James J. Holman
Partner
Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
USA
Phone: +1 215 979 1530
Fax: +1 215 689 2562
Email: JJHolman@Duanemorris.com

Wilmington Address
Duane Morris LLP
Suite 1600
222 Delaware Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19801-1659
Phone: +1 302 657 4900
Fax: +1 302 657 4901

James J. Holman practices in the areas of commercial finance law, business reorganization, business and municipal insolvency, and complex asset planning. He represents institutional lenders, trust companies, insurance companies and businesses in a broad spectrum of transactions, including corporate finance, asset sales and planning structures, business restructuring and bankruptcy. He also provides advice on matters affecting wealth and asset planning for high net worth individuals.

Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York, he is a member of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association, the Delaware State Bar Association, the Commercial Finance Association Education Foundation, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

Mr. Holman was hiring partner for the firm from 2001 through 2006, and has been an active member of the firm's Recruitment and Retention Committee since 1994.

Mr. Holman is a 1989 graduate of Villanova University School of Law, where he served as managing editor of the Villanova Law Review, and a summa cum laude graduate of DeSales University.

Areas of Practice

• Commercial Finance Law
• Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy
• Municipal Insolvency
• Wealth and Asset Planning

Representative Matters

• Represent Principal Life Insurance Company, as secured lender in restructuring of shopping mall loan facilities in chapter 11 proceedings of General Growth Properties (SDNY).
• Represent UBS Ag Stamford as Agent for Bank Group in valuation, sale, and chapter 11 reorganization proceedings of Nellson Nutraceuticals, Inc. (D. Del.).
• Represent principal and majority equity interest holder of major mid-western golf course facilities and real estate projects in reorganization proceedings of Cordillera Golf Club, LLC.
• Represent Wells Fargo National Bank in negotiation, documentation, and implementation of asset based lending facilities extended to retailer Five Below, Inc.
• Represent Wells Fargo National Bank in negotiation and documentation of credit facilities for national trucking and transportation group, Unified Logistics Holdings, Inc. and affiliates.
• Represent Citizens Bank, N.A. in workout and restructuring matters associated with gaming and casino borrower Philadelphia Entertainment and Development Partners.

Professional Activities

• American Bar Association
• Delaware State Bar Association
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
• Commercial Finance Association Education Committee

Admissions

• Pennsylvania
• Delaware
• New York
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• Supreme Court of New Jersey

Education

• Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1989
  - Managing Editor, Villanova Law Review
• DeSales University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1986

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Partner, 1999-present
  - Hiring Partner, 2001-2006
  - Associate, 1989-1998

Board Memberships

• Commercial Finance Association Education Foundation

Civic and Charitable Activities

• Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
• Thresholds Mid-Atlantic
• Mentor, University of Pennsylvania International LL.M. Program

Honors and Awards

• Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
• Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Listed in Citywealth Leaders List 2013– Leading Lawyers-International

Selected Publications

• Author, "Strategies for Avoiding the Headache of Preference Liability," The Legal Intelligencer, April 17, 2013
• Speaker and Co-Author, "Risk and Recovery: Developments in Business Bankruptcy and Commercial Finance Law," New York, NY, June 7, 2012; Philadelphia, June 5, 2012
• Speaker and Co-Author, “Risk and Recovery, Developments in Business Bankruptcy and Commercial Finance Law,” New York, NY, June 7, 2011; Philadelphia, June 5, 2011
• Contributing Co-Author, Trusts in Prime Jurisdictions, 2010, Global Business Publishing Ltd. (Chapter on Delaware)

Selected Speaking Engagements

• Speaker and Co-Author, "Risk and Recovery: Developments in Business Bankruptcy and Commercial Finance Law," New York, NY, June 7, 2012; Philadelphia, June 5, 2012
• Speaker, "Recent Trends in Business Bankruptcy Law Affecting Commercial Real Estate: Key Issues and Strategies for Weathering Extended Economic Uncertainty," presented to Principal Financial Group, August 17, 2011
• Speaker and Co-Author, “Risk and Recovery, Developments in Business Bankruptcy and Commercial Finance Law,” New York, NY, June 7, 2011; Philadelphia, June 5, 2011
• Speaker, “U.S. Trusts and Companies in International Planning,” Geneva, Switzerland, November 23-24, 2009
• Speaker, "Annual Review of Developments Related to Recovery of Preferential Transfers Under Section 547 of the United States Bankruptcy Code," American Bar Association Business Law Section Spring Meetings
• Speaker, "The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: An Overview for Attorneys Representing U.S. Clients," CLE program sponsored by the American Corporate Counsel Association