Avis Edwards 

Counsel – Charlotte
T.+1 704 348 5320
avis.edwards@cwt.com
650 South Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202 V-CARD

Avis Edwards is a counsel in the firm’s Capital Markets Practice, resident in Cadwalader’s Charlotte office.  Her practice is concentrated in the area of structured finance, with emphasis on commercial mortgage-backed securitization transactions.  Avis represents financial institutions as mortgage loan sellers in public and private CMBS transactions. She also has experience representing issuers and underwriters in CMBS transactions. Prior to joining Cadwalader, Avis represented trustees and certificate administrators in CMBS transactions.

Avis was included in the 2024 and 2025 editions of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for Securities /Capital Markets Law.

Avis received her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and her undergraduate degree from Pepperdine University. She is admitted to practice in the States of New York and North Carolina.

Avis Edwards 

Admissions

  • North Carolina
  • New York

Education

  • Fordham University School of Law
    J.D.
  • Pepperdine University