Ryan Goldberg has helped insurers achieve multimillion-dollar judgments and settlements in fraud cases and has helped develop case law that is used to combat insurance fraud.

A partner in Rivkin Radler’s Insurance Fraud and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups, Ryan handles all aspects of complex affirmative and commercial litigation in federal and state courts.

Ryan also oversees the firm’s judgment enforcement, collection, and litigation efforts on behalf of its clients, resulting in millions of dollars on behalf of the firm’s clients.

Ryan counsels automobile, property and life insurers on claims-handling practices and investigation techniques, and works with them to develop fraud prevention, detection and recovery plans. Ryan also defends insurers in actions challenging their claim-handling practices, and has also represented prominent developers in collections actions.

An American history buff and avid reader, Ryan enjoys watching and participating in a variety of sports.

Court Admissions

U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of New York

Education

St. John’s University School of Law, J.D.

Binghamton University, B.A. in Economics and B.A. in Philosophy and Politics

News & Publications

• NCBA Names Rivkin Radler a Top Pro Bono Law Firm
  March 8 | 2021
• NCBA Names Rivkin Radler a Top Pro Bono Law Firm
  April 24 | 2018
• Gershenoff, Goldberg and Kam Participate in ABA Webinar, “No-Fault Insurance Anti-Fraud Litigation: An Overview”
  September | 2017

Ryan is on the Board of Directors for Harbor Child Care and the Merrick Bellmore Little League. He also participates in Rivkin Radler’s pro bono program, where he represents the indigent in landlord-tenant disputes.

Ryan was named one of the Top 40 Rising Stars in Business Under 40 by Long Island Business News in 2016.

Some of Ryan’s notable cases include:

• GEICO v. Gateva, 2014 WL 1330846 (E.D.N.Y. 2014) (obtaining multimillion-dollar judgment against various individuals and entities involved in a fraudulent insurance scheme).
• GEICO v. Damien, 2011 WL 11038949 (E.D.N.Y. 2011) (granting insurer pre-judgment order of attachment in excess of $3,000,000).
• State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co. v. Ligouri, 2008 WL 5204468 (E.D.N.Y. 2008) (overcoming defendants’ motion to dismiss federal action based on a complex insurance fraud scheme).