Alexander Goldenberg
he/him/his
Alex Goldenberg is an accomplished litigator with a diverse practice, spanning a range of civil rights, commercial, and criminal matters. He has successfully represented individuals who suffered employment and housing discrimination, wage and hour violations, sexual abuse and assault, and police misconduct and prisoner abuse. His commercial practice includes contract claims, partnership dissolutions, restrictive covenant disputes, and allegations of breach of fiduciary duty. Alex also represents clients in criminal matters ranging from complex white collar investigations to charges of murder and other violent felonies. Prior to joining Wang Hecker LLP in 2011, Alex Goldenberg worked at the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, as a law clerk for two federal judges, and as a law intern for the Federal Defenders of New York and the Bronx Defenders. Before law school, Alex spent four years as a legislative aide on Capitol Hill, where he focused on appropriations, transportation planning, and foreign policy.
Background
Education
J.D., New York University School of Law, 2007, magna cum laude
- Order of the Coif
- Note Editor, Annual Survey of American Law
- Benjamin F. Butler Memorial Award for distinction in scholarship, character, and professional activities
- Seymour A. Levy Memorial Award for the most outstanding Note for the Annual Survey of American Law
- Burton Award for plain, clear, and concise legal writing
- Leonard J. Schreier Memorial Prize for academic excellence in the area of Ethics
B.S., Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, 2000
Clerkships
- Hon. Dennis Jacobs, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2008-09)
- Hon. Jan E. DuBois, U.S. District Court for the E.D. Pa. (2007-08)
Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
- Alabama
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Publication
- “Interested, But Presumed Innocent: Rethinking Instructions on the Credibility of Testifying Defendants,” 62 N.Y.U. Ann. Surv. Am. L. 745 (2007)
Representative Cases
Rodriguez v. City of New York
Obtained a $1.4 million settlement on behalf of a transgender woman who was sexually assaulted twice in five days after being housed unlawfully in a male facility on Rikers Island. This is among the largest settlements of any claim brought by an individual in New York State for sexual assault while in custody.
Daystar v. Vimeo, Inc. et al.
Successfully represented online video hosting and sharing platform in dispute arising from its removal of misleading anti-vaccine videos.
Restrictive Covenants
Successfully represented multiple companies and numerous individual employees against challenges to employment based on alleged restrictions in non-compete and non-solicitation provisions.
Guzman v. Westchester County
Represented Westchester County and successfully resolved challenge to 2022 redistricting plan for the Westchester County Board of Legislators.
Johnson v. City of New York
Obtained settlement for client who was wrongfully denied basic medical care and diagnostic testing by doctors on Rikers Island while a pre-trial detainee, which caused him permanent neurological damage and other serious injuries.
Reinoso v. City of New York
Successfully represented client who was unlawfully detained by the New York City Department of Correction for more than three weeks after completing her maximum sentence.
Estate of Kurt Doerbecker v. Nassau County
Successfully represented estate and family of 23-year-old man who was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Nassau County police officer in a federal civil rights and wrongful death suit.
Tucker v. City of New York
Successfully represented client who was unfairly targeted because of his race and unlawfully arrested while speaking with a friend on the sidewalk.
Cui v. Yes Car Service, Inc.
Represented nine former drivers of livery car service in action seeking compensation for unpaid overtime and minimum wages and for other violations of the New York Labor Law.
Fair Housing Justice Center v. 34-08 30th Street LLC
Successfully represented plaintiffs in lawsuit alleging race discrimination by landlord who discriminated against prospective tenants based on their race.
Gedna v. Millennium Realty NYC
Obtained settlement for prospective tenant unlawfully denied the opportunity to view an apartment because she received federal housing assistance.
K.D. v. BGC Financial, L.P.
Secured $500,000 judgment for client in sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against financial services company.
Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse Claims
Successfully represented hundreds of victims of sexual assault or sexual abuse at universities, hospitals, houses of worship, or other institutions, and victims of child sexual abuse by relatives, teachers, clergy, or other perpetrators.
W.S. Badger, Inc. v. CMX Process Technologies, LLC
Represented business in dispute arising from its order of manufacturing equipment.
The BK Entertainment Group, Inc. v. Bendeth
Represented recording industry manager in contract dispute regarding the royalty stream from three gold and platinum records.
People of the State of New York v. Meadow
Obtained reversal of murder conviction in the Appellate Division, Fourth Department.
Billups v. State of Alabama
Obtained reversal of conviction for capital murder at the Alabama Supreme Court based on challenge to the trial court’s flawed jury instructions.