Florida Politics recently spoke with Former U.S. Senator and Gunster Chairman George LeMieux regarding his prediction for Florida’s continued statewide growth and political landscape. Central and South Florida are booming and should become nationally important ‘super regions,’ LeMieux explains. “We’re the gateway to Latin America, which is really important where we’re sitting here in Miami […]

Law360 Pulse recently published an article detailing Gunster‘s expansion into the Naples market. Effective January 1, 2023, Gunster will be merging with Grant Fridkin Pearson, a Naples law firm with 27 years of practice in southwest Florida. The article explains that Gunster has long set its sights on expanding to Naples, and the Grant Fridkin […]

The Business Observer recently published a story highlighting Gunster‘s expansion to the Naples market. Effective January 1, 2023, Gunster will be merging with Grant Fridkin Pearson, a Naples law firm with 27 years of practice in southwest Florida. After the 12 attorneys and 15-member professional staff of Grant Fridkin Pearson join Gunster, the firm will […]

Reuters, Bloomberg Law and M&A Critique published articles mentioning Gunster‘s recently announced expansion into the Naples market. Effective January 1, 2023, Gunster will be merging with Grant Fridkin Pearson, a Naples law firm with 27 years of practice in southwest Florida. The articles explain that this merger comes on the heels of Gunster’s recent merger […]

In a recent Law360 article, Gunster Shareholder William Hill is mentioned discussing Section 1782 discovery in International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) cases. Section 1782 allows federal courts to order entities in their districts to turn over evidence to be used in proceedings before a “foreign or international tribunal,” the article explains. Hill […]

Daily Energy Insider recently spoke with Gunster’s Government Affairs & Lobbying Chair, Ron Brisé, regarding Florida’s grid-hardening investments which have allowed the state to rebound efficiently following recent catastrophic events such as Hurricane Ian. “After hurricane Ian the restoration time was remarkable — 98 percent of the customers that could take electricity had power restored […]

In the 2022 edition of Florida Trend‘s “Florida 500” list, Bill Perry, George LeMieux, Mike Tanner and Peter Quinter are featured. Of note, this marks the first year for four Gunster attorneys to be selected. Now in its fifth year, the Florida 500 is a prestigious annual list that identifies, recognizes and highlights Florida business […]

The South Florida Business Journal recently quoted Gunster Attorney Elinette Ruiz-Diaz de la Portilla in an article discussing a developer’s plans to fill in part of a privately-owned lake in Miami-Dade County. The project creatively attempts to build multifamily in an effort to alleviate the housing crisis in this region. “This application attempts to help […]

On October 1, 2022, Gunster completed a merger transaction with the Barnett law firm, a Tampa-based law firm formerly known as Barnett, Kirkwood, Koche, Long & Foster. Barnett attorneys joined Gunster’s Tax, Corporate, Real Estate, Business Litigation and Private Wealth Services practices. This merger positions Gunster as one of the Tampa Bay region’s largest commercial law firms, with 51 attorneys and 39 […]