WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 22, 2017) – Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce that 66 of its attorneys have been selected for the Best Lawyers in America list for 2018.
2018 Lawyers of the Year:In addition, 10 Gunster attorneys in nine different practice areas and three different geographic regions within Florida 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.
- Rick Burgess, environmental law, Fort Lauderdale
- John Cole, trusts & estates litigation, Jacksonville
- Joe Curley, bet-the-company litigation, West Palm Beach
- Bill Hennessey, trusts & estates, West Palm Beach
- Tom Hickey, corporate law, West Palm Beach
- John Little, land use & zoning law, West Palm Beach
- Stephen Page, intellectual property litigation, West Palm Beach
- Joe Santoro, labor & employment litigation, West Palm Beach
- Mike Simon, trusts & estates litigation, West Palm Beach
- David Wells, banking & finance law, Jacksonville
2018 Best Lawyers in America:
The following attorneys are included on the 2018 ‘Best Lawyers in America’ list:
Gunster’s 2018 Best Lawyers in America honorees include (pictured above in top row, L to R) Nicole Atkinson, Derek Bruce, Angel Cortinas, Heidi Davis-Knapik, Mark Ragusa; and (bottom row, L to R) Juan Muniz, Mahesh Nanwani, Luna Phillips, Lisa Schneider, and Allison Turnbull.
| Administrative/Regulatory Law
Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law – Individuals
Employment Law – Management
Energy Law
Environmental Law
First Amendment Law
Government Relations Practice
Health Care Law
Immigration Law
Labor Law – Management
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Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation – Antitrust
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Environmental
Litigation – First Amendment
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
Litigation – Patent
Litigation – Real Estate
Litigation – Securities
Litigation – Trust and Estates
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Media Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tax Law
Technology Law
Trusts and Estates
Utilities Law |
*new to list in 2018
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 2018 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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About Gunster
Gunster, Florida’s law firm for business, provides full-service legal counsel to leading organizations and individuals from its 13 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 Bayshore, Tampa Downtown, Vero Beach, and its headquarters in West Palm Beach. With more than 280 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.
Contact:
Jenni Garrison
Director of Business Development & Corporate Communications
561-804-4350, [email protected]
