Pedro Jaime Torres-Díaz

Pedro Jaime Torres-Diaz is a Principal in the San Juan, Puerto Rico, and in the Miami, Florida, offices of Jackson Lewis P.C. He is also a Past President of the Hispanic National Bar Association. His practice concentrates in employment discrimination and wage and hour counseling and litigation exclusively on behalf of employers, both in Florida and Puerto Rico.

Mr. Torres-Diaz has extensive trial experience before both federal and local courts and administrative forums in Puerto Rico and Florida. He has also successfully defended employers in all types of administrative hearings before local and federal agencies. Before joining Jackson Lewis, Mr. Torres-Diaz was a Partner in the Labor and Employment Law Department of a leading law firm in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he resided and practiced law for eight years.

Throughout his practice in Puerto Rico, Mr. Torres-Diaz was a frequent and featured speaker on many subjects in the labor and employment law field, in seminars for clients and for organizations such as the Society for Human Resource Management and the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce. Since arriving in Miami, Mr. Torres-Diaz has continued to participate as speaker on many topics related to workplace law, both for clients and other organizations in Florida and elsewhere. Mr. Torres-Diaz has also written articles on legal developments in Puerto Rico, one of which was published in the American Bar Association's The International Employment Lawyer.

During his undergraduate studies, he completed an Internship in European Business in the Ecole Europeenne des Affaires in Paris, France. After completion of his undergraduate studies, Mr. Torres-Diaz worked as a fiscal analyst in the corporate headquarters of McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis, Missouri. After his graduation from law school, he clerked for Honorable Aida M. Delgado-Colon, United States Magistrate-Judge (now Chief United States District Judge), at the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Mr. Torres-Diaz is fluent in Spanish and English, and conversant in French.

Honors and Recognitions

•Latino Leaders, Top Latino Lawyers (2016-present)

Additional Trial Experience

In addition, Mr. Torres-Diaz has first- or second chaired several trial matters for diverse clients in Puerto Rico and Florida, including:

•Cruz et al. v. Ethicon (Court of First Instance - Puerto Rico; donning-and-doffing wage claim by 11 plaintiffs)
•Martinez v. Ethicon (Court of First Instance - Puerto Rico; disability discrimination claim)
•Garcia v. Clorox Commercial Company of Puerto Rico (U.S. District Court - Puerto Rico; national origin discrimination claim)
•OneSource Facility Servs. v. Mosbach (U.S. District Court - Middle District of Florida; restrictive covenant matter)
•Stewart v. DaimlerChrysler Financial Services (U.S. District Court - Southern District of Florida; race discrimination claim dismissed)
•Angel Santo Domingo v. ADP (Court of First Instance - Puerto Rico; unjustified dismissal claim by high-level sales executive; claim dismissed)

Pedro Jaime Torres-Diaz In the News

Pedro Torres-Diaz Discusses the Workplace After COVID-19

May 19, 2020 • Univision

10 Jackson Lewis Attorneys Named Among the Top Latino Lawyers of 2019

December 2, 2019 • Jackson Lewis

The Best Lawyers in America 2020 Honors Jackson Lewis Attorneys

August 15, 2019 • Jackson Lewis

Pedro Jaime Torres-Diaz Publications

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Puerto Rico Issues FAQs on Unemployment Benefits during COVID-19 Crisis

April 17, 2020

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Puerto Rico: Employers Must Develop a Contingency Plan against COVID-19 Exposure

April 16, 2020

Webinars

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L&E Global - Seminario Web sobre COVID-19: Como Prepararnos Para la Reapertura Post-COVID en Latinoamerica

11 - 12:15 PM EST
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