Goldstein & McClintock

What Goldstein & McClintock does

Goldstein & McClintock LLLP is a privately held boutique law firm founded on August 24, 2011 by Harley J. Goldstein, Esq. and Matthew E. McClintock, Esq., both former BigLaw partners. The firm is structured as a Limited Liability Limited Partnership and operates from 11 offices across the United States, with its headquarters at One World Trade Center in New York and additional locations in Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, Miami, Milwaukee, Washington DC, West Palm Beach, and Wilmington. It serves companies, financial institutions, governmental entities, and other organizations on national and international matters, practicing in all 50 U.S. states.

The firm's core offering is legal services delivered through 12 practice areas, with a flagship award-winning Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice representing debtors, creditors' committees, and secured/unsecured creditors in high-profile corporate restructuring cases. Adjacent practice areas include Business & Corporate, Commercial Litigation, Finance, Labor & Employment, Real Estate, and specialized niches such as Advertising/Media/First Amendment, Alcohol & Regulated Substances, Business & Competitive Intelligence, Collegiate & Professional Sports, Copyright/Trademark/Patent, and Food & Beverage. The bench of approximately 17 named professionals includes former BigLaw attorneys, a retired judge serving as Of Counsel, a former law school dean, and a law professor.

Goldstein & McClintock monetizes through five distinct fee structures: traditional hourly billing (at lower rates than large national/international firms), monthly retainers for ongoing work, success/contingency fees with payment only on a successful outcome, flat fees for defined projects, and blended fee arrangements that combine reduced hourly rates with limited success components. This fee flexibility, combined with talent credentials and geographic reach, is positioned against BigLaw competitors on cost predictability and outcome alignment. The firm has been recognized with the ACQ Law Awards 'Diversity Law Firm of the Year' for five consecutive years (2014-2018), and continues to expand its footprint, most recently with Boston and Charlotte office openings in June 2024 and a new partner addition in May 2026.

Name

Goldstein & McClintock

Legal name

Goldstein & McClintock LLLP

Website

https://goldmclaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Goldstein & McClintock LLLP is a privately held boutique U.S. law firm (founded 2011) with 11 offices nationwide, offering corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, transactional, and commercial litigation services across 12 practice areas to companies, financial institutions, and governmental entities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services (Boutique Law Firm)

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Restructuring & Turnaround Advisory (BPAHAOAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships Advisory (JVs, Alliances, Carve-outs) (BPAHAOAG), Distressed M&A & Special Situations Advisory (BPAHAOAH)

Keywords

• Corporate restructuring law
• Bankruptcy legal services
• Commercial litigation
• Creditors rights law
• Boutique law firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly Billing: Traditional hourly billing for legal services with lower rates than large national and international law firms while maintaining same level of service quality.
2. Monthly Retainer: Set monthly fee for handling all legal work in a given area or subject matter, providing cost certainty and protecting against fluctuations in legal costs.
3. Success Fee / Contingency: No hourly fees charged; payment received only upon achieving a successful outcome with 'success' agreed upon in advance. Minimizes risk for clients and allows meritorious claims to be pursued with limited funding.
4. Flat Fee: Set fee agreed upon in advance for completing a particular project. Provides certainty by protecting clients against underestimated time requirements - if work takes longer, clients don't pay more.
5. Blended Fee: Reduced hourly rate or flat fee combined with a limited success fee for achieving successful outcomes. Hybrid structure minimizing risk and out-of-pocket costs for clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Goldstein & McClintock LLLP is a boutique law firm providing legal counsel to companies, financial institutions, and governmental entities across 12 practice areas. The firm's award-winning Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice handles high-profile corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, and creditors' rights matters, complemented by Business & Corporate, Commercial Litigation, Finance, Labor & Employment, Real Estate, IP, and several specialized industry practices. Services are delivered through 11 U.S. offices under flexible fee arrangements including hourly, monthly retainer, success fee, flat fee, and blended fee structures.

