Elias Gould

Elias Gould
Portrayed by	John Kapelos
Biographical Information
Status	Alive
Residence	New York, New York
Nickname	Eli Douchebag (by Louis Litt)
Occupation	Corporate Attorney
Position	Name Partner Managing Partner
Institution	Bratton Gould
Physical Description
Gender	Male
Hair color	Gray
Eye color	Brown
Character Information
First appearance	Donna
Latest appearance	Motion to Delay

"Pearson Specter can keep Pfizer, and all you have to do is come back here with every other client you have." "That's what you wanted all along, isn't it? You had your client go after mine to put me in the position of having to screw Harvey over." "That's right. That agreement may have stopped me from poaching, but there's always a workaround. So which is it, stay there a diminished man without your best client or come back here where you belong?" — Elias Gould and Alex Williams

Elias "Eli" Gould is a founder, name and managing partner of law firm Bratton Gould, along with his partner Thomas Bratton. 

History

"What happened?"
"Bratton Gould happened."
"I thought we took care of them."
"We took care of Bratton, and now the other one wants revenge."

―Louis Litt and Alex Williams

During the events of "Donna", Alex Williams is able to record an incriminating statement made by Eli on Louis Litt's Dictaphone. This was then used in "Good-Bye" in an attempt to strongarm him into offering jobs to the former partners of Pearson Specter Litt after Mike Ross's fraud conviction. However, this fails after it is revealed that Stanley Gordon has something worse on him. In the end, the lawsuit ends with Robert Zane joining Specter Litt to prevent it from going under.

Eli returns again in "Motion to Delay", when Louis again confronts him, this time attempting to use his leverage to force him to persuade Thomas Bratton to drop his case against Zane Specter Litt. Eli refuses to give in to blackmail, but later visits the firm to offer a negotiated settlement. The firm refuses, and they later find out that Bratton is dying of cancer. However, Bratton dies unexpectedly of a heart attack, after which Eli drops the lawsuit.

Appearances

Suits, Season 7
#01	"Skin in the Game"	#09	"Shame"
#02	"The Statue"	#10	"Donna"
#03	"Mudmare"	#11	"Hard Truths"
#04	"Divide and Conquer"	#12	"Bad Man"
#05	"Brooklyn Housing"	#13	"Inevitable"
#06	"Home to Roost"	#14	"Pulling the Goalie"
#07	"Full Disclosure"	#15	"Tiny Violin"
#08	"100"	#16	"Good-Bye"

Suits, Season 8
#01	"Right-Hand Man"	#09	"Motion to Delay"
#02	"Pecking Order"	#10	"Managing Partner"
#03	"Promises, Promises"	#11	"Rocky 8"
#04	"Revenue Per Square Foot"	#12	"Whale Hunt"
#05	"Good Mudding"	#13	"The Greater Good"
#06	"Cats, Ballet, Harvey Specter"	#14	"Peas in a Pod"
#07	"Sour Grapes"	#15	"Stalking Horse"
#08	"Coral Gables"	#16	"Harvey"