Francesca Morris

Francesca Morris is a New York litigation attorney who advises and represents foreign and domestic companies, financial institutions, and fraternal and nonprofit organizations in a wide range of commercial disputes, including breaches of contract, business torts, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO), insurance, partnership disputes, real estate, creditors' rights and bankruptcies, and licensing disputes.

Ms. Morris has experience in all stages of litigation, including discovery, dispositive motions, preliminary injunctive relief, jury and nonjury trials, as well as appeals in federal and state courts. Ms. Morris is national litigation counsel for one of the nation's largest fraternal benefit societies and provides legal advice and guidance on all areas of fraternal benefit societies' operations.

In the transportation context, Ms. Morris represents clients in a variety of maritime matters, including collision litigation, limitation of liability actions and cargo claims, as well as arrests, attachments of assets and maritime lien disputes. Ms. Morris' practice also includes review and drafting of charter parties and other transportation service agreements.

In addition, Ms. Morris' experience includes negotiating and drafting domestic and international licensing, software as a service (SaaS) and outsourcing agreements.

Ms. Morris served as the Public and Charitable Services Partner for Holland & Knight's New York office and oversaw pro bono representations, charitable giving and community involvement. She is a board member of the Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation and St. Anne Institute in Albany, New York. For more than 20 years, Ms. Morris has appeared pro bono representing dozens of victims of domestic violence in marital and family law matters. Ms. Morris' other pro bono representations include advising a recreational foundation in the Catskills and she negotiated an insurance settlement on behalf of a Queens, New York, volunteer fire department that suffered heavy damage in Superstorm Sandy.