Matthew A. Caplan

Matthew A. Caplan is a litigation attorney in Holland & Knight's Atlanta and Nashville offices. Mr. Caplan focuses his practice on employment litigation, including claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA).

Mr. Caplan's experience also includes aiding internal workplace investigations involving sensitive allegations against high-level employees and executives.

In addition, Mr. Caplan regularly advises and represents clients on compliance, investigation and dispute resolution regarding Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) workplace safety and whistleblower matters. He also has significant experience representing employers in collective bargaining negotiations, defending employers in administrative hearings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and counseling clients on strategies to avoid the prospect of litigation.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Caplan gained valuable experience as a federal judicial law clerk for the Honorable Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr., Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. He also served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Thomas M. Hardiman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Additionally, Mr. Caplan worked as a litigation associate with another international law firm.

While in law school, Mr. Caplan was a member of the Georgetown Law Appellate Litigation Clinic, where he helped draft and file petitions for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as briefs to federal appellate courts and the U.S. Department of Justice Board of Immigration Appeals.

Before law school, Mr. Caplan worked as a federal government consultant with a global consulting firm in Washington, D.C., where he advised various clients, including the Military Health System within the U.S. Department of Defense. He also served on an official delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, to advocate for Middle East policy strategies before heads of state, ambassadors and diplomats of more than 20 countries.