Mark Goodman

Practice Areas

Mark Goodman is a partner in the Firm's San Francisco office who serves as co-Chair of the firm’s North America Commercial Litigation group and is member of the North America Trial Team. Mark has led complex multidistrict litigation, handled class actions and tried cases in state and federal courts across the US for both domestic and international clients. Mark regularly presents on product liability, risk mitigation and cross-border disputes. Listed in Who's Who in American Law and a Fellow of the American Bar Association, Mark has been recognized as a Northern California Super Lawyer, a member of the Legal 500 and as a member of the International Who's Who of Professionals.

Mark's commercial litigation trial practice focus includes complex commercial disputes in various industries, including product liability (medical devices, pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics and nutraceuticals), breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, food labeling and insurance coverage and bad faith, including specialty insurance such as representations and warranty insurance and trade credit insurance. Mark has successfully tried such cases throughout the country, acting as counsel in class actions and multidistrict litigation. His federal and state court appellate and trial experience also includes cross-border litigation and landmark California cases involving trademark, trade name, patent and copyright disputes, as well as other intellectual property, antitrust, privacy, fraud, real estate and sophisticated business litigation matters. He has handled litigation in matters involving insurance, real estate and contract disputes and intellectual property cases. At trial and through dispositive motions, Mark has successfully resolved numerous large and highly publicized product liability, labeling, insurance, unfair competition, fraud and mass tort actions. Mark also regularly consults with clients on due diligence and liability issues relating to M&A transactions and asset sales.

Professional Memberships

• American Bar Association - Fellow

• American Bar Association - Member

• International Association of Defense Counsel - Member

• Litigation and Intellectual Property Sections of the Bar Association of San Francisco - Member

• American Bar Association - Fellow

• American Bar Association - Member

• International Association of Defense Counsel - Member

• Litigation and Intellectual Property Sections of the Bar Association of San Francisco - Member

Publications

• Co-author, “Plastic and Recyclability Litigation: Best Practices to Minimize Risk,” NACD BoardTalk, July 2022

• Contributing author, International Arbitration Yearbook, Baker McKenzie, 2021

• Co-author, "No Force Majeure Clause? Other Potential Options to Excuse Contractual Performance Under US Law in the Face of COVID-19," Baker McKenzie Insight, 6 March 2020

• Co-author, "US: When Is Force Majeure Really Force Majeure?," Baker McKenzie Insight, 5 March 2020

• Co-author, "Four Considerations for Developers of Next-Generation Combination Products," MPO, 4 March 2020

• Co-author, "5 Key Issues Raised in Most CBD Product Class Actions," Law360, 16 January 2020

Expert in these Jurisdictions

USA

Languages Spoken

English

French

Education