They’ve Got Next: Banking and Finance Fresh Face Ariel Goldman

Growing up, Ariel Goldman, a partner in Cahill Gordon & Reindel’s finance practice, was not short on people who pushed him to think harder.

Goldman’s father worked as clinical director at the National Institutes of Health just outside of Washington, D.C. And a multitude of aunts, uncles and other relatives worked as scientists and doctors. Family gatherings always included lively debates. “Their scientific approach to the world had a big impact on me,” he said. “They taught me to ask questions and think critically about my problems.”

“I wanted to forge my own path and thought the law was a ...