T. Edward (Eddie) Williams

A Liberia, West Africa, native, T. Edward (Eddie) Williams founded the New York-based law firm of Williams LLP to offer high-quality representation to clients across the United States as well as other countries in the areas of:

• Business formation and business organizations
• International intellectual property law
• Commercial and business litigation
• International arbitration 
• Bankruptcy* 
• Contract law
• Corporate law
• Employment law
• Antitrust law

Over the past decade, Mr. Williams has represented several large U.S. corporations and international companies with U.S. subsidiaries, in issues involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Defend Trade Secrets Act. He has defended his clients in shareholder disputes, breach of contract and conflicts with international arbitration rules encompassing the International Chamber of Commerce, the London Court of International Arbitration and the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.

In addition to providing guidance to insurers and reinsurers with interests across Africa, Mr. Williams also assists with imports and exports, nonprofit organization establishment and setting up entities, among others. He has been trusted to provide legal services to individuals and businesses worldwide for more than a decade.

Mr. Williams has a wealth of experience litigating and resolving disputes between individuals, businesses and governments that result from failed business transactions. Among the claims he handles are failed mergers, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of action and derivative actions. He has received an Avvo “Good” rating in recognition of his legal achievements.

As an adept lawyer, Mr. Williams is permitted to practice in New York and Colorado. He appears before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd and 10th Circuits, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

Mr. Williams obtained his B.A. from the Mercer University in 2006, where he was a member of the Great Books Program and a recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Scholarship. He then went to the University of Denver Sturm College of Law to receive his Juris Doctor in business litigation in 2009, ranking in the top 14% of his class. During law school, he worked as a senior editor for the Denver Journal of International Law & Policy. Prior to founding his own practice, Mr. Williams worked at another leading Denver-based law firm.

*Mr. Williams is a debt relief agent. He helps people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.