Edward Griffith graduated from Yale College in 1979 and from New York University School of Law in 1983. His practice focuses on complex civil litigation, including international disputes in multiple jurisdictions. He has substantial experience in a wide variety of commercial litigation and arbitration matters as well as insurance coverage litigation, securities and commodities class actions, aviation litigation, intellectual property litigation, products liability lawsuits and claims against banks and brokerage firms. Mr. Griffith also has experience in bankruptcy litigation, including claims under various state enactments of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act and the Bankruptcy Code.
Mr. Griffith’s recent notable cross-border matters include:
- International Defense & Human Rights: Co-counseled with French and Maltese attorneys to block an Eastern European state's extradition efforts against a European client. He secured the deletion of an INTERPOL Red Notice by proving the foreign conviction was politically motivated and violated human rights. He is currently challenging it before the European Court of Human Rights.•
- Art Recovery & Sovereign Disputes: Representing plaintiff in a Manhattan federal court action initiated in February 2025 to recover a stolen "Old Master" masterpiece. He obtained an ex parte temporary restraining order to freeze the artwork in New York. Discovery is proceeding following ownership claims filed by a foreign sovereign and a Russian oligarch, and a October 2025 ruling denying the sovereign state's motion to dismiss.
- Trusts & Estates Fraud Settlement: Negotiated an $8 million settlement in a California action on behalf of French beneficiaries against a trustee who falsely denied their beneficiary status. The settlement was reached after Mr. Griffith uncovered concealed trust funds, exposing the trustee to criminal liability.
Before forming the Griffith Firm in 2012, Mr. Griffith was a member of Bolatti & Griffith between 1998 and 2012. Prior to founding Bolatti & Griffith, he was the managing partner of the New York office of Katten Muchin & Zavis, a Chicago based law firm with offices throughout the United States, now known as Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. He also served as the co-chairman of Katten Muchin’s insurance litigation department. Previously, he was an associate at the New York law firms of Hughes Hubbard & Reed and Stroock & Stroock & Lavan.