Gordon Davenport III

Gordon Davenport III

Gordon Davenport III, a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP, is an experienced litigator who has counseled and represented clients in complex commercial litigation and insurance matters, including product liability cases, distribution litigation, national class actions, insurance coverage disputes, and insurance distribution and sales practices matters. Mr. Davenport is also a leader in the field of Directors and Officers Insurance. He is chair of the firm's Insurance & Reinsurance Litigation Practice, and a member of the General Commercial Litigation Practice as well as the Insurance Industry Team.

Mr. Davenport is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, and the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. 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).

Mr. Davenport is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, where he received his business administration degree in 1980 and his J.D. degree (cum laude) in 1983. He was a member of the University of Wisconsin Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif.

Mr. Davenport has presented extensively on the subject of D&O insurance. He was selected for inclusion in the 2007 and 2008 Wisconsin Super Lawyers® list for his business litigation work. He also was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010 in the field of commercial litigation, and is a Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America, an honorary society for trial lawyers.