William E. Davis is managing partner of Foley’s Miami office and a partner with the firm’s Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property Litigation Practices. Since 1975, he has represented many corporations and other business entities in close to 150 jury and bench trials and evidentiary hearings. His wide-ranging experience extends to banking, corporate, construction, franchising, intellectual property and transportation litigation.
Over the years of his practice, Mr. Davis has represented national and international leaders in the hotel, travel and real estate franchise industry. In connection with such representation, Mr. Davis has actively been involved in numerous trademark, copyright and patent litigation and various other efforts related to the protection of intellectual property rights. He has handled and tried numerous cases regarding this subject matter representing both plaintiffs and defendants.
Mr. Davis was an early proponent of applying advanced case trial technologies to client cases, especially in complex matters. He uses case management and trial presentation technologies in an effort to achieve results that are timely and successful.
Mr. Davis received his J.D., cum laude (1975), from Stetson University and a B.A., with honors (1972), from the University of Florida. He has been Peer Review Rated as AV® Preeminent™, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system. He was honored as a Top Lawyer in the 2006 edition of the South Florida Legal Guide, as well as being selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®. Mr. Davis was also selected for inclusion in the Florida Super Lawyers® lists (2006-2009).
He is admitted to practice in Florida, the District of Columbia, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.