Gary Holtzer is a partner in the Business Finance and Restructuring Department of the New York office and a member of the firm's Management Committee. Mr. Holtzer practices in all areas of domestic and international restructurings, crisis management, corporate governance, financings and acquisitions involving distressed situations. Mr. Holtzer is an Adjunct Professor at Cardozo School of Law and a Fellow of the Heyman Center on Corporate Law.
Mr. Holtzer's lead role in company side restructurings includes General Growth, Nortek, Pilgrim's Pride, Panolam, International Aluminum, TI Auto, Vertis Holdings, Inc., Security Capital Assurance, Silicon Graphics, Inc., Parmalat and Velocita Corp. He also regularly represents lenders and other parties in financings and acquisitions involving troubled companies, including in Penton Media, Spectrum Brands, Circuit City, JHT Trucking, KMC Telecom, Sea Containers, Calpine, Montgomery Ward, Kmart, Comdisco, Conseco Finance, Budget Rent-A-Car, Questron Technologies, Orion Refining, Galey & Lord, Viskase, Xerox, E-Z Serve Convenience Stores, and Clark Retail Enterprises.
Mr. Holtzer received his B.S. from Cornell University and his J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1990.