WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (July 10, 2019) – Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce that Orlando office managing shareholder Derek Bruce has been invited by the Orlando Economic Partnership to serve on the work group of its Alliance for Regional Transportation (ART).

The ART initiative was established within OEP to serve as an educational venue and advocacy group for smart transportation solutions. The work group is a small group of representatives from some of Central Florida’s largest employers and transportation stakeholders across a variety of industries. The group will meet over the course of the next few months to have focused discussions in order to develop an articulated policy statement on transportation planning and priorities.

Gunster Orlando office managing shareholder Derek E. BruceWith nearly twenty years’ of practice, Bruce has developed experience in numerous areas of the law, ranging from the representation of clients in complex business litigation and property tax disputes, to the negotiation of large real estate transactions and the resolution of sensitive land use issues.

He previously served on the Orange County Board of Zoning Adjustment and the Orange County Planning and Zoning Commission where he developed an understanding of the codes and regulations in order to advance a regional approach to development. Bruce has also served on the boards of numerous statewide and local community organizations including Leadership Florida, the Central Florida Foundation, the African-American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida and the Randy Roberts Foundation.

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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]

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