Summary
Mark Goldstein is a seasoned labor and employment partner at Reed Smith in New York with over a decade of experience guiding employers through complex compliance, litigation, and workplace-policy challenges. He advises on anti-discrimination, wage-and-hour, disability and leave issues, restrictive covenants, and transactional employment matters, and routinely defends both individual and class-action claims. Known for pragmatic litigation strategy, Mark helps clients decide when to litigate, mediate, or settle while also designing risk-reducing HR policies and training programs. Beyond the firm, he serves on the board of The Bazelon Center and volunteers as a Stability Leader, drawing on lived experience to destigmatize mental health in the workplace. An accomplished advocate with a J.D. cum laude from Fordham and a summa cum laude undergraduate degree, he blends courtroom experience with policy-driven prevention work.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
J.D. cum laude, J.D. cum laude at Fordham University School of Law
B.A. summa cum laude History Political Science, B.A. summa cum laude History Political Science at Binghamton University