Ryan Mitchell Goldstein

Ryan Goldstein is a partner in the Austin office of Reid Collins &amp; Tsai LLP.  His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including actions involving business torts, professional liability, and complex financial transactions. He has litigated and tried cases before state courts, federal courts, and arbitration tribunals across the country, in addition to representing clients in connection with confidential, pre-suit settlements. As part of his professional liability practice, Ryan has pursued legal malpractice claims (often on a confidential basis) against numerous AmLaw 100 firms involving a wide range of alleged misconduct. Ryan also maintains an active pro bono practice, including through the firm’s partnership with the ACLU on the Justice Lab initiative.<br><br>Prior to joining the firm, Ryan completed a judicial clerkship for the Honorable Nicholas G. Garaufis in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.  Before his federal clerkship, Ryan worked as a litigation associate at the New York office of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP.  Ryan is admitted to practice in both Texas and New York, and is a member of the Texas Bar Foundation.<br><br>Ryan received his J.D., with Highest Honors, from the University of Texas School of Law in 2012, where he was a member and an associate editor of the Texas Law Review.  Upon graduation, Ryan was elected Clerk of the Chancellors.  Ryan earned his B.A., summa cum laude, from Georgetown University.<br><br>In 2023, the National Law Journal named Ryan a Rising Star of the Plaintiffs Bar.  Ryan was selected in 2023 and 2024 to Lawdragon’s “500 X – The Next Generation.”