Edward J. Loya, Jr.

Edward is a Litigation Partner and the Head of the Trial Practice Group in the firm’s Dallas office. He focuses his practice on business disputes and white collar civil and criminal enforcement matters. He has represented companies and executives across many industries and in different forums, including federal and state courts and arbitration tribunals. He has extensive experience representing clients in matters involving the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, and other federal and state law enforcement agencies.

Edward is an accomplished trial attorney who has tried over 30 jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations. He is a goal-oriented problem solver who diligently represents clients in all stages of litigation, including pre-litigation case strategy, settlement negotiations, mediations, internal investigations, trials, and appeals. In recent years, a significant portion of his practice has been dedicated to trying arbitration cases on behalf of corporate and individual clients.

He has significant criminal enforcement experience, having served early in his career as a federal prosecutor in the Public Integrity Section of the Criminal Division at the DOJ in Washington, DC. On a nationwide basis, he handled public corruption investigations and prosecutions of elected, appointed, and career public officials at all levels of government—as well as significant matters involving fraud in connection with federal programs. For his work at the DOJ, he received the Criminal Division’s Distinguished Service Award, among other law enforcement recognition. He also served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney on detail to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, where he had a 100-percent conviction rate in the 20 bench trials he prosecuted.

Edward has been recognized as one of D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas” in the area of white collar criminal defense. He has written and commented on high-profile white collar criminal investigations and prosecutions for major news media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Law360, The Texas Tribune, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, and The Daily Journal.