Exhibit (j)

CONSENT OF COUNSEL

We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the references to our Firm under the caption “Selective Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings” in the Statement of Additional Information included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) of Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (File Nos. 333-35883 and 811-08361). This consent does not constitute a consent under Section 7 of the 1933 Act, and in consenting to the use of our name and the references to our Firm under such caption we have not certified any part of the Registration Statement and do not otherwise come within the categories of persons whose consent is required under said Section 7 or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.

/s/ Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP  

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 9, 2006