Lawyer Profile

William J. Goines

Greenberg Traurig LLP

Recognized Since:

1995
Recognized in:

Commercial Litigation
Website:

https://www.gtlaw.com
Location:

1900 University Avenue, Fifth Floor

East Palo Alto, CA 94303

William J. Goines focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, real estate, employment litigation and employment law. He has spent more than 35 years representing clients in jury and non-jury trials in a variety of business disputes, wrongful termination, employment discrimination litigation, class actions, real estate matters, toxic tort litigation, and closely held and family-owned business disputes. Bill is also a recognized private mediator and arbitrator in Silicon Valley and serves as a Judge Pro Tem, Settlement Conference Judge, Special Discovery Master, Mediator and Arbitrator of disputes through both private and court-coordinated programs. Bill is the Co-Managing Shareholder of the firm's Silicon Valley office.

Lawyer Bio

William J. Goines focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, real estate, employment litigation and employment law. He has spent more than 35 years representing clients in jury and non-jury trials in a variety of business disputes, wrongful termination, employment discrimination litigation, class actions, real estate matters, toxic tort litigation, and closely held and family-owned business disputes. Bill is also a recognized private mediator and arbitrator in Silicon Valley and serves as a Judge Pro Tem, Settlement Conference Judge, Special Discovery Master, Mediator and Arbitrator of disputes through both private and court-coordinated programs. Bill is the Co-Managing Shareholder of the firm's Silicon Valley office.

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Bar Admissions:

California, The State Bar of California

Affiliations:

American Bar Association - Member
Los Altos School District Foundation - Member
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District Foundation - Member
Santa Clara County Bar Association - Member
Santa Clara County Superior Court - Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

Commercial Litigation

Awards:

AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
"Silicon Valley's Top Lawyers," San Jose magazine, 2003-2004
Super Lawyers magazine, Northern California Super Lawyers, 2005-2013

