David S. Goodman serves as the managing partner of the firm’s Cleveland office. Prior to this role, he served as a co-leader of the firm’s nationally known public finance practice for several years. His practice encompasses all types of public finance issues including acting as bond counsel in both general obligation financings and revenue bond issues and serving as underwriters’ counsel for national and regional underwriters of bond issues by issuers at the state and local level. David’s practice emphasizes the financing of water, wastewater and other infrastructure projects, particularly through state revolving loan programs.

David leads the firm’s representation of the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) as bond counsel and special counsel. As bond counsel for OWDA, David has handled more than US$3 billion of bond issues in pooled loan programs for water and wastewater projects. He has also handled the legal aspects of complex OWDA transactions including swap options, forward refundings and cash defeasances, and has played a prominent role in areas such as brownfield remediation and soil conservation.

In 2006 David was named to the board of The George Gund Foundation, the largest private foundation in Ohio. The Foundation funds education, human services, economic and community development, environment, and arts programs. He co-chaired the 2010-11 United Way of Greater Cleveland’s campaign and serves on its board. David previously served as chair of the boards of the Center for Community Solutions, Planned Parenthood of Greater Cleveland and the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland. He also serves on the boards of the Playhouse Square Foundation, Business Volunteers Unlimited and the North Union Farmers Market, and the Visiting Committee of Cleveland State University's Levin College of Urban Affairs.

David is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and is regularly selected as an Ohio Super Lawyer in a survey distributed by Law & Politics. His finance practice leadership is also noted by US Legal 500.