WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (March 2, 2007) – Michael V. Mitrione, a corporate attorney and shareholder at Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart in West Palm Beach, was recently appointed to the North Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
Mitrione is chair of Gunster Yoakley’s Corporate Department and has been with the firm since 1979. He concentrates his practice in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity transactions, partnerships, licensing, securities law compliance, and banking, plus other corporate, securities and finance matters.
Currently, Mitrione serves on the advisory board for the Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at University of Florida’s Warrington School of Business. Mitrione has been active in numerous civic and professional organizations, including the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, where he served as Chairman from 1989-1990, and currently serves on its Life Science Strategic Steering Group; the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Greater Palm Beach, where he served as president from 2002-2004; the National Association of Corporate Directors; and SunFest of Palm Beach County, Inc. Board of Directors. Mitrione has been listed as one of “The Best Lawyers in America” for corporate law every year since 1991, and has been named a “Super Lawyer” by Florida Trend. He is a member of the American Bar Association, The Florida Bar and The New York State Bar Association.
About Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart
The West Palm Beach office of Gunster Yoakley is Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest full-service law firm. The firm, 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, Miami, Palm Beach, Stuart, 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, litigation, real estate and trusts and estates. For more information, visit www.gunster.com, or call (800) 749-1980.
