Overview

Mark Holden is a litigation partner in the Houston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He practices primarily in the areas of white-collar criminal defense and internal investigations. He also is an experienced civil litigator with significant experience in energy and bankruptcy litigation.

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Thought Leadership

Publications 

"FDA-EPA Public Health Guidance on Fish Consumption: A Case Study on Informal Interagency Cooperation in 'Shared Regulatory Space,'" Food & Drug. L.J. 70:1 (April 2015). 

Recognition

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2021–2023)

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • Texas

Courts

  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Education

  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D.cum laude2014

    Dean’s Scholar Awards in Food & Drug Law and Corporations

    Managing Editor, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy

  • Columbia UniversityB.A., Political Science & Philosophycum laude2009

    Departmental Honors, Political Science

    Dean’s List 2006–2009