LAWYER PROFILE
Elaine Golin

Elaine Golin

USA 2026

Chambers ranking badge
Chambers ranking badge

Ranked in 1 practice area

About

Provided by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Practice Areas

Elaine P. Golin is a partner in the Litigation Department at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Her practice includes contracts, corporate governance, RMBS and securities litigation, as well as other types of complex commercial litigation. Ms. Golin also focuses on the negotiated resolution of complex matters.

Career

Ms. Golin received a J.D. from Columbia Law School, where she was an articles editor of The Columbia Law Review and a James Kent Scholar. She clerked for Hon. Judge Sandra Lynch of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Professional Memberships

Ms. Golin serves on the board of the Sadie Nash Leadership Project, a non-profit providing leadership education to low income high-school and college women of color, and on the board of Mobilization for Justice, a legal services organization in New York City.

Education

Yale University

B.A.

1989

University of Edinburgh

Diploma

1991

Columbia Law School

J.D.

1996

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: General Commercial - New York

Band 5
Band 5

Individual Editorial

Elaine Golin is a broad-based commercial litigator, proficient in an array of complex concerns. Her experience includes securities and insurance litigation.

Ranked Individuals at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (51)

New York

What success is built on

Chambers is the leading data and intelligence partner for the legal sector.

Explore thought leadership