1. Ronald Wesley Goldberg
Av. John Fitzgerald Kennedy 2920/10
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mobile (001 310 913 0385)(15 6536 1373)
Experience
Holland & Knight LLP, January 2015 - Present
Of Counsel, Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Los Angeles, California
Head of Los Angeles based group within Structured Finance Group of the firm managing and coordinating large
cross border/emerging markets transactions globally supporting lenders/financing parties, hedge and private
equity investment funds, borrowers and issuers, airlines, aircraft manufacturers and lessors/lessees, generally
under New York law but also in collaboration with English-law admitted colleagues, on transactions governed by
English law, and where many documents are governed by laws of multiple jurisdictions other than primary
jurisdiction
• Managing complex transactions, particularly in Latin America and specifically Argentina, Brazil and Chile
• Acting as pro bono counsel to Global Partnerships, a social impact investing investment firm specializing in
supporting self-sufficiency and microfinance lending in Latin America
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Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, January 2008 – January 2015
Partner, Based in Los Angeles, California and New York, New York
• Head of Finance Subsection of Corporate Group supervising large team of attorneys and legal assistants in
very high value and complex domestic and international financing transactions on behalf of hedge, private
equity and special opportunity funds, as well as corporate and high net worth individuals and associated
foundations. Go-to source for firm-wide liaison with Latin American counsel
• Extensive pro bono work in Latin America for foundations and social impact investment funds
• Developed unique solutions to extremely complex cross-border issues
McDermott, Will & Emery, LLP, Los Angeles Office, January 2006 – January 2008
Partner, Global Corporate Group and Co-Chair of Latin America Practice
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, Los Angeles Office, January 2004 – January 2006
Partner, Corporate and Finance Practices, Co-Chair Latin America Practice
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, New York and Los Angeles Offices, 1993 - 2004
Partner, Finance and Bankruptcy/Restructuring Groups (moved with four Coudert Brothers Partners to open firm’s
New York Office)
Coudert Brothers, New York, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo Offices, 1986 – 1993
Associate, Banking, Finance and Restructuring Practices
• Extensive experience in banking, finance, Latin American and hedge and private equity financings; spent
two years working in firm’s Brazilian offices representing US and non-Brazilian clients in investment,
financing and restructuring transactions, as well as Brazilian clients with outbound investments and
financings in US; selected as sole finance attorney to join initial New York office of Akin, Gump with group
of four other partners from firm; Akin Gump’s New York Office grew from 5 attorneys to more than 200
attorneys
Education
New York University School of Law, JD 1986, Order of the Coif, Editor Journal of International Law and Business
New York University Stern School of Business, MBA 1986, Finance and Economics
Pontificia Universidade Catolica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1984, Six Month Economics Program
Columbia College, Columbia Univ., AB 1982, Spanish and Portuguese Literature, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
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2. Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1980 (spent two semesters on academic interchange)
Other
• Citizenship: American Citizen; Permanent Resident of Argentina
• Languages: Fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, basic understanding of Italian and German
• Bar Admissions: California (1993); New York (1986)
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