Roger Holtzen
Roger.Holtzen@ankura.com
+1.678.412.4225 Main
ABOUT
Roger Holtzen is a Director at Ankura with more than 25 years of experience consulting litigators in trial presentation services, video production, and multimedia presentations. He has been in the “hot-seat” in hundreds of trial presentations across the country, and has assisted litigators in successfully presenting their case to juries and judges; at mock exercises; in arbitrations; before the Securities and Exchange Commission, the International Chamber of Commerce, the International Trade Commission, and state and federal courts. He is based in Atlanta.
EXPERIENCE
- Six-Week Pharmaceutical Defense Trial: Provided hot-seat services in a federal trial, working with the client and witnesses preparing for testimony. Facilitated courtroom and war room logistics for large Atlanta based law firm.
- White-Collar Criminal Trial: Assisted the trial team in defending the first “spoofing” case brought to trial in the US. Provided hot-seat and trial presentation services for large NY law firm.
- Arbitration of ERP/SAP Implementation Dispute: In a multiweek arbitration, worked closely with the trial team presenting documents and graphics for large NY law firm.
- Mass Tort Pharmaceutical Defense Trial: In a successful state court trial, presented numerous edited video depositions with a synchronized exhibit display and opening and closing graphics, resulting in a defense verdict for clients. Worked on multiple trials with DC based law firm.
- New York Federal Court Hearing Regarding Motions for potential class action: Provided hot-seat services for large NY law firm.
- Patent Arbitration: Set up presentation systems in two locations, and provided presentation services for a multi-lawyer trial team based in SF.
- International Chamber of Commerce Trial Spanning Multiple Dates and Multiple Weeks: Provided presentation services for large NY law firm.
- Intellectual Property Trial in Newark: Favorable verdict for large Boston based firm.
- Personal Injury Jury Trial in Boston: Coordinated presentations for four national law firms representing a pharmaceutical company in a personal injury trial.
- $600 Million Gas Pipeline Partnership Trial in Texas State Court: Resulted in favorable verdict for our client and the large NY law firm.
- $4 Billion Post 2008 Market Crash Hearing: Consulted for and assisted three NY trial teams presenting all-day opening statements for three consecutive weeks. Managed documents, various graphics, video depositions, and presentation challenges for all three teams of attorneys.
- $2.5 Billion Trial Regarding HD Television Programming: Successful resolution after 3 weeks in trial with large NY law firm.
- SEC Securities Trial Held in Washington, DC: Interfaced with SEC personnel and trial teams to ensure security requirements, presentation needs, and hot-seat duties for large Atlanta based firm.
- Average Wholesale Pricing Trial in Texas State Court: Set up the entire war room and courtroom electronics, networking, and presentation equipment, and hot-seated in front of a state court jury for large DC law firm.
- International Trade Commission Trial: Presented evidence for Los Angeles patent law firm in week long trial.