64 Gunster attorneys make 2016 Best Lawyers’ list; 9 named ‘Lawyers of the Year’

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 2, 2015) – Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce that 64 of its attorneys have been selected for the Best Lawyers in America list for 2016.

In addition, nine Gunster attorneys in eight different practice areas and three different geographic regions have been named Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers. This sublist is exclusive: only one lawyer in a particular practice area and geographic region is selected each year.

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The following attorneys are included on the 2016 ‘Best Lawyers in America’ list:

Administrative/Regulatory Law Beth Keating George S. LeMieux Banking and Finance Law Michael V. Mitrione Bet-the-Company Litigation G. Joseph Curley David M. Wells Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Michael V. Mitrione Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Michael V. Mitrione Commercial Litigation Jack Aiello David R. Atkinson Jr. Nicole K. Atkinson Michael Cavendish Linda A. Conahan Angel A. Cortinas* G. Joseph Curley William K. Hill George S. LeMieux John W. Little III Edward A. Marod Raymond V. Miller Stephen C. Page Joseph L. Raia Joseph G. Santoro Gregor J. Schwinghammer Jr. Brian M. Seymour David M. Wells Construction Law David M. Wells Corporate Governance Law Gregory K. Bader* Corporate Law David G. Bates Thomas A. Hickey Michael V. Mitrione Mark J. Scheer Robert C. White Jr. Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Amy Brigham Boulris John W. Little III Juan M. Muñiz Brian M. Seymour Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law James B. Davis Employment Law – Individuals Michael R. Freed Energy Law Charles A. Guyton Beth Keating Environmental Law Rick J. Burgess Terry Cole Donald R. Hall M. Lynn Pappas Luna E. Phillips Government Relations Practice Simon Ferro Gregory M. Munson* J. Larry Williams Health Care Law Bruce D. Lamb Immigration Law Sarah Lea Tobocman Land Use and Zoning Law Simon Ferro Donald R. Hall John W. Little III M. Lynn Pappas

Litigation – Antitrust David M. Wells Litigation – Banking and Finance Michael Cavendish Linda A. Conahan William K. Hill David M. Wells Litigation – Construction David M. Wells Litigation – Environmental Rick J. Burgess Litigation – Intellectual Property David R. Atkinson Jr. Stephen C. Page Litigation – Labor and Employment G. Joseph Curley Joseph G. Santoro   Litigation – Land Use and Zoning Donald R. Hall John W. Little III Brian M. Seymour Litigation – Patent David R. Atkinson Jr. Litigation – Real Estate David R. Atkinson Jr. Nicole K. Atkinson Linda A. Conahan Stephen C. Page David M. Wells Litigation – Securities David M. Wells Litigation – Trust and Estates Nicole K. Atkinson Debra L. Boje Fabienne Fahnestock William T. Hennessey Thomas M. Karr* Stephen C. Page Lisa A. Schneider Michael D. Simon Litigation and Controversy – Tax Alan S. Lederman Adi Rappoport Mergers and Acquisitions Law David G. Bates Real Estate Law Lewis F. Crippen Danielle DeVito-Hurley Donald R. Hall Paul K. Hines Heidi Davis Knapik* Daniel M. Mackler Frank E. Miller M. Lynn Pappas H. William Perry Cynthia C. Russomano James B. Soble Securities / Capital Markets Law Mahesh H. Nanwani Tax Law James B. Davis Mary E. Karr Alan S. Lederman Martin R. Press Mark J. Scheer Stephen G. Vogelsang Technology Law David G. Bates Robert C. White Jr. Trusts and Estates Debra L. Boje Elaine M. Bucher James B. Davis Daniel A. Hanley William T. Hennessey Lisa A. Schneider Stephen G. Vogelsang Utilities Law Lila A. Jaber

*new to list in 2016

Five Gunster attorneys are new to the Best Lawyers’ list in 2016:

• Gregory K. Bader – Leader of Gunster’s banking & financial services law practice, Greg has been involved with mergers and acquisitions for numerous public and private financial institutions operating inside and outside of Florida.

• Angel A. Cortinas – Co-leader of Gunster’s appellate practice, Angel served as an appellate judge on Florida’s 3rd District Court of Appeal for more than 8 years before joining Gunster in 2013.

• Thomas M. Karr – Tom practices exclusively in the area of probate, trust and fiduciary litigation and is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

• Heidi Davis Knapik – Heidi offers deep and broad experience from over 20 years of solving complex land use, zoning and development issues that arise under local, regional and state laws.

• Gregory M. Munson – Greg is a member of Gunster's environmental & land use and governmental affairs & lobbying teams. Prior to joining Gunster in 2013, he served as deputy secretary for water policy and ecosystem restoration for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Best Lawyers’ annual list is compiled as a result of peer-review surveys and is published in almost 70 countries around the world. Inclusion in the 2016 edition of Best Lawyers was based on millions of evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

Best Lawyers has partnered with U.S. News & World Report to rank law firms in the United States for its annual Best Law Firms list, on which Gunster has consistently ranked well across many practice areas over the years. Best Law Firms’ first edition was published in 2010. 

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