For immediate release contact: ALYSON SELIGMAN Carey O’Donnell PR Group (561) 832-3231 [email protected] JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (December 29, 2008) — Marsha A. McCoy has joined the law firm of Gunster Yoakley as an associate in the firm’s Jacksonville office. Gunster, an 85-year-old law firm, has eight offices throughout Florida and 140 attorneys statewide. McCoy concentrates her […]

For immediate release contact: ALYSON SELIGMAN Carey O’Donnell PR Group (561) 832-3231 [email protected] Cavendish joins newly elected chair Ava L. Parker as JTA board leadership team for 2009 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — (DECEMBER 17, 2008) — Michael Cavendish, shareholder and litigation attorney with Gunster Yoakley, has been unanimously elected vice chairman of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority […]

Gunster attorney receives significant recognition from The Florida Bar Fort Lauderdale, Fla., December 17, 2008 Gunster attorney Heidi Davis Knapik has been selected to receive the Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award for 2009 from the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, which encompasses all of Broward County. This prestigious award recognizes Knapik for the outstanding effort, […]

Corporate Update – Fall 2008 Companies across America are breathing a sigh of relief as the Second Circuit essentially ended any debate on whether hybrid pension plans known as cash balance plans are age discriminatory. Prior to 2006, many believed cash balance plans would be banned, but Congress amended ERISA to specifically allow for these […]

Gunster – Banking Advisory, December 2008 Today, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) released a final reminder that institutions currently using the Bank Secrecy Act(“BSA”) Magnetic Media Filing Program(“Magnetic Filing”) must transition to the BSA Electronic Filing program (“BSA E-Filing”) no later than December 31, 2008 (“Final Reminder”). In July 2008, FinCEN announced its intention […]

Gunster – Banking Advisory, January 2009 Yesterday, the Financial Crimes EnforcementNetwork (“FinCEN”) announced that it has updated the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) Forms and Filing Requirements webpage to include the revised Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (“FBAR”) form for the 2008 reporting period (“Revised FBAR”). The FBAR must be […]

For immediate release contact: ALYSON SELIGMAN Carey O’Donnell PR Group (561) 832-3231 [email protected] JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — (DECEMBER 10, 2008) — James O. Birr III, an associate at the Gunster Yoakley law firm in Jacksonville, was named president of the University of North Florida alumni association this summer for a one-year term. Birr, who specializes in […]

Gunster – Banking Advisory, December 2008 Today, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network(“FinCEN”) announced the issuance of a final rule (“Final Rule”) setting forth new criteria to allow depository institutions to exempt transactions of certain customers from the requirement to file Currency Transaction Reports (“CTRs) for transactions incurrency in excess of $10,000. The Final Rule provides […]

Gunster – Banking Advisory, December 2008 Following the request of Florida Governor Charlie Crist, on December 1, 2008, representatives of the banking and mortgage lending industry announced they would urge financial institutions to voluntarily cease filing new foreclosure petitions and scheduling foreclosure sales on homestead properties for the next forty-five (45) days (“Announcement”). The Florida […]