Michael I. Goldberg

Michael I. Goldberg chairs Akerman LLP’s Fraud and Recovery Practice in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,and leads an experienced team of lawyers focused on unraveling high-profile investor fraud, including Ponzi schemes, receiverships and EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa Program wrongdoing. He has managed some of the largest Ponzi scheme liquidation recoveries in U.S. history. More recently, Mr. Goldberg has developed a reputation for his work unraveling EB-5 fraud schemes. He previously chaired Akerman’s Bankruptcy and Reorganization Practice Group. As a qualified expert witness on Ponzi schemes,Mr. Goldberg is highly sought-after and routinely testifies in federal and state court cases throughout the country and internationally. He has served as court-appointed receiver in many of his cases over the past two decades, helping victims maximize potential returns by identifying, securing and monetizing potential assets as quickly and efficiently as possible. Regarded as a thought leader on fraud, Mr. Goldberg has appeared on CNN, CNBC, Fox News and National Public Radio to discuss Ponzi schemes and receiverships. He has also been quoted in Bloomberg, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times,The American Lawyer, The Miami Herald, Sun Sentinel and numerous other publications. Mr. Goldberg regularly lectures on receiverships, Ponzi schemes and EB-5 fraud to regulators and various legal groups throughout the country, and he is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. He received his B.A.in history in 1985 from Boston University, his M.B.A. in 1987 from New York University and his J.D.magna cum laude from Boston University School of Law.