Holland & Knight Leadership

I am the Chief Financial Officer for Holland & Knight and am responsible for all firm finance and accounting functions, including general accounting, financial reporting and analysis, budgeting, tax, payroll, client funds, billing and collections. I work closely with executive management to assess and implement major finance initiatives.

I joined Holland & Knight from Ernst & Young, where I served in client-service roles of increasing responsibility for over 16 years. I served companies in all stages of growth, from start-ups to large, publicly-held companies and have extensive experience in debt and equity offerings, merger and acquisition transactions, and routine SEC filings.

Carrie L. Weintraub is Chief Professional Development and Human Resources Officer at Holland & Knight. Ms. Weintraub oversees the firm's talent management initiatives and serves as a strategic partner to firm leadership. She works closely with firm leadership to develop and implement strategies, programs and processes that support client satisfaction through the recruitment, development and advancement of professionals at all levels. She also coaches professionals individually, providing guidance on career and skill development and advancement.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Ms. Weintraub served as the director of attorney recruiting and professional development of another law firm. She also worked as a legal search consultant specializing in the search and placement of lateral attorneys.

Ms. Weintraub began her legal career practicing corporate, securities and tax law. She also served for two years as a federal judicial law clerk for The Honorable Mark A. Pizzo, U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. In addition, she served as an adjunct professor in the University of Tampa's MBA program, where she taught Enterprise Organization and Capitalization.

Damien Cohen serves as chief marketing officer for Holland & Knight. He is responsible for developing and leading the firm's global strategic marketing and business development initiatives.

With more than 20 years of law firm marketing and corporate communications experience, Mr. Cohen works closely with the lawyers and marketing professionals to develop client-focused business development techniques aligned with Holland & Knight's core values.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Cohen served as the director of global marketing and business development for Bingham McCutchen LLP. Earlier in his career, he also held business development and marketing leadership positions at other Am Law 100 firms.

Nicholas G. "Nick" Zotos is Chief Client Intake Officer at Holland & Knight. He is responsible for all aspects of new business intake, from resolving conflicts of interest to opening billable and pro bono matters for the firm.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Zotos practiced law for more than a decade in Michigan, Illinois and Indiana, focusing on environmental law, commercial litigation, bankruptcy and real estate. His experience also includes serving as conflict analyst for an AmLaw 25 firm.

In addition to his successful legal career, Mr. Zotos served as an engineer for two Fortune 100 companies where he focused on manufacturing and process engineering.