Gordon Davenport

Partner/Retired

Gordon Davenport

Partner/Retired

Gordon Davenport III is a partner and litigation attorney with Foley & Lardner LLP who has more than three decades of experience representing clients in high stakes complex commercial litigation. His work includes defense of consumer product class actions, business disputes, business torts and other complex commercial cases.

Gordon also has extensive experience in the insurance field, including coverage disputes, class actions, and issues involving D&O and other executive risk coverages. He is a member of the firm’s Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Insurance & Reinsurance Litigation practices.

Awards and Recognition

Gordon has been Peer Review Rated as AV® Preeminent™, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell’s peer review rating system. In 2011-2016, The Legal 500 recognized Gordon in the area of insurance: advice to insurers. He was selected for inclusion in the 2007, 2008, 2011-2016, and 2021 Wisconsin Super Lawyers® lists and has also been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© since 2010 in the field of commercial litigation. Gordon is a Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America, an honorary society for trial lawyers.

Affiliations

He is a member of the Dane County Bar Association, State Bar of Wisconsin and American Bar Association (Litigation and Tort and Insurance Practice Sections).

 

 

16 November 2021 Honors and Awards

Foley Attorneys Named to 2021 Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that 17 of its attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2021 Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
11 November 2019 Press Releases

Foley Attorneys Named 2019 Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that 17 of its attorneys have been named 2019 Wisconsin Super Lawyers – a distinction limited to just 5 percent of the state’s attorneys.
13 November 2018 Press Releases

Foley Attorneys Named 2018 Wisconsin Super Lawyers

Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that 21 of its attorneys have been named 2018 Wisconsin Super Lawyers - a distinction limited to just 5 percent of the state's attorneys. Fourteen are based in the Milwaukee office; the rest are based in Madison.
15 August 2018 Press Releases

Foley Attorneys Recognized In The Best Lawyers in America 2019 List

Foley announced today that 27 of its attorneys earned <EM>Best Lawyers 2019</EM> “Lawyer of the Year” recognition in their respective practice areas. In addition, 242 of the firm’s attorneys in 19 offices have been listed in <EM>The Best Lawyers in America 2019</EM>. <BR>
10 November 2017 Press Releases

Foley Attorneys Named 2017 Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Foley & Lardner LLP announced that 19 attorneys have been named 2017 Wisconsin Super Lawyers and 12 attorneys have been named 2017 Wisconsin Rising Stars. All recognized attorneys are based in Foley’s Madison and Milwaukee offices.
15 August 2017 Press Releases

Foley Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2018 List

Foley announced today that 25 attorneys earned Best Lawyers® 2018 “Lawyer of the Year” recognition in their respective practice areas, receiving the top nod from Best Lawyers.