David G. Holcombe

Experience

• Served as lead employment counsel in a number of broadcasting and media acquisitions in multiple and different markets, counseling on collective bargaining and on modification of terms and conditions of employment occasioned by the acquisition. As a result of the guidance provided by the team, these acquisitions were accomplished without a single court claim or administrative agency action.
• Skillfully handles high-level, C-suite departures for clients, maintaining awareness of legal and organizational issues at play during such departures and acknowledging sensitivities involved, including institutional memory and established relationships throughout an organization. Manages the process and advises clients on handling departures in a manner that is beneficial to all parties involved. 
• Managed departure of senior corporate officer in a situation that required careful attention to the role and institutional memory of the involved individual.

Workforce Reductions

• Worked closely with media entity’s senior in-house legal team to effectively address employment and labor concerns related to the decision to close operations in major metropolitan markets. Collaborated with attorneys in tax, employee benefits and labor areas to address all legal issues associated with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act), collective bargaining agreement compliance, employee relations concerns, state unemployment compensation matters, and pension and employee welfare benefit plan administration. 
• As lead attorney, worked on multidisciplinary project associated with cost-reduction measure taken by a media company as a result of the economic recession and consequent business downturn. Working closely with human resources personnel in newspaper and broadcasting divisions, helped the company achieve its objectives with respect to unpaid furloughs, wage reductions, and freezing or suspension of benefit plans. Guided company to partake in major restructuring without any court claims or administrative agency charges being filed.

• As lead attorney, worked to effect workforce reductions necessitated by technological change. Working closely with client personnel, restructuring accomplished without claim or controversy.

Collective Bargaining

Litigation

Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Cincinnati Bar Association