(West Palm Beach, FL) October 5, 2009-Brian M. Seymour and Kevin M. Levy, both shareholders of Gunster, Attorneys at Law, have been awarded the 2009 Movers and Shakers Award by South Florida Business Leader Magazine. The award honors up and coming business leaders in southern Florida. They will be recognized along with other winners from various industries at a ceremony on November 9, 2009.
Seymour, based out of Gunster’s West Palm Beach office, is the practice leader for Gunster’s Environmental & Land Use practice, overseeing approximately 15 attorneys as well as paralegals, planners and staff. Recently, Mr. Seymour was appointed to the Florida Elections Commission by Governor Charlie Crist, after being nominated by Senate President Jeff Atwater. He is also a member of the Young Leadership Board of Directors for the Republican Jewish Coalition, and holds positions with the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County including Board of Directors, Vice Chairperson & Campaign Chairperson for its Business & Professions Division. Additionally, he is a member of the United Jewish Communities National Young Leadership Cabinet. Mr. Seymour’s practice consists of representation of clients before state and local governmental bodies on matters of environmental permitting, land use, and development related issues, as well as litigating both property rights and business litigation matters in courts throughout Florida. Mr. Seymour is also one of the creators, along with Mr. Levy, of Gunster’s Israel practice, focusing on representing Israeli companies doing business in Florida and clients doing business with Israeli companies.
Levy, based out of Gunster’s Miami office, is a member of Gunster’s Technology & Entrepreneurial Companies practice group and, along with Mr. Seymour, is one of the creators of Gunster’s Israel practice. Mr. Levy is AV-rated and he was honored as one of the South Florida Business Journal 40 Under 40 in 2009 and named to The Best Lawyers in America for Technology Law 2007-2010 and Florida Trend Legal Elite 2007-2009. Mr. Levy is a founding member of the Miami Urban Technology Alliance and holds board of director and committee positions with several professional organizations, including the Florida Israel Business Forum, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Beacon Council and The Launch Pad at Toppel. Mr. Levy is often quoted by both legal and technology media on issues involving technology and the law. Mr. Levy is a member of the 2003 class of Leadership Miami. Mr. Levy also serves on the board of directors for several community foundations with the mission of improving the lives of children in the Miami community, including the Voices for Children Foundation and the Greater Miami Tennis and Education Foundation.
About Gunster
Established in 1925, Gunster is a full-service Florida law firm with eight offices around the state, providing counsel to leading businesses and individuals. Our statewide presence and culture reflect the firm’s status as Florida’s lawyers for business. Gunster services clients from its offices in Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Vero Beach and its headquarters in West Palm Beach with 140 attorneys and 200 committed support staff.
