Frederick D. Holden, Jr.

Attorney & Mediator

Current Position

Frederick Holden, Attorney & Mediator
PO Box 590331
San Francisco, CA 94159-0331
USA

Tel: 415-307-6881
Email: fredholdenjr@gmail.com

Education

University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A. with High Honors 1971
University of California, Davis, J.D. 1974
UC Davis Law Review, Staff Writer 1972-73, Managing Editor 1973-74
Legal Research & Writing Instructor 1973-74

Professional Career

Mediator 2018-present
Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe 2003-18
Partner, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison 1981-2003
Associate, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison 1974-81

Affiliations

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California, Bench-Bar Liaison Committee, Chair 2001-02
Turnaround Management Association, Founding Chapter Director and Officer
American Bankruptcy Institute
INSOL International
Bar Association of San Francisco Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, Chair 2004
Bay Area and California Bankruptcy Forums, Director 2002-09
California Receiver's Forum, Certification Faculty 2000
California Bar Association, UCC Committee during Article 9 revision
American Bar Association, Business Bankruptcy Committee
District of Columbia Bar Association

Publications

"Serendipity of Detection by Government Agencies in the United States of Major Financial Fraud," International Bar Association 2007
"Evolving Corporate Reorganization in the Philippines, in Tandem with and Potentially Ahead of the U.S. Model," Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law, University of Hawaii and INSOL International 2007
"Country Q&A: United States," Cross-Border Handbook: Restructuring and Insolvency, Practical Law Company 2007-11
"Serving as Receiver in a Federal or State Regulatory Action," Receivership News 2004
"Use of U.S. Bankruptcy Proceedings to Facilitate the Sale or Merger of an Insolvent International Business," Bankruptcy Sales & Acquisitions, Renaissance American/Beard Group 1999
"Real Estate Reorganization under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994," American Bar Association 1995
"The Tension Between State Insurance Company Insolvency Statutes and the U.S. Bankruptcy Code," American Bar Association 1991
"The Disappointed Vendor," and "The Contested Involuntary Petition," Dealing with the Reorganizing Debtor, Practising Law Institute 1990
"Voting on Chapter 11 Plans," National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges 1987
"Insolvency and Litigation Issues in Participations," Banking Law Institute 1986

Awards

California State Bar Board of Governors - Commendation for Pro Bono Service 1984
Named a "highly recommended individual" in Cross-Border Handbook: Restructuring and Insolvency
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, and Guide to the World's Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers
SuperLawyers and San Francisco Magazine Top 100 Lawyers in Northern California 2005-08