Shalini Goyal focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, including actions involving antitrust, false advertising, trade secrets, and debtor-creditor disputes. She has experience at several stages of the litigation process, including drafting initial pleadings, managing discovery, taking and defending depositions, preparing expert witnesses, and drafting discovery and dispositive motions.
Shalini has represented clients in the oil and gas, automotive, construction, and retail industries, including Fortune 500 companies. She was part of a team that secured dismissals on behalf of Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Marathon Petroleum Company, LP, and Speedway LLC in an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Shalini also maintains an active pro bono practice. She is currently a member of a trial team working to obtain political asylum for individuals in the United States.
Shalini is a member of the Law and Leadership Institute's Diversity in Leadership Advisory Council and serves on the Columbus Office's Diversity, Inclusion & Advancement Committee. Before pursuing a career in law, Shalini worked as an audit associate at PwC in San Francisco.
Experience
- The Ohio State University (J.D. cum laude 2017; Order of Barristers; Articles Editor, Ohio State Law Journal; Best Oralist and Best Brief, Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition; Member, Civil Law Clinic; B.S. in Business Administration magna cum laude with honors in Accounting 2011)
- Ohio
- Judicial Extern to Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, Supreme Court of Ohio (Fall 2016)