Steven M. Goldstein
Attorney at Sacks Tierney P.A.
State Bar of Arizona: Real Property Section, Business Law SectionAmerican Health Lawyers AssociationArizona Association of Health Care Lawyers: Board of Directors, Past PresidentNational Association of Industrial and Office PropertiesCity of Scottsdale: Judicial Appointments Advisory Board (2000 – 2003)Congregation Or Tzion: President (2008 – 2012); Board Member (2002 – 2025)Hillel at Arizona State University: President (2015 – 2020); Board of Directors (2013 – 2024)Institute for Health Professions Education: Board of Directors; President (2002 – 2004)Jewish Tuition Organization: Board of Directors (2007 – 2012); Chair (2008 – 2010)Valley Beit Midrash: Start Me Up Advisory Committee
About
Steven M. Goldstein advises on the sale, acquisition, or merger of a business. His clients include closely held businesses and physician practices, whom he counsels on corporate, contract, and transactional issues. He joined Sacks Tierney P.A. after earning his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard University in 1986. He holds a B.A. from the University of Arizona, became a shareholder in 1993, and has served on the firm's executive committee for the past nine years. The Best Lawyers in America® named him Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Law in Scottsdale and lists him for health care, corporate, and real estate law. His sale and acquisition work reaches health care, manufacturing, retail, and business services companies.
Who is a good fit for Steven M. Goldstein
- Physician practices that need counsel on a merger, acquisition, or corporate transaction.
- Owners of closely held companies arranging a corporate or contract transaction.
- Owners who need counsel through the sale, acquisition, or merger of a business.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Harvard University, J.D., 1986
- University of Arizona, B.A., 1983
- Bar admissions
- Arizona
Recognition
- AV-Preeminent™ Rating, Martindale-Hubbell®
- Best Lawyers® “ Lawyer of the Year “: Corporate Law, Scottsdale, (2019, 2027)
- Best Lawyers: The Best Lawyers in America ® in Health Care Law (2008 – 2027); Corporate Law (2015 – 2027); Real Estate Law (2022 – 2027)
- Super Lawyers: Health Care Law (2020 – 2025)
- Leading Lawyer Award, The Ambulatory M&A Advisor (2015)
- “2013 Top Rated Lawyers,” Real Estate Law, The American Lawyer
- Phoenix Magazine: Top Lawyers - Healthcare, AzBusiness (2013 – 2024)
Specialties
Buy-side M&A representationSell-side M&A representationEntity formation and holding structuresNon-competes and key employee agreements
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented a major public employee retirement system in the purchase, leasing work and subsequent sale, for more than $100 million, of a high-rise office tower in Phoenix
- Represented the owner of a high-rise office tower in central Phoenix in more than 60 lease transactions
- Represented the owner of a large office complex in Phoenix in more than 30 lease transactions
- Represented a major software company in the lease and subsequent acquisition of its corporate headquarters in Scottsdale, as well as in leasing work arising out of mergers throughout the country
- Represent a major Phoenix-based commercial real estate development firm in numerous office acquisitions, sales and lease transactions, including purchase of a multi-tower office complex in Phoenix and a multi-building office complex in Scottsdale
- Represented numerous clients on the tenant side of office lease transactions, including medical office leases
- Represented a major U.S. industrial development company in the development and sale of more than one million square feet of industrial property, including financing, leasing to a single user, and joint venture transactions
- Represented numerous clients in the purchase, sale, development and leasing of industrial properties throughout the United States
- Represent landlord in the leasing of large retail center in development (80-100 leases)
- Represented a national pool supply company in tenant leasing work
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. He represents physician practices and other providers in corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions.