U.S. legal counsel for businesses that operate across borders.
Palmer Law provides experienced, partner-level legal services to companies, founders, and creative practices navigating U.S. law: commercial agreements, IP and licensing, governance, and cross-border transactions.
Experienced.
Every engagement is led personally by Shaun Palmer, a Harvard-trained lawyer admitted in DC and New York, with nearly two decades of legal practice across government, litigation, and general counsel roles.
Focused.
Palmer Law works with design-driven, creative, and cross-border businesses. Clients are typically operating without in-house U.S. counsel and need precise, practical legal advice, not broad retainers or institutional overhead.
Cross-border by design.
Most matters involve more than one jurisdiction. Palmer Law is built for that: U.S. legal judgment applied to businesses headquartered elsewhere, contracting globally, or expanding into American markets.
Two decades of practice. One lawyer on your matter.
Shaun Palmer brings experience across federal clerkships, prosecution, complex litigation, and seventeen years as General Counsel of OMA to every engagement. The work is done personally and directly, with no associates, no handoffs, and no institutional overhead.
Read the full profileA few questions that come up first.
Do I need a lawyer or an advisor?
If the question involves U.S. law (enforceability of a clause, a licensing arrangement, a corporate structure, a dispute), you need a lawyer. Palmer Law is a U.S. law firm and can advise directly. For commercial and governance questions that do not require regulated legal advice, Palmer Advisory B.V. provides the same practical judgment in an advisory capacity.
Can Palmer Law work with clients outside the United States?
Yes. Most Palmer Law engagements involve more than one jurisdiction. U.S. legal judgment applied to businesses headquartered elsewhere is the core of the practice.
What kinds of businesses does Palmer Law work with?
Design-driven and creative businesses, small and mid-sized firms operating without in-house counsel, and cross-border organizations that need U.S. legal advice without the overhead of a large firm retainer. Architecture practices, design studios, creative agencies, and their clients are the core.
How are engagements scoped and billed?
Every engagement is scoped before it starts. Work is priced to the matter, not to a standing retainer. Some clients engage Palmer Law on demand for a specific contract or dispute; others engage for a defined project; a small number retain Palmer Law on an ongoing basis for recurring needs.