Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce that CEO and Managing Shareholder H. William (Bill) Perry, and Real Property Co-Chair and Shareholder Brian M. Seymour, have been named among South Florida Business Journal’s (SFBJ) 2025 "Power Leaders 250."
SFBJ's Power Leaders list annually spotlights South Florida icons in the business community, who have significantly impacted their industries and communities through innovation, leadership and vision, while influencing the growth of South Florida's economy. Of note, this special publication reaches an audience of over 30,000 business leaders.
Perry manages Gunster’s day-to-day operations while practicing real estate and business law. Over the years, he has been instrumental in the growth and prosperity of South Florida, having worked on infrastructure projects including power plants, airports and large residential communities. Perry’s diverse clientele includes real estate developers, contractors, shipping companies, railways, energy companies, aggregate suppliers and road contractors. Perry has been actively involved in a number of statewide and local organizations that are focused on making Florida the best it can be, including the Florida Chamber Foundation, Leadership Florida, the Economic Council of Palm Beach County, and the South Florida Regional Partnership.
Seymour co-chairs Gunster’s Real Property practice where he represents land owners and developers in matters of land use, zoning, comprehensive planning and environmental resource permitting, as well as eminent domain, land use and constitutional property rights litigation. He serves as chairman of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County and is invested in a number of other local organizations, including the Economic Council of Palm Beach County, Chambers of Commerce, and the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County. Seymour also served as the vice chair of the Florida Elections Commission and is an active member of Leadership Florida.
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About Gunster
Gunster, Florida’s law firm for business, provides full-service legal counsel to leading organizations and individuals from its 12 offices statewide. Established in 1925, the firm has expanded, diversified and evolved, but always with a singular focus: Florida and its clients’ stake in it. A magnet for business-savvy attorneys who embrace collaboration for the greatest advantage of clients, Gunster’s growth has not been at the expense of personalized service but because of it. The firm serves clients from its offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Tampa, Vero Beach, and its headquarters in West Palm Beach. With more than 300 attorneys and consultants, and over 290 committed professional staff, Gunster is ranked among the National Law Journal’s list of the 500 largest law firms and has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Diverse Law Firms by Law360. More information about its practice areas, offices and insider’s view newsletters is available at www.gunster.com.
