Joseph P. Davis III

Joseph 'Jody' P. Davis III is a senior trial attorney with broad experience in business, cross-border and bankruptcy-related litigation. He represents public and private corporations, private equity and hedge funds, financial institutions, trustees, and private individuals before federal and state courts. He has wide-ranging experience handling fiduciary duty, fraud, insolvency, financing, corporate control, shareholder, investment, lending and intellectual property disputes. Jody served as lead trial counsel in bankruptcy courts across the country on behalf of debtors, unsecured creditors’ committees, hedge funds, private equity funds, secured lenders, stalking horse bidders, commercial landlords and equity holders.

Jody frequently manages complex, multi-tiered litigation situations, balancing the competing interests of litigants, investigators and courts across borders, venues and disciplines. Jody's experience in insolvency litigation extends to cases outside and within the bankruptcy courts, including adversary proceedings and contested matters in chapter 11 cases. He has represented clients in some of the country’s largest bankruptcies, including the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, General Motors, AbitibiBowater, Smurfit Stone, General Growth Properties, Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Vesttoo, and Venture Holdings.

Concentrations

•Complex business litigation •Bankruptcy and insolvency litigation •Cross-border disputes •Fiduciary duty •Fraud •Financing disputes •Licensing •Corporate control •Partnership and shareholder disputes •Appellate

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America •Litigation - Bankruptcy, 2018-2026 •Commercial Litigation, 2025-2026 •Listed, Boston Magazine, 'Top Lawyers' •Commercial Litigation, 2023-2024 •Corporate Law, 2022 •Member, Winning Team, M&A Advisor Awards, 'Healthcare and Life Sciences Deal of the Year (from $10mm to $500mm)' for the Chapter 11 sale of ATLS Acquisition, LLC, dba Liberty Medical Supply, Inc., 2015 •Member, Winning Team, Global M&A Network’s Turnaround Atlas Awards, 'Turnaround of the Year - Small Markets' for the restructuring and sale of ATLS Acquisition, LLC (dba Liberty Medical), 2015 •Member, Winning Team, M&A Advisor’s Turnaround Awards, 'Restructuring of the Year (Over $100mm to $500mm)' and Consumer Services Deal of the Year” for the restructuring and sale of ATLS Acquisition, LLC (dba Liberty Medical), 2015 •Member, Winning Team, S. News - Best Lawyers'Law Firm of the Year,' Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy, 2013 •Listed, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Massachusetts Super Lawyer, 2005-2008 •Rated, AV Preeminent 0 out of 5.0