David A. Fidler

David A. Fidler is a member of KTBS.

Mr. Fidler graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude, from the University of California at San Diego with a B.A. in Quantitative Economics and Decision Sciences. He received his J.D. from the UCLA School of Law in 1997. He is co-author of several articles and papers, including "Purchasing Claims to Block Bankruptcy 'Cramdown' Plans: A New Weapon For Creditors," 115 Banking Law Journal 4 (January 1998), and "Recent Developments Concerning Intellectual Property and Bankruptcy" (2004).

Mr. Fidler has represented several large debtors, including Frederick's of Hollywood, Inc. (a world-renowned retailer of innovative specialty apparel), Brotman Medical Center, Inc. (one of the largest private hospitals in California), and Avado Brands, Inc. (a large restaurant operator with over 120 locations in 20 states). Mr. Fidler has also represented numerous creditors, bondholders and lenders such as Paramount Pictures Corp. (creditor in several large chapter 11 cases, including Loews Theatres, Carmike Cinemas and Valley Media), Ableco Finance, LLC (secured lender in the Pappas Telecasting, Inc. chapter 11 cases), Plan B Productions and Shochiku Ltd. (creditors in the Franchise Pictures, Inc. chapter 11 cases) and America Online (AOL) (creditor in the Express.com chapter 7 case). Finally, Mr. Fidler has represented acquirers of assets, including Isotis, S.A. (Swiss biotech company which acquired assets of Gensci Orthobiologics).

Mr. Fidler is a member of the State Bar of California (Business Law Section), the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the Financial Lawyers Conference of Los Angeles. He is admitted to practice before the Ninth and Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and the United States District Courts for the Central and Northern Districts of California.