Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
Client SatisfactionBoutique national litigation firm Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP handles commercial disputes for a stand-out roster of Fortune 500 clients, including Apple, Major League Baseball and Johnson & Johnson, among many others. In 2023, seasoned litigator and founding partner Tarek Ismail spearheaded the firm’s defense of AbbVie in litigation brought by a hedge fund alleging that AbbVie made fraudulent statements in connection with a potential merger. Shayna Cook is a key contact for multidistrict litigation and regularly handles high-profile IP and product liability cases in the medical and life sciences sectors
Testimonials
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‘Incredibly professional, capable and highly intelligent and motivated team.’
- 'Tarek Ismail and Shayna Cook are two of the best first-chair trial lawyers in the country -- they are both incredibly smart but also skilled at conveying themes in an understandable and persuasive way.'
- 'Goldman Ismail has a team of superb and diverse trial lawyers, including multiple lawyers with the experience and skill to try bet-the-company cases. They combine an exhaustive knowledge of the most complex facts with ability to communicate those facts effectively to both judges and juries. They are the firm I would go to first if I had a trial I needed to win.'
- 'The team is made up of exceptional lawyers. They are trial-focused, and their depth is extraordinary. They are true lead counsel.'
- 'Tarek Ismail is one of the best trial lawyers in the country.'
Key clients
- Merck & Co., Inc.
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Schering-Plough Corp.
- Apple, Inc.
- Major League Baseball
- MLB Advanced Media
- AbbVie, Inc.
- Lafarge North America Inc.
- Lafarge Building Materials Inc.
- Holcim (US) Inc.
- Entropic
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tarek Ismail