Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.

About this office:

Established in 1925, Gunster Yoakley is one of Florida's oldest and largest full-service law firms. Its substantial and diversified practice offers a broad range of legal services to its client base of businesses, institutions, local governments, and prominent individuals. Gunster Yoakley has offices in Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Vero Beach, and West Palm Beach and is home to 130 attorneys and more than 200 dedicated support staff, providing counsel to clients through numerous practice groups including corporate, litigation, real estate, and trusts and estates. For more information, please call 1-800-749-1980 or visit www.gunster.com.

General Civil and Trial Practice in all states, Appellate and Federal Courts, Corporate and Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities Litigation, Partnership and Tax, Employment and Labor, Financial Institutions, Real Estate Development and Finance, Leisure and Resorts, Environmental, Land Use and Administrative Law, Franchise and Distribution, Bond Financing, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Eminent Domain, Trusts and Estates, Probate, Guardianship and Trust Litigation, International Law, Immigration, Health Care, Technology and Computer Law, South America, Central America and the Caribbean, Commercial Litigation, Financial Services, Pharmaceutical Litigation, Portfolio Acquisition, Private Wealth Services, Tax.

USCIS' Office of Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) Commences Audit of H-1B Program
Jay Carmichael, Luciana Melo, Mariana R. Ribeiro, Sarah Lea Tobocman, October 30, 2009
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) reports that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) Office of Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) has commenced an assessment of the H-1B program. Its compliance review methods include review of public records and information,...

Deadline to Comply with the Requirements of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcing Act is Approaching
Andres A. Fernandez, Marina Olman, Clemente L. Vazquez-Bello, October 27, 2009
In November 2008, the United States Department of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System released a joint final rule ("Final Rule") to implement the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 ("Act").

FinCEN Announces New Outreach Program to Depository Institutions with Assets under $5 billion
Andres A. Fernandez, Marina Olman, Clemente L. Vazquez-Bello, October 27, 2009
In 2008, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") initiated an outreach effort to better understand how different financial institutions comply with FinCEN regulations ("Program"). During the first stage of the Program, FinCEN met with many of the nation's largest...

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