Edward Davis
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Banking Litigation
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About
Provided by Edward Davis
Practice Areas
Ed is a commercial litigator, helping to resolve a wide range of domestic and cross-border disputes. He is well-known for his expertise in fraud cases, company disputes and complex banking and fund-related matters. He advises clients in High Court litigation and arbitration.
Ed has a broad commercial litigation experience, acting for a variety of clients, including banks and other financial institutions, funds, corporates, commodities traders, accountants, trustees and individuals. He advises on the full range of commercial disputes, including fraud and injunctions, commercial contract disputes, and joint-venture and shareholder disputes. He also advises on international and cross-border litigation strategies and manages and co-ordinates litigation in different jurisdictions. Clients value his pragmatic and commercial approach.
He is particularly well-known for acting in complex and high value financial disputes and investigations covering a wide range of markets and products, including derivatives, asset backed securities, swaps and bond issues. He has advised clients in connection with various commodities and trade finance matters (letters of credit, letters of indemnity), and advises on regulatory issues.
As well as acting in High Court disputes, Ed has acted in a wide range of insolvency matters (advising liquidators, creditors and companies in winding-up proceedings) and has acted for clients in a number of arbitrations.
Chambers Review
UK
Edward Davis is an experienced litigator who frequently tackles high-value disputes on behalf of a broad client base in the financial services industry. He is proficient at handling cases that concern multiple jurisdictions, with notable expertise in disputes regarding commodities and trade finance.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Edward has a great strategic mind and is a brilliant lawyer. He is also very available and very hands-on."
"Ed has very innovative and strategic thinking. He is very helpful whenever you speak to him and is very reasonable."
"Edward has a great strategic mind and is a brilliant lawyer. He is also very available and very hands-on."
"Ed has very innovative and strategic thinking. He is very helpful whenever you speak to him and is very reasonable."