FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (August 12, 2008) – Nicholas Robbins, a corporate attorney at Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. in West Palm Beach, has been appointed chair of the board of directors of the fast-expanding Angel Investment Forum of Florida (AIFFL), effective August 1, 2008. He served on the board during the 2007-08 term.
A not-for-profit organization that supports the state’s growing base of entrepreneurs and investors, AIFFL serves as a conduit to introduce individual “angel” investors to local entrepreneurs in an effort to help promote business growth in Florida. This type of investor generally invests in emerging and expanding companies, typically with financial support ranging from $50,000 to $2 million. The organization recently relocated its meetings to Jupiter, Fla., a strategic move in order to be closer to the state’s emerging bio-tech cluster, including Max Planck, Scripps and Florida Atlantic University.
A member of the firm’s Technology and Emerging Companies Practice Group, Robbins is quickly becoming the go-to attorney for venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate and strategic guidance for South Florida technology, Internet and emerging growth companies. He has completed more than $200 million in venture capital transactions and more than $1 billion in mergers and acquisitions transactions. Prior to joining Gunster Yoakley in 2005, he worked in the wealth management division of UBS Financial Services, Inc. and in the Business Practice Group of the law firm of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP, in Boston, Mass.
For more information about AIFFL, visit www.aiffl.org or call (772) 214-3017.
About Gunster Yoakley
Gunster Yoakley is Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest full-service law firm. Established in 1925, the firm offers a broad range of legal services to its impressive client base of businesses, institutions, local governments and prominent individuals. Gunster Yoakley has offices in Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Vero Beach and West Palm Beach. Gunster Yoakley is home to 130 attorneys and more than 200 dedicated support staff providing counsel to clients through numerous practice groups including corporate, business litigation, real estate, and trusts and estates. For more information, visit www.gunster.com, or call (800) 749-1980.
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