Goodwin

Partner

Edward Holzwanger is a partner in Goodwin’s Employment and Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution practices based in Washington, DC. He concentrates on labor and employment counseling, particularly in the context of corporate transactions.

Edward has a comprehensive labor and employment advice and counseling practice, covering federal and state laws relating to hiring, discipline and separation, wage and hour, worker classification, leave entitlements, equal employment opportunity, restrictive covenants, and reductions in force. His counseling practice also includes negotiation of employment agreements and related documentation, human resources policy development and implementation, and traditional labor advice involving union representation, collective bargaining, and implementation of operational changes for unionized businesses.

Edward also regularly provides employment counseling in connection with corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, financing efforts, and restructuring. In this capacity, Ed manages labor and employment due diligence, negotiates purchase agreements, transition services agreements, employee matters agreements, and other ancillary deal documents, and develops and implements workforce transition and integration plans.

J.D., 2001 University of Alabama Law School B.A., 1998 Columbia University