Practices

Aircraft Accident Investigation and Litigation
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate
Aviation
Intellectual Property
Litigation
Product Liability
Technology
Transportation
International Litigation

Education

Hofstra University School of Law, J.D.

Syracuse University, B.A.

Bar Admissions

New York
District of Columbia

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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, including appellate matters, and computer/information technology law. He is a past firmwide technology partner and a 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 Aviation Lawyers (Law Business Research Ltd), 2012
  • The International Who's Who of Internet, E-Commerce & Data Protection Lawyers (Law Business Research Ltd), 2011
  • The Legal 500 USA, Litigation: Product Liability & Mass Tort Defense - Aerospace/Aviation, 2011
  • Guide to the World's Leading Aviation Lawyers, Euromoney
  • Marquis Who's Who in America
  • Marquis Who's Who in American Law
  • Corporate Counsel Edition, Super Lawyers magazine, July/August 2010
  • New York Super Lawyers magazine, 2006-2010
  • Hofstra Law Review, Research Editor
  • 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 - Aviation Law Committee, Website Officer
  • International Bar Association - Technology and e-Commerce Law Committee, Past Vice Chair
  • International Association of Defense Counsel, Aviation and Space Law Committee Past 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. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
  • U.S. Appeals Court, Second Circuit
  • U.S. Appeals Court, Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Appeals Court, Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Appeals Court, Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Appeals Court, Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. Appeals Court, 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

Speaking Engagements

  • Legal Update - United States, Paterson MacDougall LLP and Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP 13th Annual Aviation Conference, Toronto, Canada, February 1, 2012
  • Panel Chair, Mock Mediation, International Aviation Liability & Insurance, McGill Institute of Air and Space Law, Montreal, Canada, May 6, 2011
  • Mediation of Complex Aviation Accident Wrongful Death Claims (Session Co-Chair), International Bar Association Annual Conference, Vancouver, B.C., October 4, 2010
  • Mock Mediation of Complex Aviation Accident (Moderator), European Air Law Association Liability Seminar, Munich, Germany, January 18, 2010
  • Mock Mediation of Complex Aviation Accident Litigation (Panel Chair), McGill Institute of Air & Space Law Conference on International Aviation Liability & Insurance, Montreal, Canada, October 31, 2009
  • Critical Recommendations to the Incoming Transportation Secretary (Panel Chair), American Bar Association and New York City Bar Aviation on Trial Program, New York, NY, June 4, 2009
  • Legal Liability Update - United States - Recent Developments of Interest, Paterson, MacDougall Annual Aviation Conference, Toronto, Canada, February 21, 2008
  • Blacklisting of Airlines, International Bar Association 2006 Conference, Chicago, IL, September 19, 2006
  • Settlement Issues: Financial and Legal Considerations in Packaging A Settlement, American Bar Association Aviation Law Conference, Washington, D.C., November 10, 2005
  • Proving Damages in a Tort Reform, VCF World, American Bar Association Aviation Law Program, New York, NY, June 3, 2005
  • Disaster Handling and Claims, Beaumont Garnault 7th International Aviation Conference, London, England, July 9, 2004
  • Mediation of Complex Aviation Accident Litigation (Program Chair), International Bar Association 2000 Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 20, 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, September 28, 1999
  • Jurisdiction in Cyberspace, American Bar Association Aviation Litigation Program, Washington, D.C., October 22, 1998
  • Legal Update 1998: Intellectual Property, Technology and Computer Laws (Co-Chair), International Bar Association 1998 Conference, Vancouver, B.C., September 17, 1998
  • Using Experts: Pointers, Perils and Pitfalls (Moderator), American Bar Association Aviation Litigation Program, New York, NY, June 28, 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, June 7, 1995
  • Creative Use of Class Actions in Aviation Disaster Litigation, American Bar Association Litigation in Aviation Program, Washington, D.C., October 6, 1994
  • Recent Developments in Aviation, American Bar Association Litigation Program, Washington, D.C., October 10, 1991
  • High Technology Litigation, New York State Bar Association Program on Computer Law, New York, NY, February 8, 1991
  • High Technology Litigation, New York State Bar Association Program on Computer Law, New York, NY, November 16, 1988
  • High Technology Litigation, New York State Bar Association Program on Computer Law, New York, NY, October 28, 1987

Published Articles & Books