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Demetrius Williams
Staff Attorney
201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
Demetrius focuses his practice on defending a wide range of general and complex liability matters. He represents clients in high-stakes litigation involving insurance coverage disputes, declaratory judgment actions, and catastrophic loss claims.
Before entering private practice, Demetrius worked in-house at Credit Suisse, where he was part of the Strategic Transactions and Global Credit Products Group as...
Demetrius focuses his practice on defending a wide range of general and complex liability matters. He represents clients in high-stakes litigation involving insurance coverage disputes, declaratory judgment actions, and catastrophic loss claims.
Before entering private practice, Demetrius worked in-house at Credit Suisse, where he was part of the Strategic Transactions and Global Credit Products Group as well as the Bank Regulatory Group. In these roles, he gained valuable experience handling complex financial transactions, regulatory compliance matters, and cross-border legal issues—insight that enhances his ability to advise corporate clients facing litigation risk.
well as the Bank Regulatory Group. In these roles, he gained valuable experience handling complex financial transactions, regulatory compliance matters, and cross-border legal issues—insight that enhances his ability to advise corporate clients facing litigation risk.
Experience
Representative Matters
- Motion for summary judgment for insurer on coverage, breach of contract, and bad faith claims relating to roof collapse.
- Advised, with the assistance of outside counsel, the tax implications of debt transactions.
- Advised foreign owned bank on compliance with federal regulations for the change of a senior officer.
- Defended motion to dismiss from an excess insurer against whom insurer asserted a right of contribution.
- Defended motor carrier and its driver against wrongful death and other related claims.
Previous Professional Experience
- Litigation Associate, civil litigation firm (2024–2025)
- Litigation Associate, civil and commercial litigation law firm (2023–2024)
- Assistant Vice President, General Counsel, Credit Suisse (2022–2023)
Education
-
Emory University School of Law,
JD
(2022)
- Transactional Law Certificate
- Georgia State University, BIS, summa cum laude (2019)
Admissions
- Georgia
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Court of Appeals of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Representative Matters
- Motion for summary judgment for insurer on coverage, breach of contract, and bad faith claims relating to roof collapse.
- Advised, with the assistance of outside counsel, the tax implications of debt transactions.
- Advised foreign owned bank on compliance with federal regulations for the change of a senior officer.
- Defended motion to dismiss from an excess insurer against whom insurer asserted a right of contribution.
- Defended motor carrier and its driver against wrongful death and other related claims.
Previous Professional Experience
- Litigation Associate, civil litigation firm (2024–2025)
- Litigation Associate, civil and commercial litigation law firm (2023–2024)
- Assistant Vice President, General Counsel, Credit Suisse (2022–2023)
Recognitions
- Georgia Super Lawyers, Rising Stars (2025)
Demetrius focuses his practice on defending a wide range of general and complex liability matters. He represents clients in high-stakes litigation involving insurance coverage disputes, declaratory judgment actions, and catastrophic loss claims.
Before entering private practice, Demetrius worked in-house at Credit Suisse, where he was part of the Strategic Transactions and Global Credit Products Group as...
well as the Bank Regulatory Group. In these roles, he gained valuable experience handling complex financial transactions, regulatory compliance matters, and cross-border legal issues—insight that enhances his ability to advise corporate clients facing litigation risk.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Representative Matters
- Motion for summary judgment for insurer on coverage, breach of contract, and bad faith claims relating to roof collapse.
- Advised, with the assistance of outside counsel, the tax implications of debt transactions.
- Advised foreign owned bank on compliance with federal regulations for the change of a senior officer.
- Defended motion to dismiss from an excess insurer against whom insurer asserted a right of contribution.
- Defended motor carrier and its driver against wrongful death and other related claims.
Previous Professional Experience
- Litigation Associate, civil litigation firm (2024–2025)
- Litigation Associate, civil and commercial litigation law firm (2023–2024)
- Assistant Vice President, General Counsel, Credit Suisse (2022–2023)
Education
-
Emory University School of Law,
JD
(2022)
- Transactional Law Certificate
- Georgia State University, BIS, summa cum laude (2019)
Admissions
- Georgia
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Court of Appeals of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Practice Areas
- Georgia Super Lawyers, Rising Stars (2025)
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