Adams & Reese announced the addition of Victoria Edwards as counsel in the firm’s Denver office. Edwards has more than two decades of experience as a litigator, appellate attorney, former partner at an AmLaw 100 firm and as a solo practitioner.
Edwards was the first female homegrown partner of the national consumer finance litigation and compliance practice group at Akerman LLP. She successfully ran her own law firm, serving as managing member of the Denver-based Edwards Law PLLC.
Edwards is licensed to practice law in Colorado, California, New Jersey and New York and has presented oral arguments to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th, 9th and 10th Circuits. She has represented clients in the bankruptcy courts of Colorado and California.
As a member of the Adams & Reese litigation practice group, Edwards will represent clients across a wide array of practice areas, including labor and employment, financial services, commercial lending, commercial restructuring and bankruptcy and construction.
Edwards has litigated for and advised clients across every industry, including the representation of large banking and financial institutions, insurance firms, oil and gas and mining companies, construction companies and various small to medium-sized businesses on complex business matters, including contract formation and interpretation, commercial restructuring and bankruptcy issues. She has also represented clients in labor and employment litigation, and across commercial and civil liability disputes, including trade secrets, business contracts, commercial law, breach of contract and breach of duty of loyalty.
Edwards earned her law degree from Boston College Law School and received her undergraduate degree from Dickinson College.