Nathan Goralnik

Nate Goralnik is an associate in the firm’s New York office. He is an accomplished litigator, with experience in a wide range of complex commercial matters, including cases involving multibillion-dollar derivatives disputes, structured financial products, commodities, interest rate manipulation, mergers and acquisitions, and cross-border restructuring transactions.

Nate has been deeply involved in “busted deal” litigation amid the COVID-19 pandemic, including matters on behalf of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund and Advent International.  He has represented Lehman Brothers in high-stakes disputes involving complex financial products, including against JPMorgan, Citibank, Credit Suisse, and AG Financial Products.  Nate has been at the forefront of litigation in the energy market, taking a leading role in a host of matters following Winter Storm Uri and the Getty Petroleum Marketing and Sabine bankruptcies.  Nate’s experience spans a wide swath of financial asset classes, including equity options, convertible debt, mortgage-backed securities, interest rate and inflation derivatives, commodity derivatives, credit default swaps, variable rate demand obligations, an aircraft securitization, and fiduciary accounts.

In 2019, Nate won a groundbreaking victory on behalf of artists’ rights in Lala Abaddon v. Castor Gallery, the first decision to award an artist punitive damages and attorney’s fees under New York’s art consignment statute, which paved the way for other victories by similarly situated artists.  The same year, Nate successfully defended tennis champion Naomi Osaka against a lawsuit filed by her former coach.

Prior to joining the Firm, Nate was a consultant at the Monitor Group.  Nate is a graduate of Yale Law School, where he was an editor of the Yale Law Journal.  He graduated from Brown University magna cum laude.  He has published on topics in financial services and bankruptcy law.