Gunster is pleased to announce that shareholder David Bates has been selected by the Best Lawyers in America as the 2015 Lawyer of the Year for West Palm Beach in the area of corporate law.
This is a prestigious honor granted to only one attorney in each practice area per region. The award is based on an extensive peer-review process that involves an initial nomination, voting and comments.
Bates is the co-chair of Gunster's technology and emerging companies groups. He has been practicing law for more than two decades. Bates counsels clients in the areas of technology law, venture capital, licensing and distribution, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance and securities. He also assists with corporate structuring and restructuring, employment, compensation and non-compete
arrangements, securities, franchising and licensing, distribution, sports and other business agreements.
Bates was awarded the same "Lawyer of the Year" award for the corporate practice in West Palm Beach in 2013. He has also been listed among Florida Trend's Legal Elite for the past ten consecutive years.
