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'{{Infobox writer <!--For more information, see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]].--> | name = Frederic C. Rich | honorific_prefix = | honorific_suffix = |image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = | language = | nationality = American | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = [[Deerfield Academy]] | alma_mater = [[Princeton University]]<br> [[King's College, Cambridge]]<br> [[University of Virginia School of Law]] | period = | genre = Fiction, Non-fiction | subject = politics, environment | movement = | notableworks = <!-- or: | notablework = --> | spouse = <!-- or: | spouses = --> | partner = <!-- or: | partners = --> | children = | relatives = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | years_active = | module = | website = {{url|http://www.frecericrich.com/}} | portaldisp = <!-- "on", "yes", "true", etc; or omit --> }} '''Frederic C. Rich''' is an American author, lawyer, and [[environmentalist]]. He lives in [[New York City]] and New York State’s Hudson Valley.<ref>[http://books.wwnorton.com/books/Author.aspx?id=4294972188 Frederic Rich at W.W.Norton]</ref> Rich's first book, ''Christian Nation'', is a work of dystopian political fiction arising from the counterfactual of a McCain/Palin victory in 2008 followed soon after by [[John McCain]]'s sudden death and [[Sarah Palin]]'s ascension to the presidency.<ref name="Author website">[http://fredericrich.com/christian-nation Author website]</ref> It was published by [[W.W. Norton]] in 2013.<ref>[http://books.wwnorton.com/books/detail.aspx?ID=4294972187 ''Christian Nation'' at W. W. Norton & Company]</ref> In ''Getting to Green'', a non-fiction book set to be published by W. W. Norton in April 2016,<ref name="books.wwnorton.com">[http://books.wwnorton.com/books/detail.aspx?ID=4294990784 Getting to Green at W. W. Norton & Company]</ref> Rich argues that the American [[environmental movement]] has lost its way and explains how it can get back on track. The book calls for conservatives to reconnect with their long tradition of support for conservation and for the Green movement to adopt the reforms necessary to restore bipartisan support for the environmental agenda.<ref name="books.wwnorton.com"/> == Early life and education == Rich grew up in [[New Jersey]] and attended [[Deerfield Academy]] and [[Princeton University]]. After graduating from Princeton, he studied moral philosophy at [[King's College, Cambridge]] as a Keasbey Scholar and then received his law degree at the [[University of Virginia]] School of Law.<ref name="Author website"/> == Career == === Law === Rich practiced law at the international corporate law firm, [[Sullivan & Cromwell LLP]], from 1981 through 2014, becoming a partner in 1989, leading the firm's project development and finance practice for 25 years, and serving as co-head of the firm’s corporate, financial, and transactional practice from 1999 through 2005.<ref name="Sullivan and Cromwell">[https://sullcrom.com/lawyers/FredericC-Rich Fred Rich at Sullivan and Cromwell, LLP]</ref> In 2010 Chambers USA called Rich “the preeminent project finance lawyer in the world, ”<ref name="Sullivan and Cromwell"/> and in 2011 he was named "Dealmaker of the Year" by ''American Lawyer''.<ref>[http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202547219161/Dealmakers-of-the-Year?mcode=0&curindex=0&curpage=ALL Dealmakers of the Year, ''American Lawyer'']</ref> === Books and other writing === Rich has stated that his writing, both fiction and non-fiction, aims to probe contemporary [[political]] and [[moral]] issues from a perspective that is independent, non-partisan, and pragmatic.<ref name="Author website"/> In addition to his books, Rich is a [[blogger]] on ''[[Huffington Post]]''<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fred-rich/ Fred Rich on ''Huffington Post'']</ref> and other sites. One of his ''Huffington Post'' pieces received 15,000 likes.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fred-rich/breaking-news-34-of-your-_1_b_3461262.html Rich, Fred. (2013-06-18). "Breaking News: 34% of Your Fellow Citizens Want a Theocracy." ''Huffington Post''.]</ref> His other writing includes book reviews<ref>[http://www.foundationforlandscapestudies.org/sitelines/ ''Sitelines''. Foundation for Landscape Studies.]</ref> and a proposal for a permanent site for the [[Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Rich|first1=Frederic|title=The Legal Regime for a Permanent Olympic Site|journal=N.Y.U Journal of International Law & Politics|date=1982|volume=15}}</ref> He has also composed an environmental oratorio, The Hudson Oratorio.