Holden is qualified as a Barrister in Hong Kong and as an Attorney in New York and the District of Columbia.
He is experienced in advising and representing clients in a variety of civil areas, including complex company and commercial disputes, interlocutory applications, constitutional law, property, personal injury, banking and finance and probate.
He also regularly receives instructions as a defence counsel for criminal matters, and has represented clients in bail applications, mitigations, trials and appeals. He has also represented numerous clients, including businesses, facing charges prosecuted by the Labour Department, Buildings Department, ICAC, Customs and Excise, and Immigration Department.
Holden often appears as an advocate in the High Court, District Court and Magistracies, and has also appeared before the Air Transport Licensing Authority.
He read law at Cornell University in New York, as well as in Hong Kong at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the City University of Hong Kong.
He is a regular contributor to the World Bank’s annual ‘Doing Business’ report.
- LL.M., Cornell University
- P.C.LL., Chinese University of Hong Kong
- J.D., City University of Hong Kong
- B.A., Binghamton University
- Part-time Lecturer in Trial Advocacy, Criminal Advocacy, and Criminal Litigation (University of Hong Kong)
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