Product overview

Goldstein & McClintock LLLP is a boutique law firm offering legal services through 12 distinct practice areas covering corporate restructuring, transactional law, and commercial litigation. The firm's practice areas include: Bankruptcy & Restructuring (their award-winning flagship practice), Business & Corporate, Commercial Litigation, Finance, Labor & Employment, Real Estate, and specialized practices in Advertising/Media/First Amendment, Alcohol & Regulated Substances, Business & Competitive Intelligence, Collegiate & Professional Sports, Copyright/Trademark/Patent, and Food & Beverage. The firm operates across 11 office locations nationwide (Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, Miami, Milwaukee, New York, Washington DC, West Palm Beach, Wilmington) and offers flexible pricing structures including monthly retainers, success fees, flat fees, and blended fee arrangements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bankruptcy & Restructuring Award-winning practice handling all aspects of corporate restructuring matters, including representation of debtors, creditors' committees, secured and unsecured creditors in high-profile cases across the country. Covers bankruptcy litigation, breach of fiduciary duty claims, D&O actions, and preference/avoidance actions.
• Business & Corporate Represents businesses from small start-ups to national companies in acquisitions, sales, entity formation, and regulatory compliance, with top-tier advice delivered in a personalized, accessible, and cost-effective manner.
• Commercial Litigation Represents clients in sophisticated commercial litigation including contract disputes, real estate matters, class actions, construction issues, copyrights and trademarks, employment issues, insurance coverage, M&A disputes, product liability, securities, trade secrets, and bankruptcy litigation.
• Finance Legal counsel in complex lending transactions including commercial real estate and asset-based lending, tax-exempt financing such as federal new markets tax credits, and SBA 7(a) and 504 lending programs, with regulatory compliance support.
• Labor & Employment Helps clients navigate U.S., state, and local workplace laws, including day-to-day counseling, policy development, collective bargaining, internal investigations, and representation in courts, agencies, arbitrations, and class/collective actions.
• Real Estate Represents developers, builders, contractors, corporations, investors, owners, and tenants in commercial closings, deal facilitation, and real estate-related matters, with experience in getting troubled projects back on track.
• Advertising, Media, & First Amendment Regulatory, transactional, litigation, and IP attorneys advising clients on defamation, right of publicity, advertising, marketing and promotions, data privacy, first amendment, social media, brand/product launches, and regulator and competitor challenges.
• Alcohol & Regulated Substances Represents manufacturers (breweries, wineries, distilleries, grow facilities), retailers (bars, restaurants, hotels, stores, casinos), distributors, importers, and brand owners in all legal aspects, including licensing, operations, dispute resolution, and transactional matters.
• Business & Competitive Intelligence Assists clients with protecting critical intellectual property, advising on federal and state legislation, business organizational structuring, data security and privacy, and creating actionable intelligence through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) sourcing and analysis.
• Collegiate & Professional Sports Provides diverse legal services to collegiate and professional sports entities, led by partner Robert Clayton, a former law school dean with extensive practical experience in the sports world. Recognized in 2022 '100 Law Firms' industry listing.
• Copyright, Trademark, & Patent Represents clients in branding matters, domain name issues, counterfeiting and Lanham Act disputes, copyright piracy, trademark portfolio management, licensing rights, and marks, with assistance in filings, transactions, and enforcement.
• Food & Beverage Helps food and beverage companies increase revenue, grow brands, and build businesses through assistance in advertising and promotions, trademark and copyright issues, licensing, real estate development, litigation, financing, equity investment, business sales, and creditors' rights matters.
• Flexible Boutique Pricing Models Alternative fee arrangements offered to clients, including monthly retainer (set monthly fee for all legal work in a given area), success fee/contingency (payment only upon successful outcome), flat fee (fixed price for a specific project), and blended fee (reduced rate combined with a limited success fee). Designed to provide cost certainty and align firm-client incentives versus traditional hourly billing at large firms.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hourly rates are substantially lower than large national and international law firms while maintaining same level of service quality

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Brown Rudnick: Mid-size law firm with a strong restructuring, corporate, and litigation practice serving distressed companies and financial institutions — comparable in practice mix and in the middle-market restructuring segment G&M targets.
• Porter Hedges: Houston-based full-service firm with a strong restructuring, energy, and corporate practice. Comparable as a mid-size firm pursuing complex restructuring mandates in a specific regional corridor.
• Lowenstein Sandler: Mid-size firm with one of the most active bankruptcy and restructuring practices in the U.S., serving debtors, creditors' committees, and distressed investors — overlaps directly with G&M's flagship practice and client profile.
• Cole Schotz: Mid-Atlantic-based full-service firm with a strong commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and restructuring practice. Comparable in size, multi-office footprint, and mix of restructuring plus business/corporate work.
• Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones: Nationally recognized restructuring and bankruptcy boutique representing debtors, creditors' committees, and trustees. The closest direct comparable to Goldstein & McClintock's flagship practice in scale, focus, and client base.
• Otterbourg: Boutique commercial law firm with deep restructuring, finance, and litigation capabilities serving financial institutions and corporate clients — directly comparable as a mid-size restructuring boutique.

Broad incumbents

• McDermott Will & Emery: Global law firm with a deep restructuring, finance, and corporate practice. Represents a comparable full-service mid-market competitor that G&M intersects with on complex restructuring matters.
• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld: Global law firm widely regarded as a top-tier restructuring practice serving debtors, creditors, and sponsors. Represents the 'BigLaw incumbent' benchmark against which G&M explicitly positions its lower-cost, boutique alternative.
• Kirkland & Ellis: Global law firm with the largest restructuring practice in the U.S. Represents the dominant competitor in the high-end of the restructuring market that G&M's pricing model is designed to undercut.

Regional players

• Cassels Brock: Canadian full-service law firm with a strong restructuring and insolvency practice. Comparable in practice focus and mid-size scale, though it primarily serves the Canadian market rather than competing head-to-head in the U.S.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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