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L. Davis
Williams

Position
Associate
Office
New Orleans

Davis Williams is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group and a member of the commercial disputes team.


Davis assists clients with commercial litigation matters but also has experience with insurance, environmental, energy, construction, criminal, and estate disputes. Additionally, Davis represents aerospace contractors in regulatory approval and licensing matters.

Prior to joining Jones Walker, Davis was a law clerk for a regional integrated energy company. He also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Ivan Lemelle of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

While earning his juris doctor degree, he served as the Articles Editor of Loyola Law Review. Davis was also an oralist and brief writer for Loyola’s Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Team, where he received honorable mention honors for best brief. He also participated in a national trial advocacy competition team and was the lead negotiator for Loyola’s team in the Tulane Professional Basketball Negotiation Competition. Davis was a fellow in the 2022–23 Loyola Institute of Politics class.

Prior to attending law school, Davis worked as a sportswriter and in sports broadcasting for two leading broadcast corporations.

Publications

  • "Developments in Corporate Compliance and Enforcement," Compliance and White Collar Defense Team 2024 Mid-Year Report, 2024
  • "UK to Reform Arbitration Act to Maintain Position as World Leader in International Arbitration," Law.com International, November 29, 2023
  • "Futility Exception To Remanding Rule Could Be On Last Legs," Law360, September 19, 2023

Presentations

  • "Jury Selection Secrets: The Art and Strategy of Voir Dire," LSBA Trial Mastery: Building a Case from Voir Dire to Verdict, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 25, 2025

Memberships

  • Moot Alumni Association
  • Loyola Institute of Politics, Fellow (2023)
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Greater New Orleans Foundation
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • New Orleans Bar Association
  • The Pro Bono Project
New Orleans
201 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
D: 504.582.8527
F: 504.589.8527
Emaildwilliams@joneswalker.com

Education

  • Loyola University New Orleans, College of Law
    JD, magna cum laude, 2023,
    Articles Editor, Loyola Law Review; William L. Crowe, Sr. Scholar; Dean’s Scholar
  • University of South Carolina
    BA, 2014

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana
  • Texas

Related Practices

  • Litigation
  • Corporate Compliance & White Collar Defense
  • Aerospace & Aviation
  • International Arbitration

Related Industries

  • Aerospace & Aviation
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