WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (May 20, 2015) – Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce that 19 of its attorneys have been honored as 2015 “Leaders in their Field” by Chambers USA, a UK-based organization that identifies and ranks lawyers and law firms based on evaluation of applications and interviews conducted by its research team.
In addition, nine Gunster practice areas were recognized in Chambers USA 2015 edition:
- Banking and finance
- Corporate / mergers & acquisitions and private equity
- Environment
- Health care
- Immigration
- Litigation: general commercial
- Real estate
- Real estate: zoning & land use
- Tax
Gunster’s 2015 “Leaders in their Field” honorees and the practice areas they are being recognized for are:
Gregory K. Bader – Banking & Finance | David G. Bates – Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity | Elaine M. Bucher – Tax: Estate Planning | Rick J. Burgess - Environment | Jay Carmichael - Immigration |
Terry Cole - Environment | James B. Davis – Tax: Employee Benefits | Donald R. Hall – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use | Bruce D. Lamb – Health Care | Alan S. Lederman - Tax |
Michael V. Mitrione – Banking & Finance; Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity | M. Lynn Pappas – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use | Luna E. Phillips – Environment | Martin R. Press - Tax | Mark J. Ragusa – Health Care |
Mariana R. Ribeiro – Immigration | Brian Seymour – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use | Sarah Lea Tobocman - Immigration | David M. Wells – Litigation: General Commercial |
Chambers & Partners has been ranking law firms and lawyers since 1990. Its editors and researchers speak to lawyers and clients, conducting in-depth telephone interviews, which provide wide-ranging and testable information on which the organization’s rankings and commentary rely.
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About Gunster
Gunster, Florida’s law firm for business, provides full-service legal counsel to leading organizations and individuals from its 13 offices statewide. Established in 1925, the firm has expanded, diversified and evolved, but always with a singular focus: Florida and its clients’ stake in it. A magnet for business-savvy attorneys who embrace collaboration for the greatest advantage of clients, Gunster’s growth has not been at the expense of personalized service but because of it. The firm serves clients from its offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Tampa Bayshore, Tampa Downtown, Vero Beach, and its headquarters in West Palm Beach. With more than 280 attorneys and consultants, and over 290 committed professional staff, Gunster is ranked among the National Law Journal’s list of the 500 largest law firms and has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Diverse Law Firms by Law360. More information about its practice areas, offices and insider’s view newsletters is available at www.gunster.com.
Contact:
Jenni Garrison
Director of Business Development & Corporate Communications
561-804-4350, [email protected]