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rich|first1=Frederic|title=The Hudson Oratorio|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rich-the-hudson-oratorio-mw0001816837/credits|website=Allmusic.com}}</ref> == Environmental activism and interests== Rich has served on many not-for-profit boards, mostly of organizations working in the fields of environment, land conservation, and parks. He is Vice Chair of the Washington D.C.-based national [[Land Trust Alliance]],<ref>[http://www.landtrustalliance.org/about/board-directors Land Trust Alliance]</ref> Chair of the [[Scenic Hudson]] Land Trust,<ref>[http://www.scenichudson.org/about/board Scenic Hudson]</ref> founding Chair of the Foundation for Landscape Studies,<ref>[http://www.foundationforlandscapestudies.org/board/the_board.php Foundation for Landscape Studies]</ref> and Vice Chair of The Battery Conservancy in Manhattan.<ref>[http://www.thebattery.org/the-conservancy/board-of-trustees/ The Battery Conservancy]</ref> He serves as head of the Environmental Leaders Group in New York State,<ref>[http://nylcv.org/ecopoliticsdaily/20120209_environmental_protection_fund_7_to_1_return_on_investment New York League of Conservation Voters]</ref> and he is on the Advisory Board of [[The Hastings Center]] (bioethics)<ref>[http://issuu.com/thehastingscenter/docs/2014_annual_report_the_hastings_cen?e=19154839/31158743 &#91;p 22-23&#93; The Hastings Center Annual Report]</ref> and the Dean’s Advisory Committee for the [[City University of New York]] School of Public Health.<ref>[http://sph.cuny.edu/about/deans-advisory-board/ City University of New York School of Public Health]</ref> In 2010 Rich developed an experimental rooftop food garden on the [[green roof]] of a [[LEED Platinum]] condominium building in Manhattan and began to chronicle its successes and failures in his blog, Battery Rooftop Garden,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://batteryrooftopgarden.org/|website=Battery Rooftop Garden Blog}}</ref> which has received attention from the media.<ref>[http://www.barrons.com/video/growing-rooftop-food/A42055EB-D36A-42A0-BF99-B85BF3A86A84.html (2014-10-17). Barron's Penta. ]</ref><ref>[http://blogs.wsj.com/law/search/Fred%20rich/?s=Fred+rich Randazzo, Sarah. (2015-08-11). "Leading Questions: A Chat with Ex-Big Law Partner Frederic Rich." ''Wall Street Journal'' Law Blog]</ref><ref>[http://www.suzanne.tv/show.aspx?sid=1051 Roberts, Suzanne. Seeking Solutions with Suzanne. HLN]</ref><ref>[http://www.wsj.com/articles/urban-gardening-taken-to-new-heights-1402603801 (2014-06-12). "Urban Gardening Taken to New Heights." ''Wall Street Journal''. ]</ref><ref>[http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/guest-diary/2013/manhattan-rooftop-terrace-an-urban-garden-of-eden von Neuschatz, Delia. (2013-10-22). "Manhattan Rooftop Terrace – an urban Garden of Eden." New York Social Diary.]</ref> == Honors and awards == * 2010 The Frances Reese Medal from Scenic Hudson for "service to the Hudson Valley"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scenichudson.org/backyard-matters-celebrating-fred-richs-passion-valley-3900|website=Scenic Hudson}}</ref> * 2011 American Lawyer "Dealmaker of the Year"<ref>{{cite web|title=American Lawyer: Dealmakers of the Year|url=http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202547219161/Dealmakers-of-the-Year?mcode=0&curindex=0&curpage=ALL}}</ref> * 2011 Environmental Advocates of New York Advocates Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eany.org/sites/default/files/documents/2011annualreport.pdf|website=www.eany.org}}</ref> * 2012 The Battery Conservancy Urban Farmer Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebattery.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/TheBatteryConservancy_2011Newsletter1.pdf|website=www.thebattery.org}}</ref> * 2014 The Patricia Adams Award for Community Service from Desmond-Fish Library<ref>{{cite news|title=Desmond-Fish Library to Honor Schlosser, Rich and Gilbert|url=http://philipstown.info/2014/05/19/desmond-fish-library-honors-schlosser-rich-gilbert/|date=May 19, 2014}}</ref> == References == {{reflist|2}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rich, Frederic C.}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American writers]] [[Category:Environmental lawyers]] [[Category:American environmentalists]] [[Category:Princeton University alumni]] [[Category:University of Virginia School of Law alumni]]'