Bio

A. Jay Goldstein serves as a critical business partner and advisor for a variety of companies, from startups to multi-level international organizations. He provides thoughtful, proactive legal counsel on agreements, day-to-day business operations, strategic transactions and ownership dispute resolutions. Jay uses his more than 30 years of complex corporate and business law experience to assist clients in growing their businesses and finding new ways to take their operations to the next level of success. Some of Jay's clients include manufacturing and retail companies with extensive import-export operations across Europe and Asia, health care institutions, health care systems and group practices, individual service providers, and real estate syndications. For these clients and others, Jay frequently serves as a skilled negotiator for all types of transactions and business arrangements, including many different types of ownership, from family-run to private equity. His ability to manage different personalities, identify desired outcomes and facilitate alignment among stakeholders has earned Jay praise from clients and opposing parties alike. Clients also appreciate Jay's responsiveness and his focus on solving problems and providing the highest level of client service through all stages of a matter. Jay works extensively in the health care arena, including corporate regulatory and licensure matters. Drawing on his more than two decades of experience in resolving professional regulation issues, Jay serves as the exclusive legal provider for one of Illinois' major medical malpractice insurance companies. In this capacity, he regularly represents physicians, dentists, podiatrists, chiropractors, nurse practitioners, and other licensed professionals in defending licensure challenges before the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation.