
Edward H. Davis Jr.
Accionista Fundador
Áreas de Práctica
- Fraude Financiero
- Localización y Recuperación de Activos
- Litigios Patrimoniales de Alto Valor
- Litigios Bancarios
- Arbitraje Internacional
- Quiebra e Insolvencia
- Litigios Comerciales Internacionales
- Derechos de Acreedores
- Ejecución de Sentencias y Laudos Arbitrales
- Recuperación de Activos Ilícitos & Fruto de la Corrupción

Edward H. Davis, Jr., a founding shareholder of LL Law Firm, focuses his practice on the representation of individual, corporate and institutional victims of fraud throughout the world. Ed conducts financial fraud investigations, prosecutes civil claims for fraud and pursues misappropriated assets, having tracked such funds in jurisdictions across the globe, including Japan, the Bahamas, Latin America, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, among others.
A highly recognized and sought-after leader in his field, Ed is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Inaugural Chair of the Asset Recovery Sub-Committee of the International Bar Association’s Anti-Corruption Committee, and member of other distinguished boards and committees. Under his direction, LL Law Firm has established itself as a leading member of the ICC Commercial Crimes Services FraudNet Network.
Ed frequently lectures on financial fraud and corruption to groups ranging from one of the world’s most prominent banks, to associations of certified public accountants and investigative agencies. He also counsels clients in fraud response crises based on his experience handling high-profile cases, including the second-largest Ponzi scheme in world history. Ed also is noted for filing the first Chapter 15 bankruptcy petition in the state of Florida.
Admitted to practice in Florida and before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, Ed is a Past Chair of the International Law Section for which he has served as the Chair, Chair-Elect, Secretary and Treasurer as well as on the Executive Council. He is the Founding Chair of its International Litigation and Arbitration Committee; a member of the Bankruptcy Bar of the Southern District of Florida, and a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Florida International Bankers Association.
Honores y Logros
Ed ha sido honrado con diversas distinciones por sus contribuciones significativas a la profesión jurídica, incluidas las siguientes:
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) desde 2004 – Otorgado por Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE): quien obtiene la credencial comprende cómo se comete, detecta y previene el fraude. Las personas que obtienen la credencial CFE comprenden los factores subyacentes que motivan a las personas a cometer fraude y están capacitadas para identificar señales de alerta que evidencian conductas y riesgos de fraude. Están preparadas para rastrear transacciones fraudulentas, entrevistar a sospechosos para obtener información y confesiones, redactar informes de investigación, asesorar a clientes sobre sus hallazgos y prestar testimonio en juicio.
- Calificado por Martindale-Hubbell con la máxima calificación posible tanto en Legal Ability como en Ethical Standards. 2021 AV Preeminent Rating, el máximo nivel de excelencia obtenido mediante un riguroso proceso de Peer Review Rating gestionado y monitoreado por el recurso jurídico de mayor confianza en el mundo.
- Reconocido por Best Lawyers en la 27ª Edición de The Best Lawyers in America en 2020 por su trabajo de alta calidad en las áreas de práctica de Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration, Banking and Finance.
- Recognized by 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Banruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers for Creditors' Rights, Asset Recovery & Financial Fraud Litigation
- Seleccionado por Lawdragon Global 500 como Leading Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyer en 2020.
- Honrado por Chambers and Partners USA por su clasificación en la Litigation Support Guide, categoría Global-Wide Asset Tracing & Recovery.
- Reconocido como “Top Lawyers” de 2019 South Florida Legal Guide.
- Reconocido como Especialista Certificado por el Colegio de Abogados de Florida en Litigio y Arbitraje Internacionales.
- Reconocido entre los Latin American’s Top 100 Lawyers de 2018 y 2019 por Latinvex.
- Reconocido como Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders 2018 en Asset Recovery.
- Asset Recovery Lawyer of the Year, Who's Who International, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016
- Se desempeñó como Executive Director de la red FraudNet del ICC Commercial Crimes Services, con sede en Londres, de 2017 a 2019.
- Asset Recovery Lawyer of the Year, Who’s Who International (2013, 2014, 2015 y 2016).
- Recognized as a Top Lawyer by South Florida Legal Guide, 2019
- Finalista al premio Most Innovative law firm en la categoría Litigation por los Financial Times North American Innovative Lawyers Awards (2014), por haber obtenido un protocolo transfronterizo multinacional con los Estados Unidos, Antigua, el Reino Unido, Suiza y Canadá en el segundo mayor esquema Ponzi de la historia.
- Short listed for award as the most Innovative law firm in the Litigation category by Financial Times North American Innovative Lawyers Awards (2014), for procuring a multi-country cross-border protocol with the United States, Antigua, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Canada in the second-largest Ponzi scheme in World history
- Asesor del Federal Judicial Center en el Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Syllabus.
- Galardonado con el Florida Bar G. Kirk Haas Humanitarian Award (2010), por organizar ayuda para las víctimas haitianas del terremoto de 2010.
- Reconocido como finalista al Most Effective Lawyer in Florida, Daily Business Review (2010).
- Miembro del Offshore Alert Advisory Board para Conferencias Anuales.
- Miembro del Global Investigations Review Editorial Advisory Board (Londres).
Publicaciones
- Guía práctica para la ejecución de sentencias monetarias extranjeras, Serie de manuales prácticos internacionales: Estrategias y práctica en litigios internacionales, 3.ª ed., American Bar Association, 5 de julio de 2023.
- “Marital Asset Recovery: ‘Wealth Managers’ Assist Unscrupulous Men in Defrauding Their Wives” (coautor), en: Miami Daily Business Review, enero de 2018.
