James M. "Jim" Goodman

Clients in the financial services industry rely on Jim McCabe’s acumen, gained after more than three decades of experience defending complex civil litigation, particularly with an emphasis on consumer financial products and consumer reports. Jim is a seasoned business litigator with decades of experience defending companies in class actions and other complex civil litigation involving consumer reports, consumer financial products, employment discrimination, insurance coverage, and vario...

Jacobus D. Machalow is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Jacobus D., who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jacobus D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Sanj Dutta is a partner in Goodwin’s Technology group and a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Transactions and Strategies practice. He advises companies on patent prosecution across a variety of technology areas, including computer vision, image and video signal processing, machine learning, packaging, big data analytics, robotics, virtualization, semiconductors, networking, and software security. He has handled numerous IP matters in state and federal courts and before t...

Randall C. Single joined the firm in February 2004 after serving as General Counsel for Divco West Properties, LLC and Page Mill Properties, L.P. for three years. He was also an associate and partner in the Los Angeles office of a national transactional real estate law firm for 13 years.

Noel Matthew Cook is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Trademark Law. Noel Matthew, who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Noel Matthew is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Marianne C. Koepf is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management. Marianne C., who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Marianne C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Scott Righthand is the principal of the Law Office of Scott Righthand, a San Francisco personal injury law firm exclusively representing plaintiffs. He did his undergraduate work at University of Colorado, Boulder and graduated from UC Hastings in San Francisco in 1979 becoming a member of the California Bar in that year. From 1979-1982 he was an associate at Furth, Fahrner and Wong, an antitrust/administrative law firm in San Francisco. From 1982-1992 he was employed as an associate and then...

Kelly Woodruff is a seasoned appellate advocate, having represented clients and amici curiae in dozens of significant writs and appeals in the state and federal appellate courts in her 25 years of practice. Over the course of her career, Kelly has gained experience with appellate matters in nearly all subject areas related to business and civil litigation, including intellectual property, breach of contract, torts, probate, and trust matters. Recently, Kelly preserved a multi-million-dollar i...

Lisa Barnett Sween is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management. Lisa Barnett, who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lisa Barnett is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

John Bartko is a Founder and a Principal of the firm. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex civil, criminal and regulatory matters. He has represented many executives ensnared in complex regulatory investigations and has been involved in significant international discovery and complex investigations requiring foreign court appearances, including conducting examinations in Switzerland and Japan through pioneering requests for civil judicial assistance. He has traveled to Euro...