Alan D. Reitzfeld

Partner

New York
t: 212-513-3400

Alan D. Reitzfeld is a partner in Holland & Knight's New York Litigation Practice Group. His areas of practice primarily involve aviation litigation and computer/information technology law. He is the immediate past Firmwide Technology Partner and the immediate past Chair of the Firmwide Technology Advisory Council, having served in those positions for over three years.

Professional Honors & Awards

Marquis Who's Who in the World
The International Who's Who of Internet and E-Commerce Lawyers (Law Business Research Ltd)
Marquis Who's Who in America
Marquis Who's Who in American Law
New York Super Lawyers magazine - Metro Edition
Guide to the World's Leading Aviation Lawyers, Euromoney
Who's Who Legal, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (Law Business Research Ltd)

Memberships

New York State Bar Association's House of Delegates, Past Delegate
New York State Bar Association - Computer Law Committee, Past Chairman
International Bar Association - Technology and e-Commerce Law Committee, Past Vice Chair
International Association of Defense Counsel, Aviation and Space Law Committee Vice Chair - Newsletters
American Bar Association, Member
Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member
The International Technology Law Association, Member
The Defense Research Institute, Member
The Federal Bar Council, Member
Nassau County Bar Association, Member

Court Admissions

U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Appeals Courts, D.C. Circuit
U.S. Appeals Courts, Second Circuit
U.S. Appeals Courts, Fourth Circuit
U.S. Appeals Courts, Sixth Circuit
U.S. Appeals Courts, Seventh Circuit
U.S. Appeals Courts, Eighth Circuit
U.S. Appeals Courts, Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
United States Court of International Trade
United States Court of Military Appeals

Speaking Engagements

Legal Liability Update - United States - Recent Developments of Interest, Paterson, MacDougall 9th Annual Aviation Conference (Toronto, Canada), 2/2008
Blacklisting of Airlines, International Bar Association 2006 Conference (Chicago, IL), 9/2006
Settlement Issues: Financial and Legal Considerations in Packaging A Settlement, American Bar Association Aviation Law Conference (Washington D.C.), 11/2005
Proving Damages in a Tort Reform, VCF World, American Bar Association Aviation Law Program (New York, NY), 06/2005
Disaster Handling and Claims, Beaumont Garnault 7th International Aviation Conference (London, England), 07/2004
Mediation of Complex Aviation Accident Litigation (Program Chair), International Bar Association 2000 Conference (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), 09/2000
The Internet: Jurisdiction and Liability - the Roles of the Players on the Internet, 1999 Conference of the International Bar Association Section on Business Law (Barcelona, Spain), 09/1999
Legal Update 1998: Intellectual Property, Technology and Computer Laws (Co-Chair), International Bar Association 1998 Conference (Vancouver, B.C.), 09/1998
Using Experts: Pointers, Perils and Pitfalls (Moderator), American Bar Association Aviation Litigation Program (New York, NY), 06/1996
“Avoiding Litigation and User-Unfriendly Computer Software By Building User Protections Into Software License Agreements” and “Selected Topics in High Technology Litigation,” EVD Ministerie Van Economische Zaken Program on U.S. Intellectual Property Law (The Hague, Netherlands), 06/1995
Creative Use of Class Actions in Aviation Disaster Litigation, American Bar Association Litigation in Aviation Program (Washington, D.C.), 10/1994
Recent Developments in Aviation, American Bar Association Litigation Program (Washington, D.C.), 10/1991
High Technology Litigation, New York State Bar Association Program on Computer Law (New York, NY), 02/1991
High Technology Litigation, New York State Bar Association Program on Computer Law (New York, NY), 11/1988
High Technology Litigation, New York State Bar Association Program on Computer Law (New York, NY), 10/1987

Published Articles & Books

"The Last Rivet," Aviation: Centerline, Newsletter - November 2008
"The Last Rivet," Aviation: Centerline, Newsletter - August 2008
"EU Airline Operating Ban Regulations – Update," Aviation: Centerline, Newsletter - May 2008
"EU Regulation on Banning of Airlines for Safety Concerns," Air & Space Law (Kluwer Law Int'l), Issue 33.2, April 2008
"European Union Updates Airline Operating Ban List," Aviation: Centerline, Newsletter - December 2007
"Practice Pointer: Written Notice to Claimant When Settlement Check is Sent to Counsel," International Association of Defense Counsel, Aviation and Space Law Committee Newsletter, July 2005
"Considerations In Computer System ‘User Versus Vendor’ Disputes," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, November 1997
"Building Better Software License Agreements for Users," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, July 1994
"Software Licensing: Read the Fine Print," Eksport (Denmark), August 7, 1992
"Courting Disaster," Computerworld, October 16, 1989
"Liability for Negligent Misrepresentation Claims in Computer Litigation -- The Scope of the ‘Special Relationship’ under New York Law," 4 Computer Law Association Bulletin 16, Summer 1989

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Education

Bar Admissions