Edmond E. Koester

Shareholder

Ed Koester chairs the Firm’s Litigation Team. Ed represents his clients with relentless energy and focus. He is well known for his expert use of trial technology, is an exceptional tactician and always has the coup d’œil. Ed holds active licenses in Florida, Michigan, and Montana. Ed has appeared pro hoc vice throughout the United States. Board certified in business litigation by the Florida Bar and AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, Ed has a broad practice covering commercial disputes, probate and trust litigation, securities claims, intellectual property, white collar criminal matters, non-compete and employment litigation, anti-trust, real estate development litigation, zoning litigation, shareholder disputes, construction defect matters and bankruptcy litigation.

Ed has substantial jury trial experience. He has tried many complex multi-million-dollar disputes before juries, judges, arbitration panels, including the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Spain. Ed has prevailed in appeals before the Florida Supreme Court, the 11th Circuit, the Montana Supreme Court and appellate district courts. State supreme court decisions: (i) Trial Practices, Inc., v. Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP, 260 So. 3d 167 (Fla. 2018), addressing the right to compensate fact witnesses; (ii) Young Bock Shim v. Buechel, 339 So. 3rd 315 (Fla. 2022), addressing proceedings supplementary to force the transfer of personal property for payment of a judgment; and (iii) Sullivan v. Continental, 299 P. 3d 832 (Mont. 2013), addressing the ability to terminate employees under Montana law.

Florida Bar articles where Ed was an author: (i) An Analysis of Current Florida Law in Connection with Recovering Fees on Fees, Vol. 95, No. 3, May/June 2021; (ii) An Overview of the “Apex Doctrine” and its Applicability under Florida Law, Vol. 96, No. 3, May/June 2022; and (iii) Judgment Collection: The Use of Proceedings Supplementary to Compel a Debtor to Pay a Judgment, Vol. 97, No. 1, January/February 2023.