Profile
Robert M. Goldich has 40 years of experience as both a traditional labor lawyer and an employment lawyer and litigator, with a focus on complex employment and class action litigation. His nationwide practice includes the trial of cases involving claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Equal Pay Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Multi-Employer Pension Plan Amendment Act, wrongful discharge, whistleblower and employment tort actions, and enforcement of restrictive covenants, confidentiality agreements and trade secrets. Bob has been lead counsel in many class and collective actions alleging violations of ERISA, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and state wage and hour laws. Bob also negotiates union contracts, and represents employers in NLRB matters and labor arbitrations. Bob’s clients include Fortune 100 companies, smaller and entrepreneurial businesses, and higher education and health care institutions.
Bob also has litigated commercial contract and other business disputes.
Concentrations
- Employment litigation
- ERISA class action litigation
- Labor law – Union Contract Negotiation and Labor Arbitrations
- Restrictive covenant litigation
- Employment counseling
- Employment agreements
Capabilities
Experience
- Acted as defense counsel in the first reported ERISA action tried to verdict in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Robert won a defense verdict upheld in the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
- Obtained a trial verdict for a college in an EEOC prosecution of a multi-plaintiff Equal Pay Act action.
- Tried two jury cases in California, both resulting in directed verdicts for the defense. One was an executive compensation dispute. The other was a disability discrimination claim under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act.
- Won an FLSA collective action for a large distributor of petroleum products against a union representing a class of drivers.
- Prevailed in the trial of a whistleblower action brought by an employee claiming that he was discharged due to complaints by the FDA about unsafe medical products.
Some of the above representations were handled by Mr. Goldich prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
- Employment Law - Management, 2009-2025
- Labor Law - Management, 2009-2025
- Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2009-2025
- Selected, City & State Pennsylvania, "The 2022 Pennsylvania Fifty Over 50," 2022
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2012-2024
- Team Member, The American Lawyer’s “Regional Litigation Department of the Year - Pennsylvania,” Finalist, 2018
- Listed, Who’s Who Legal: Labour, Employment & Benefits 2016, "Labour & Employment," 2016-2017
- Listed, The International Who’s Who of Management Labour & Employment Lawyers, 2012-2014
- Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2013
- Team Member, a Law360 "Employment Practice Group of the Year," 2013
- Fellow, College of Labor Employment Lawyers
- Rated, AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5.0
- American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
- Council Member (2017-2020)
- Budget Co-Chair and Vice Chair of Section (2012-2015 and 2016-2017), Marketing Co-Chair (2015-2016) Past Chair of Employee Rights And Responsibilities Committee
- Moderator and Speaker at numerous Annual ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Conferences
- Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
- Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member, Philadelphia Bar Association
- Member, Arizona Bar Association
- Family Services, Montgomery County, PA, Board of Directors
- President of Board (2013-2015)
- Current Board Member
- Outstanding Leadership Award (2015)
Credentials
- J.D., magna cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1977
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B.A., Lehigh University, 1974
- Member, Phi Beta Kappa
- Pennsylvania
- Arizona
- New York
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
News, Insights & Events
Bob is a contributor to the GT Israel Law Blog 
Bob has made presentations and demonstrated trial advocacy techniques on ERISA and employment litigation at numerous mid-winter and annual meetings of the Labor Law Section of the American Bar Association.
- Faculty Member, Annual Employment Law Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
- Chapter Co-Author, Trial Techniques for the Labor and Employment Law Practitioner (2019)