Michael Goldman

General Counsel

All contacts of a legal nature are made through the BNL Legal Office. This includes service of process (subpoenas), questions on application and interpretation of local, state and federal laws to laboratory operations, laboratory contracts and international agreements, and litigation.

The General Counsel is the principal legal advisor to the Laboratory Director and staff on matters related to the Department of Energy's contract with Brookhaven Science Associates for management and operation of the Brookhaven National Laboratory.

The General Counsel is also an officer of BSA, serving as Secretary of the company.

Vision

To represent the laboratory and its employees with honesty, diligence and integrity commensurate with the high scientific professionalism and worker pride that Brookhaven National Laboratory stands for.

Biographical Information

• J.D., Columbia University School of Law
• Worked for several small law firms in Manhattan
• Served as house counsel for two small public companies
• Was in private practice before joining Brookhaven Lab in 1977 as Associate Counsel
• Was promoted to General Attorney in 1982, Laboratory Counsel in 1986, and Deputy General Counsel in 1998

Last Modified: February 13, 2009

One of ten national laboratories overseen and primarily funded by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory conducts research in the physical, biomedical, and environmental sciences, as well as in energy technologies and national security. Brookhaven Lab also builds and operates major scientific facilities available to university, industry and government researchers. Brookhaven is operated and managed for DOE's Office of Science by Brookhaven Science Associates, a limited-liability company founded by Stony Brook University, the largest academic user of Laboratory facilities, and Battelle, a nonprofit, applied science and technology organization.

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