Gary Holtzer is a partner in the Business Finance and Restructuring Department of the New York office. 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. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy.
Mr. Holtzer's lead role in company side restructurings includes Financial Guaranty Insurance Company, General Growth, Highland Hospitality, Nortek, Pilgrim's Pride, Panolam, International Aluminum, TI Auto, Vertis Holdings, Inc., Syncora Guarantee, Silicon Graphics, Parmalat and Velocita Corp. He also represents lenders and other parties, including General Electric Capital Corp., Goldman Sachs and Brookfield Asset Management, in financings and acquisitions involving troubled companies, including in Penton Media, Harrah's, Spectrum Brands, Circuit City, JHT Trucking, KMC Telecom, Sea Containers, Calpine, Montgomery Ward, Kmart, Comdisco, Conseco Finance, Budget Rent-A-Car, Viskase, Xerox, E-Z Serve Convenience Stores, and Clark Retail Enterprises.
Mr. Holtzer is highly ranked in the field of Bankruptcy/Restructuring in Chambers USA 2011.
- Bar Admissions
District of New Jersey; Eastern District New York; Northern District New York; New Jersey State; New York State; Southern District New York
- Education
Cornell University (B.S., 1986); Cardozo Law School (J.D., 1990)