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Firm Details

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Greenberg Traurig LLP

https://www.gtlaw.com

Headquarters

MetLife Building

200 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10166

(212) 801.9200

38 Office Locations

in 10 Countries

China

China

Shanghai, China

Room 3125-3141

Central Plaza

381 Huaihai Zhong Road

Shanghai 200020

China

86 21 6391 6633

Germany

Germany

Berlin, Germany

Kollhoff-Tower

Potsdamer Platz 1

Berlin 10785

Germany

49 30 700 171 100

Israel

Israel

Tel Aviv, Israel

One Azrieli Center, Round Tower, 30th floor

132 Menachem Begin

Tel Aviv 67021

Israel

972 3 636 6000

Japan

Japan

Tokyo, Japan

Meiji Yasuda Seimei Building 14F

2-1-1 Marunouchi

Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo 100-0005

Japan

81 3 4510 2200

Mexico

Mexico

México, D.F., Mexico

Paseo de la Reforma No. 265 PH1

Colonia Cuauhtémoc

México, D.F. 06500

Mexico

52 55 5029 0000

Netherlands

Netherlands

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hirsch Building

Leidseplein 29

P.O. Box 75306

Amsterdam 1070 AH

Netherlands

31 20 301 7300

Poland

Poland

Warsaw, Poland

Stock Exchange Building

ul. Książęca 4

Warsaw 00-498

Poland

48 22 690 6100

South Korea

South Korea

Jung-gu

Jung-gu

Seoul, Jung-gu

Seoul Finance Center, 23F

84 Taepyeongno 1-ga

Seoul, Jung-gu 100-768

South Korea

82 (0) 2 369 1000

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

The Shard, Level 8

32 London Bridge Street

London SE1 9SG

United Kingdom

44 203 349 8700

United States

United States

Arizona

Arizona

Phoenix, AZ

2375 East Camelback Road, Suite 700

Phoenix, AZ 85016

United States

(602) 445.8000

California

California

East Palo Alto, CA

1900 University Avenue, Fifth Floor

East Palo Alto, CA 94303

United States

(650) 328.8500

Irvine, CA

3161 Michelson Drive, Suite 1000

Irvine, CA 92612

United States

(949) 732.6500

Los Angeles, CA

1840 Century Park East, Suite 1900

Los Angeles, CA 90067

United States

(310) 586.7700

Sacramento, CA

1201 K Street, Suite 1100

Sacramento, CA 95814

United States

(916) 442.1111

San Francisco, CA

Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 3000

San Francisco, CA 94111

United States

(415) 665.1300

Colorado

Colorado

Denver, CO

The Tabor Center, Suite 2400

1200 Seventeenth Street

Denver, CO 80202

United States

(303) 572.6500

Delaware

Delaware

Wilmington, DE

The Nemours Building, Suite 1200

1007 North Orange Street

Wilmington, DE 19801

United States

(302) 661.7000

District of Columbia

District of Columbia

Washington, DC

2101 L Street, NW, Suite 1000

Washington, DC 20037

United States

(202) 331.3100

Florida

Florida

Boca Raton, FL

5100 Town Center Circle, Suite 400

Boca Raton, FL 33486

United States

(561) 955.7600

Fort Lauderdale, FL

401 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 2000

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

United States

(954) 765.0500

Miami, FL

333 Southeast Second Avenue, Suite 4400

Miami, FL 33131

United States

(305) 579.0500

Orlando, FL

450 South Orange Avenue, Suite 650

Orlando, FL 32801

United States

(407) 420.1000

Tallahassee, FL

101 East College Avenue

Tallahassee, FL 32301

United States

(850) 222.6891

Tampa, FL

101 East Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1900

Tampa, FL 33602

United States

(813) 318.5700

West Palm Beach, FL

777 South Flagler Drive, Suite 300 East

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

United States

(561) 650.7900

Georgia

Georgia

Atlanta, GA

Terminus 200, Suite 2500

3333 Piedmont Road, NE

Atlanta, GA 30305

United States

(678) 553.2100

Massachusetts

Massachusetts

Boston, MA

One International Place, Suite 2000

Boston, MA 02110

United States

(617) 310.6000

Minnesota

Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

90 South Seventh Street, Suite 3500

Minneapolis, MN 55402

United States

(612) 259.9700

Nevada

Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

10845 Griffith Peak Drive

Las Vegas, NV 89135

United States

(702) 792.3773

New Jersey

New Jersey

Florham Park, NJ

500 Campus Drive, Suite 400

Florham Park, NJ 07932

United States

(973) 360.7900

New York

New York

Albany, NY

54 State Street, Sixth Floor

Albany, NY 12207

United States

(518) 689.1400

White Plains, NY

445 Hamilton Avenue, Ninth Floor

White Plains, NY 10601

United States

(914) 286.2900

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

1717 Arch Street, Suite 400

Philadelphia, PA 19103

United States

(215) 988.7800

Texas

Texas

Austin, TX

300 West Sixth Street, Suite 2050

Austin, TX 78701

United States

(512) 320.7200

Dallas, TX

2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 5200

Dallas, TX 75201

United States

(214) 665.3600

Houston, TX

1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 1700

Houston, TX 77002

United States

(713) 374.3500

Virginia

Virginia

McLean, VA

1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1000

McLean, VA 22102

United States

(703) 749.1300

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Lawyer Case History

Areas of Concentration

Complex commercial litigation and arbitration
Employment litigation
Class action defense
Financial institution litigation
Bad faith litigation
Real estate litigation
Toxic tort litigation

Significant Representations

Strato-Retail, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company v. K.R.'s Express Co., II, et al. District Court, Clark County Nevada No. 0371594 (Consolidated). Prosecuted five claims for breach of lease and defended claims for fraud, rescission and damages emanating from a retail project located in the Stratosphere Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mel Doney v. TRW Inc., an Ohio corporation, and its subsidiary, ESL, Inc., et al. Santa Clara County Superior Court Acton No. 676206. This action was brought by relatives of several ESL employees who were the victims of an unforeseeable violent rampage by a former ESL employee, Richard Wade Farley. The claims were based upon negligence in preventing workplace violence, however, the duties of the employer with regard to handling a claim of sexual harassment were also an issue in the case. Although this was a potentially high-profile litigation, Bill was able to handle it in a low-profile manner. At the outset of the case, Bill obtained an order dismissing ESL, Inc. on the grounds of workers' compensation preemption. Subsequently, Bill obtained summary judgment in favor of the remaining Defendant, TRW Inc. Plaintiff appealed the summary judgment to the California Supreme Court, which judgment was affirmed.

Part 2

Robert W. Shutt, et al. v. TRW Inc., et al. Santa Clara County Superior Court Action No. 716064. Defeated class certification of an environmental liability action brought by members of a residential neighborhood against three high-tech companies resulting from injuries and diminution in property value arising from exposure to air and groundwater contamination.
Vinay Agrawal v. National Semiconductor Corporation. Santa Clara County Superior Court Action No. 1-03-CV-814051. Defended National Semiconductor Corporation ("NSC") in a claim for breach of employment contract that was delivered to plaintiff, Vinay Agrawal, following the acquisition of a company by NSC.
Lawrence A. Rennie v. National Semiconductor Corporation. United States District Court, Central District of California Action No. CV04-888MMM (JTL). Defended National Semiconductor Corporation ("NSC") in a claim of age discrimination prosecuted by a former employee who was separated from NSC during a reduction in workforce. Prior to the action being filed, Bill persuaded the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that the claim of age discrimination had no merit, resulting in the dismissal of the EEOC charge of discrimination.

Part 3

Trust of Fenton F. O'Connell and Estate of Gladys C. O'Connell. San Benito County Superior Court Action Nos. 6766 and 6810. Represented the co-trustees and co-executors in a variety of claims against the trust and state by creditors and family members. Obtained rulings in favor of the client on key issues submitted to the court, including a dismissal of all creditor claims.
Clinic Services Management Corporation v. National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara County, Action 1-86-CV-619039. Represented National Semiconductor Corporation in a claim for property damage, decline in property value and personal injuries resulting from migration of TCE from one of National Semiconductor Corporation's fabrication facilities.
Represented National Semiconductor Corporation in a series of premises liability claims emanating from the use of products and materials containing asbestos during construction of National Semiconductor and Fairchild Semiconductor fabrication facilities in the 1960s and 1970s.