Ramona Palmer-Eason is a seasoned legal practitioner with extensive experience in employment and labor, employee benefits and executive compensation, litigation and compliance.

With 20 years of experience as in-house counsel for a major international retailer, Ramona’s experience spans the intersection of the law and human resources, which enables her to skillfully advocate for her clients in employment-related disputes.

Her experience includes successfully defending Title VII charges including age, race and sex discrimination claims; overseeing reduction-in-force and organizational restructuring processes, and related ERISA severance programs; drafting and developing HIPAA privacy policies and procedures; managing employment and benefit matters related to due diligence in the context of mergers and acquisitions; collective bargaining; drafting nondisclosure and no-compete agreements and negotiating the terms of various types of commercial agreements (i.e., IT contracts, CRM agreements, outsourcing agreements, temporary staffing provider agreements, buying agent agreements, sourcing agreements, marketing agreements, commercial lease agreements, distribution agreements, general service provider and vendor agreements, benefit plan administrative services agreements, etc.). 

Her experience also extends to investigations; ethics and compliance, including training, auditing and hotline administration; oversight of immigration and work visa matters; drafting employment, consulting and separation agreements; welfare and retirement plan administration and governance; records management and general liability and workers' compensation claims. In addition, her experience includes board administration and governance, and advising on crisis management response.