRC”), which works through community relations, government affairs, social action, and advocacy, together with Jewish and non-Jewish organizations, to improve inter-group understanding and advance a just and pluralistic society.

Statewide, Jonathan serves as Chair of the Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition, a
nonpartisan, statewide organization, formed in 1981, that represents Pennsylvania’s various Jewish communities across the state before state government and with other Pennsylvanians, and works on issues of importance to these communities, including public policy initiatives, and funding and regulation of the delivery of human services. In his role as Chair, Jonathan is often called upon to speak with the media and in the community.

He also serves as the Assistant Secretary of the Abraham J. Cohen Family Charitable Foundation.

Personal

Jonathan grew up in Baltimore County, Maryland, where he attended the Gilman School. He also lived in Princeton, New Jersey; Kyongju, South Korea; Baltimore, Maryland; and Boston, Massachusetts, before settling in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. . In addition to the law, Jonathan is passionate about visual art, especially fine art photography. He is working on a book of his own photography and a memoir. He is proud of his two sons. He is a member of Congregation Beth Am Israel in Penn Valley, outside of Philadelphia, and spends a lot of time in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.