Capital Sources: Foreign bank offices step up commercial lending As featured on DailyBusinessReview.com on December 14, 2011 State-licensed offices of foreign banks are lending more money to commercial and industrial borrowers, not only to businesses abroad but also to U.S. companies. Domestic borrowers have been getting about $3 of every $10 in loans at state-licensed foreign […]

Three private wealth attorneys join Gunster in Jacksonville By Deborah C Espana Daily Business Review – December 6, 2011 John P. Cole, Kevin A. Kane and Jason P. Van Lenten have left Ivan Cole Bonnette & Kane for West Palm Beach-based Gunster’s Jacksonville office, which expanded to 23 attorneys. To read this article in its […]

ArtiGras selects steering committee for the 27th Staging of the Fine Arts Festival TC Palm December 2, 2011 JUPITER — The 2012 ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival proudly announces the steering committee for the 27th edition of the festival which will be held February 18-20 at Abacoa in Jupiter, Fla. Leading the all the committees is […]

Gunster Announces Expansion into Tampa Bay Area As featured on Florida Trend.com  on November 22, 2011 Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest business law firms, announces an expansion into the Tampa Bay area with the addition of nine attorneys. The firm will open an office in downtown Tampa in the coming weeks with James B. […]

 Not a Beautiful Friendship: Perfecting the Chair-CEO Balance  By Kristin Gribben November 21, 2011 More companies are mastering the art of seperating the chair and CEO roles. But the relatively new leadership structure can still cause friction at companies that heven’t yet hit on the right formula. Personalities may clash, the CEO may resent not […]

Gunster to open in Tampa with ex-Ruden lawyers Premium content from South Florida Business Journal November 21, 2011 by Paul Brinkmann West Palm Beach-based Gunster is the winning suitor for a block of nine attorneys in Tampa Bay who are leaving Ruden McClosky, which is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The acquisition means Gunster will broaden […]

Justice Watch: Lawmakers decry proposed change to IRS rules Daily Business Review By John Pacenti November 21, 2011 There has been an uproar from Florida lawmakers over a proposed rule change by the Internal Revenue Service to require all nonresident aliens to report interest earned on U.S. accounts. To read the article in its entirety, […]

Preventive care gets popular as employers seek healthy workers Premium content from South Florida Business Journal by Jeff Zbar November 18, 2011 For the 370 people employed statewide by the Gunster  law firm, wellness and preventive care are part of the practice. They have weight-loss and healthy diet programs. A walking program uses an accelerometer […]

Appeals court upholds ruling on Martin development plan TC Palm By Tyler Treadway November 11, 2011 Appeals court ruling on Martin development plan will affect future land-use challenges; but how? A recent ruling by the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee on a 2008 Martin County lawsuit will either have a “chilling effect” on […]