- “Claim and relief available in cross-border bankruptcies – equitable and pre and post-judgment remedies” (coautor), en: Global Restructuring Review, Cross-Border Insolvency And Restructuring News, Features And Events, Kyriaki Karadelis (Ed.), septiembre de 2016: 32. Law Business Research Ltd.
- “Claim and relief available in cross-border bankruptcies – limitless possibilities” (co-author), in: Global Restructuring Review, Cross-Border Insolvency And Restructuring News, Features And Events, Kyriaki Karadelis (Ed.), August 2016: 29. Law Business Research Ltd
Presentaciones
- 10th Edition, C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery Miami Co-Chair and panelist “Finding the Fraudsters: How legal and Forensic Teams are Now Tracking Down Elusive Perpetrators and Hidden Assets”
- “Actions by Insolvency Liquidators Against Banks: A Comparison Between the USA, England, Canada and Switzerland” Mondaq Webinars, November 23, 2021
- 15th Edition C5 Fraud Asset Tracing & Recovery Geneva (Virtual) moderator “Crypto & Cyber Fraud Litigation War Stories: The Latest Complexities Affecting Asset Tracing, Freezing and Proprietary Injunctions” March 23-25, 2021
- “High-Value, Cross-Border Recovery: Tips From The Experts (Parts 1 & 2)”, expositor, Virtual Conference on Intelligence and Investigations for Stakeholders in High-Value, Cross-Border Finance, OffshoreAlert vGLOBAL, 7-11 de diciembre de 2020 – Virtual.
- “Art as a Fraud Masterpiece: New Considerations for Fraud Practitioners Amid the Inigo Philbrick Case”, expositor, Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery: Your Best Opportunity to Share “War Stories” and Expand Your Network, American Conference Institute – C5, 1 Hotel South Beach, Miami, Florida, 29-30 de octubre de 2020 – Virtual.
- 32nd Virtual Conference on Cross-Border Fraud and Asset Recovery, ICC FraudNet, Londres, Inglaterra, 22-23 de octubre de 2020 – Virtual.
- Asset Recovery International 2020, InformaConnect, Intercontinental Hotel, Dublín, Irlanda, 26-28 de febrero de 2020.
- “Challenges in Representing Governments and State-Owned Enterprises Victimized by Corruption”, copresidente, Florida International University 3rd Anti-Corruption Conference, Miami, FL, 18 de abril de 2018.
- “International Value Recovery: A ‘Full & Frank’ Discussion on Emerging Key Issues & Developments”, expositor, 16th Annual North American OffshoreAlert Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, 15-17 de abril de 2018.
- “Pre-Judgment administradores judicialeships in International Asset Recovery”, expositor, KNect365’s Asset Recovery: Fraud Litigation, Enforcement & Contentious Insolvency Conference, Dublín, Irlanda, 28 de febrero – 1 de marzo de 2018.
- “A Practical Guide to Offshore Asset Recovery”, expositor, 6th Annual European OffshoreAlert Conference Financial Intelligence & Investigations, Londres, Inglaterra, 13-14 de noviembre de 2017.
- “Civil and insolvency asset recovery tools: a complement to criminal proceedings”, expositor, International Bar Association Latin American Anti-Corruption Enforcement and Compliance Conference, São Paulo, Brasil, 6-7 de noviembre de 2017.
- “Introduction to International Issues”, expositor, 6th Annual NAFER Conference, Miami, Florida, 18-20 de octubre de 2017.
- “Offshore Structures as a barrier to recovery of assets from criminals”, expositor, International Bar Association Annual Conference, Sídney, Australia, 10 de octubre de 2017.
- “Latin America Corruption Update”, expositor, C-5 6th Annual Miami Forum on Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, 25-26 de septiembre de 2017.
- “Financial Fraud and Corruption throughout the World”, expositor, ILS Lunch & Learn Committee, Miami, Florida, 16 de agosto de 2017.
- “Til Divorce Do Us Part: Recovering Assets Concealed By High Net Worth Spouses”, expositor, 15th Annual North American OffshoreAlert Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, 30 de abril – 2 de mayo de 2017.
- “Recovery Action by a Failed State”, expositor, 11th Edition, Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery, Ginebra, Suiza, 16-17 de marzo de 2017.
- “Grand Corruption: Why Do Nations Recover So Little from Corrupt Politicians & How Can it be Improved?”, expositor, 5th Annual European OffshoreAlert Conference Financial Intelligence & Investigations, Londres, Inglaterra, 14-15 de noviembre de 2016.
- “Global anti-corruption update”, expositor, IBA2016 Annual Conference of the International Bar Association, Washington D.C., 18-23 de septiembre de 2016.
- “Civil Asset Recovery: Techniques for corporate victims to recover losses”, expositor, 14th Annual IBA Anti-Corruption Conference, París, Francia, 15-16 de junio de 2016.
- “A Comparative View of Pretrial Evidence and Disclosure in Aid of Foreign Main Proceedings”, expositor, 2nd Annual Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery, Hong Kong, China, 6-7 de junio de 2016.
- “Hypocrisy USA: The Country’s Role as a Money Laundering Center & Offshore Tax Haven”, expositor, 14th Annual OffshoreAlert Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, 1-3 de mayo de 2016.
- “Recovery Assets & Enforcing Judgments in China Using Offshore Means”, expositor, 14th Annual OffshoreAlert Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, 1-3 de mayo de 2016.
- “Asset Tracing and Recovery in Matrimonial Disputes”, expositor, 10th Anniversary Edition, Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery, Ginebra, Suiza, 18 de marzo de 2016.
- “Ethical Considerations in Financiamiento de Litigios”, expositor, International Litigation, Arbitration & Transactions (ILAT) Conference, Miami, Florida, 26 de febrero de 2016.
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