Steven Goldberg
FOUNDING PARTNER
Chief Executive Officer
Los Angeles
Steven believes in the power of narrative development and creative storytelling to help clients navigate challenges, take advantage of opportunities, create value, and protect reputation.
As a former corporate attorney, Steven has highly specialized skills enabling him to develop communications strategies that balance reputational and legal objectives. His training and practice as an attorney taught him the value of gathering facts, anticipating issues, and applying a holistic approach to communications strategy.
He has 25 years of strategic communications experience and has advised clients in some of the most high-profile and complex crises, litigation matters, special situations, and transactions of the past two decades.
His experience includes a focus on white collar criminal and civil litigation and government investigations, as well as financial restructurings.
Steven also has extensive expertise in media relations strategies and acting as a spokesperson.
Steven is an avid sports fan with a particular (and some might say irrational) passion for Duke basketball and the New York Yankees. As a college student, he applied his love for sports as the color commentator for Duke basketball and football games and the co-host of Duke SportsCenter. Steven also is the author of a self-published novel. He bats Right; throws Right; and eats peanut butter.
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A professional sports league on media strategy and reputational issues relating to the negotiation of a new collective bargaining agreement
Petitioners and their counsel in connection with a landmark Supreme Court case involving key administrative law issues
A data center development company on legal and reputation issues related to specific development projects and overall corporate positioning and reputation management
An Ivy League university in connection with reputational and governance issues following its response to the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas and issues involving antisemitism and academic freedom on campus
The former president of a prominent university on legal and reputational issues relating to his resignation and transition to a new role
A professional sports team on various legal and reputational issues, including a Congressional investigation
Shanies Law Office and Innocence Project on the exonerations of the individuals wrongfully convicted of murdering Malcolm X
NPC International on its Chapter 11 restructuring and sales of its assets, as well as various issues related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Chief Legal Officer of a Fortune 500 company on the defense of FCPA charges brought by the Department of Justice and the ultimate dismissal of the case
PG&E Corporation on its Chapter 11 restructuring and legal and reputational issues resulting from liabilities stemming from California wildfires
DraftKings on multiple legal and regulatory issues related to the legality and oversight of the daily fantasy sports industry
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University of Pennsylvania Law School. J.D., Moot Court Board
Duke University. A.B., Political Science, cum laude
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Steven.Goldberg@AugustCo.com
323.892.5562
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