Blank Rome Add Former Eastern District of Pennsylvania Chief Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg

Philadelphia – Blank Rome LLP announced that the Honorable Mitchell S. Goldberg, the immediate past chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, will join the firm’s Business Litigation group effective Jan. 1, 2026.

Goldberg becomes the sixth retired judge to practice at the firm, joining former Judges Edward N. Cahn, James T. Giles, Judith J. Gische, Timothy K. Lewis, and Stephen M. Orlofsky. He is the third former chief judge of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to join Blank Rome.

Goldberg brings more than four decades of legal experience. His career includes service in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, private practice focused on complex commercial litigation, and work as an assistant U.S. attorney before his appointment to the federal bench in 2008. He later served as the district’s chief judge.

During his judicial tenure, Goldberg presided over matters across multiple industries and developed experience in pharmaceutical patent disputes and related antitrust litigation, including Hatch-Waxman cases, through extended service as a visiting judge in the District of Delaware.

At Blank Rome, Goldberg is expected to advise clients on complex litigation, appellate matters, and alternative dispute resolution, and to serve as a mentor within the firm. He will also support the firm’s Trial Academy, which provides training for senior litigation associates through mock trials overseen by retired judges.

Goldberg earned his law degree from Temple University Beasley School of Law, where he continues to serve as an adjunct professor.