Carl Metzger, a partner in the firm's Litigation Group and a member of its Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement Practice, concentrates on complex business litigation for technology companies, private equity firms and other business clients. He joined Goodwin Procter in 2005.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Mr. Metzger is currently a co-chair of the American Bar Association's Subcommittee on Securities and the Internet, and he is a former editor of the American Bar Association's journal, Securities News. He is active in pro bono and community activities, including serving on the board of directors of the New England High Tech Charity Foundation and the Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Metzger writes and speaks nationally on litigation-related topics, and he has been quoted in such media outlets as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Corporate Board Member Magazine and CFO Magazine.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Prior to joining Goodwin Procter, Mr. Metzger was a partner at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault in Boston, where he was a member of the Securities Litigation Group and served as the Litigation Partner Liaison to the Private Equity Group. Additionally, he led that firm's risk management and insurance practice areas. Before his private practice, Mr. Metzger clerked for the Honorable John F. McAuliffe of the Maryland Court of Appeals.
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS
Mr. Metzger is admitted to the bars of Massachusetts; Maryland; District of Columbia; the U.S. Supreme Court; the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; the U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; and the U.S. Tax Court.
RECOGNITION
Mr. Metzger has been recognized as a “Massachusetts Super Lawyer,” as published in Boston magazine.