Partner

Marcia E. Goodman

Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, Employment Litigation & Counseling

"Very smart from a strategic standpoint."
"Her years of experience ensure that clients are confident in asking her to negotiate on their behalf."
Chambers USA

Overview

Marcia Goodman primarily represents global employers on a wide range of US and cross-border employment law matters. In addition, she co-leads the firm’s Japan Client Initiative, a program aimed at strengthening and expanding Mayer Brown’s ability to serve Japanese clients.

Education

  • Tokyo University, (Japanese Ministry of Education Fellowship in Law)
  • Harvard Law School, JD
  • University of Michigan, MA, Japanese Studies
  • Stanford Center for Japanese Language Studies, Tokyo
  • University of Michigan, AB
    with high honors

Admissions

  • Illinois
  • District of Columbia

Courts

  • US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • Trial Bar of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • US District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • US District Court for the Western District of Michigan
  • US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
  • US District Court for the District of Colorado
  • US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Languages

  • English
  • Japanese

Professional & Community Involvement

  • Executive Committee, Director of the Japan America Society of Chicago
  • Adjunct faculty in deposition training program
  • American Bar Association, Section on Labor and Employment Relations, Section on Litigation, Section on International Law
  • Lincoln Park Juniors Rowing Club (“Changing the Face of Junior Rowing”)
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