FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (March 28, 2008) – Paul W.A. Courtnell, Jr., a shareholder and the director of the Leisure and Resorts Practice Group at Gunster Yoakley in West Palm Beach, will be included in Chambers USA 2008, a prestigious annual publication that showcases the country’s leading attorneys in their respective practice area. The publication, produced by U.K.-based Chambers and Partners, makes its selections based on independent research compiled from interviews with practitioners and clients across the country in order to assess the credentials and capabilities of every attorney.
A member of the firm since 1976, Courtnell concentrates his practice in private clubs and resorts; hospitality; timeshare and vacation clubs; real estate development and finance; real estate transactions; tax exempt bond financing; special taxing districts; and privatization and public/private partnerships.
“Paul has proven himself to be one of the country’s leading forces in the industry,” said colleague Jonathan Gilbert, a shareholder and member of Gunster’s Leisure and Resorts Practice Group. “By effectively utilizing our centrally located offices in or near affluent communities like Palm Beach and international business hubs like Miami, he has transformed Gunster’s Leisure and Resorts Practice Group into one of the strongest, most dynamic in the country.”
The Leisure and Resorts Practice Group, which works with clients in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe, China, India and Southeast Asia, provides consulting and legal services for club membership programs; land use and environmental issues; project financing; hotel and resort operations; international and “cross border” issues; marketing, master planned communities, mixed-use resort communities; real estate; recreational amenities and regulation. In addition to Courtnell and Gilbert, attorneys in the practice group include shareholders Michael P. Sim and Cynthia Spall.
About Gunster Yoakley
Gunster Yoakley, established in 1925, 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 more than 130 attorneys and over 200 dedicated support staff providing counsel to clients through numerous practice groups including corporate, litigation, real estate, and trusts and estates. For more information, visit www.gunster.com or call (800) 749-1980.
