Mr. Holtzman concentrates exclusively on representing management in employment law matters. He regularly counsels employers regarding the full range of issues that touch upon or concern the employment relationship, including investigations of discrimination and whistleblower complaints, negotiation of employment and separation agreements, non-competition agreements and other restrictive covenant issues, design and implementation of appropriate policies and practices, and advice concerning employment issues that arise in connection with corporate transactions.

Mr. Holtzman also represents employers in federal and state court litigations, administrative proceedings, and arbitrations. Mr. Holtzman’s experience includes the litigation of virtually every type of claim that may be asserted by employees, including discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, gender, sexual preference, disability, and national origin; retaliation; whistleblower claims; claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York Labor Law; breach of contract; restrictive covenants; wrongful discharge; and a wide variety of tort claims. He has represented management defendants in class action litigations alleging sexual harassment, gender discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, and wage and hour violations.

Mr. Holtzman’s recent representations include:

• defending financial services employer in whistleblower dispute arising out of the financial crisis;
• representing employer in multiple FLSA collective and class actions claiming misclassification and failure to pay overtime wages;
• representing management defendants in a series of class actions asserting wage and hour violations and claims of sexual harassment;
• fending off claims of “good reason” by management team following the acquisition of their employer;
• and successfully defending against a due process challenge to an arbitration award before the New York Court of Appeals.

Mr. Holtzman publishes regularly on employment law topics, primarily in Kramer Levin’s Employment Law Update and online through the International Law Office. His recent articles include: "The WARN Act and Distressed Companies," published in the July 27, 2009 issue of the New York Law Journal ; and the following published in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel : "Time For Employers To Review Their Severance Agreements: The EEOC's Recently-Issued Guidance Regarding Releases" (February 2010); "Enforcing Property Rights In Confidential And Proprietary Information - Recent Success Stories" (May 2009); "The Supreme Court Reverses A 'Freakish Rule' - Title VII Protects Employee Interviewed During Internal Investigation" (May 2009); "Restrictive Covenants Case Law Update" (January 2009); "Defending ADEA Disparate Impact Claims Just Got Tougher" (November 2008); "Supreme Court Offers Guidance Regarding Numerous Employment Issues" (June 2008); "Steps to Prevent and Address Hostile Work Environment Claims" (November 2007); and "Alive and Well: New York's Employee Choice Doctrine" (May 2007).

Mr. Holtzman frequently speaks before client groups and attorney organizations on topics related to employment law and litigation.

J.D., Columbia Law School, 1992

• Editor, Columbia Law Review, 1991-1992
• Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar

B.A., summa cum laude, University of Pennsylvania, 1989

Honorable Peter K. Leisure, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1992 - 1993

New Jersey, 1993
New York, 1993

U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
American Bar Association, Section on Labor and Employment Law