
Peter R. Goldman
Partner
Suite 2700
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
Peter focuses his litigation practice on business and company-related disputes (internal and external), defense of professionals and fiduciaries in federal and state courts, and arbitration. He has extensive trial experience in state and federal courts, representing prominent attorneys, developers, and corporate officers and directors. He also has represented a wide range of businesses, including publicly held companies...
Peter focuses his litigation practice on business and company-related disputes (internal and external), defense of professionals and fiduciaries in federal and state courts, and arbitration. He has extensive trial experience in state and federal courts, representing prominent attorneys, developers, and corporate officers and directors. He also has represented a wide range of businesses, including publicly held companies in business disputes involving unfair competition, tortious interference, and enforcement of restrictive covenants. Peter's practice involves the following areas:
- Contract, shareholder, and partnership derivative disputes
- Corporate liability defense: defending parent companies, subsidiaries, and their officers and directors, as well as defense of claims involving alter-ego, fiduciary breaches, conspiracy, joint venture, agency, fraudulent transfer, False Claims Act liability, and retaliation
- Extensive class action defense across various industries, including healthcare
- Lanham Act (False Advertising, 15 U.S.C 1125) and common law and statutory claims based on unfair competition and trade practices, non-competes, and non-solicits and tortious interference
- Probate & Trust Litigation

in business disputes involving unfair competition, tortious interference, and enforcement of restrictive covenants. Peter's practice involves the following areas:
- Contract, shareholder, and partnership derivative disputes
- Corporate liability defense: defending parent companies, subsidiaries, and their officers and directors, as well as defense of claims involving alter-ego, fiduciary breaches, conspiracy, joint venture, agency, fraudulent transfer, False Claims Act liability, and retaliation
- Extensive class action defense across various industries, including healthcare
- Lanham Act (False Advertising, 15 U.S.C 1125) and common law and statutory claims based on unfair competition and trade practices, non-competes, and non-solicits and tortious interference
- Probate & Trust Litigation
Education
- University of Florida Levin College of Law, JD (1990)
- University of Florida, BA, History (1986)
Admissions
- Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Practice Areas
Industries
Media
Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation (2013–2026), Litigation – Trusts and Estates (2023–2026)
- The Boca Raton Observer "Top Lawers" (2025)
- Fort Lauderdale Illustrated’s 2022 Top Lawyers List, Commercial Litigation (2021-2023), Bet-the-Company Litigation (2022)
- Palm Beach Illustrated, Top Lawyer, Commercial Litigation (2021)
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Florida Super Lawyer (2012–2020)
- Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend magazine (2009, 2014)
Professional Activities
- Member, The Florida Bar
- Business Law Section
- Member, The Stephen R. Booher American Inn of Court
Peter focuses his litigation practice on business and company-related disputes (internal and external), defense of professionals and fiduciaries in federal and state courts, and arbitration. He has extensive trial experience in state and federal courts, representing prominent attorneys, developers, and corporate officers and directors. He also has represented a wide range of businesses, including publicly held companies... in business disputes involving unfair competition, tortious interference, and enforcement of restrictive covenants. Peter's practice involves the following areas:
- Contract, shareholder, and partnership derivative disputes
- Corporate liability defense: defending parent companies, subsidiaries, and their officers and directors, as well as defense of claims involving alter-ego, fiduciary breaches, conspiracy, joint venture, agency, fraudulent transfer, False Claims Act liability, and retaliation
- Extensive class action defense across various industries, including healthcare
- Lanham Act (False Advertising, 15 U.S.C 1125) and common law and statutory claims based on unfair competition and trade practices, non-competes, and non-solicits and tortious interference
- Probate & Trust Litigation
Education
- University of Florida Levin College of Law, JD (1990)
- University of Florida, BA, History (1986)
Admissions
- Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Practice Areas
- Bad Faith & Extra Contractual Litigation
- Commercial Litigation & Business Torts
- Directors & Officers Liability Coverage
- False Advertising & Unfair Trade Practices
- Class Action & Multi-Claim Litigation
Industries
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation (2013–2026), Litigation – Trusts and Estates (2023–2026)
- The Boca Raton Observer "Top Lawers" (2025)
- Fort Lauderdale Illustrated’s 2022 Top Lawyers List, Commercial Litigation (2021-2023), Bet-the-Company Litigation (2022)
- Palm Beach Illustrated, Top Lawyer, Commercial Litigation (2021)
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Florida Super Lawyer (2012–2020)
- Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend magazine (2009, 2014)
- Member, The Florida Bar
- Business Law Section
- Member, The Stephen R. Booher American Inn of Court
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