Aaron Goldstein
- Los Angeles
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Aaron brings two decades of litigation experience and sharp strategic judgment to help companies resolve high-exposure disputes and protect their businesses.
Aaron Goldstein represents companies in class actions and complex litigation nationwide, with a focus on consumer protection, product liability, and privacy and data security matters. He is regularly called on to handle matters where legal risk, regulatory scrutiny, and significant financial exposure converge.
His practice spans the full lifecycle of high-stakes disputes—from pre-litigation strategy through trial and appeal. Aaron has defended claims involving substantial alleged damages, including matters presenting eight- and nine-figure exposure, and has managed nationwide pre-litigation portfolios for major companies, including overseeing large volumes of product-related claims for one of the world’s largest retail and technology companies. He has also represented financial institutions and servicers in complex consumer finance litigation, including taking cases through trial and successfully handling appeals that shaped favorable law.
Aaron also maintains a significant privacy and consumer protection class-action practice, defending claims brought under a range of federal and state privacy and consumer protection statutes—including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), and Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)—for clients across technology, retail, and consumer-facing industries. He also advises on privacy compliance, risk mitigation, and litigation avoidance strategies, providing business-focused guidance under the CPRA, CIPA, TCPA, GDPR, and other U.S. and international privacy regimes.
Aaron has a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) credential through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Areas of focus
Industries
Services
Education & Credentials
Education
- Pepperdine University Rick J. Caruso School of Law, J.D., 2005
- University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Psychology, 2001
Bar and Court Admissions
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California
- Supreme Court of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Professional Recognition
Listed as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers Magazine and Los Angeles Magazine, 2009-2012, 2015-2019
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) through International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
Professional Experience
Experience
- Led nationwide, multijurisdictional coordination of more than 350 pre-litigation product claims for Amazon, directing expert investigations and developing strategies that achieved favorable outcomes or positioned matters for litigation.
- Defeated Video Privacy Protection Act class action against a global consumer packaged goods company at the pleading stage, obtaining dismissal on multiple grounds and prompting plaintiffs to voluntarily dismiss without amendment.
- Represented major retailers, manufacturers, and distributors in high-exposure product liability matters, defending claims involving consumer and industrial products and coordinating strategy across a portfolio of cases.
- Defeated novel “negligent referral” theory at the pleading stage, securing dismissal of all claims against a major e-commerce company under Texas law foreclosing liability for nonmanufacturing sellers.
- Advised national retailer on emerging litigation risk under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) related to website chat and session-replay technologies, developing disclosure and consent strategies to mitigate class-action exposure.
- Secured appellate victory for beneficiary of a senior deed of trust, defeating claims based on a purportedly forged junior deed of trust and successfully opposing petition for review before the California Supreme Court.
- Represented client from trial through appeal to secure New Mexico Supreme Court decision shaping state law on the savings statute, narrowing the “negligence in its prosecution” exception and overruling prior appellate authority.
- Represented client in investigation by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) concerning alleged violations of the California Consumer Financial Protection Law, achieving resolution without enforcement action or public consent order.
- Represented loan servicer in high-stakes litigation brought by the state of California, securing a favorable resolution through a coordinated, multiparty settlement.
- Represented mortgage investors and loan servicers in foreclosure and servicing-related litigation, coordinating defense of a large portfolio of claims and driving consistent, favorable outcomes.
