EDUARDO  PALMER

     Mr. Palmer has been a litigator for over 20 years and has had an exciting career working in both the private and public sectors. His practice areas include complex commercial litigation, international litigation and arbitration, and white collar criminal defense. In a day and age where many litigators have little trial experience, Mr. Palmer has had over 25 jury trials in federal and state court and has argued various times before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit and before several Florida District Courts of Appeals. Additionally, because he has practiced civil and criminal law at a sophisticated level since the outset of his career, he is able to offer his clients the unique perspective of a lawyer who can analyze the civil and criminal law implications of his client’s business problems.

     His litigation experience includes class actions, securities fraud, large multi-district litigation matters, civil RICO, breach of contract, fraud, intellectual property claims, appeals, money laundering, FCPA, forfeiture, tax and bank fraud, and other matters. He has also conducted numerous internal investigations for public companies and provided compliance training for public companies in the U.S. and abroad, and has represented clients in connection with Congressional investigations and international extradition proceedings.

     Mr. Palmer also has an avid interest in international law. He has extensive experience handling international litigation and arbitration matters. As the former Chair of the International Litigation and Arbitration Group at Steel Hector & Davis LLP, Mr. Palmer was responsible for overseeing the international litigation and arbitration practice in the firm’s offices throughout Latin America. He is fluent in Spanish and has conducted international arbitrations in Spanish. He has served as counsel for parties in international arbitration disputes and as an arbitrator in such proceedings. He is often asked to speak at international arbitration conferences in the U.S., Latin America, and Europe.

     Mr. Palmer is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell and is listed in Florida Trend’s “Legal Elite” under the area of international litigation and is listed as a "Top Lawyer" in the South Florida Legal Guide.  He is also listed in "Best Lawyers in America" under the areas of commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution.