Eugene I. Goldman represents domestic and international clients before the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in financial fraud, auditor misconduct, false disclosure, insider trading and other securities proceedings. He also represents audit committees in internal investigations as well as clients in shareholder litigation, cross-border Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) proceedings. Eugene also advises registered broker-dealers and investment advisers on compliance and related regulatory issues. He is a senior member of the Firm's White-Collar and Securities Defense Practice Group.
Previously, Eugene served as senior counsel in the SEC's Division of Enforcement in Washington, DC. He directed prosecutions in a wide variety of areas, including insider trading, undisclosed self-dealing, the sale of unregistered securities, undisclosed underwriters compensation and questionable foreign payments. Upon Eugene's departure from the SEC, SEC Commissioner John. R. Evans wrote, "I want to commend you formally for the superb work you have accomplished here. The cases you have participated in are known nationally and internationally. I realize you have not served at the Commission to receive such notoriety. Rather, you desire the more worthy goal of assisting in the prevention of fraud and other inequitable and unfair practices in our securities market."
Reflective of Eugene’s experience representing clients appearing before the SEC staff overseas, Eugene authored “Overseas Companies Are Well Within Reach of SEC Enforcement,” Securities Law 360 (Sept. 23, 2022). Eugene has conducted four “Anti-Corruption and Compliance” global training sessions for overseas auditors working on the audits of SEC-registered companies.
Eugene has testified before the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities regarding enforcement and litigation issues. He has also spoken on topics such as securities fraud enforcement before professional organizations, including the US Chamber of Commerce's Center for Capital Markets upon the release of its report, Examining US Securities and Exchange Enforcement: Recommendations on Current Processes and Practices (July 2015).
Eugene is the lead author of the first book on the PCAOB, The PCAOB Mission: Improving Audit Quality via Enforcement, Standards & Inspections, 287 Securities Practice Portfolio Series (BNA 2014).
In 1986, Eugene became one of the first two law clerks for the Honorable Stanley Sporkin of the US District Court for the District of Columbia. Judge Sporkin previously served as director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement. Eugene spoke at the program honoring the career and legacy of Judge Sporkin at the Georgetown Law Center in 2024, which announced the endowed memorial scholarship program for student interns at the Enforcement Division.
For seven years, Eugene chaired the Pro Bono Committee of the Firm's Washington, DC, office and continues to litigate disabilities rights cases with co-counsel from the DC Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs.
Eugene served on the Virginia Board of the Department for Professional and Occupation Regulation, having been appointed to a four-year term by Governor Terry McAuliffe.
Eugene frequently serves as a moot court judge at in school and national competitions sponsored by the Georgetown Law Center and Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law.
