Practice Areas & Industries: Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.

Practice/Industry Group Overview

In today's world, all communications create the potential for legal issues. Whether a company is advertising a product or service, issuing a press release, or publishing information, significant legal concerns may arise. The mission of our media, entertainment, and communications law practice is to help clients contain liabilities and capitalize on opportunities in this unique area of the law. This requires lawyers with special training and experience. To this end, our attorneys have trained at some of the best law schools in the country, and have previously worked in such related fields as public relations, government relations, and political communications.

We pride ourselves on our rich history of helping clients navigate these issues, and remain committed to providing the highest level of service available.

Services Available

• First Amendment, Defamation, and Privacy Litigation
• Pre-Publication and Pre-Broadcast Consulting
• Trademark and Copyright Law
• Media and Entertainment Industry Business Transactions

Representative Matters

• Defense of nationally known entertainment company in high-profile matter involving alleged invasion of privacy, commercial misappropriation, false light, and unfair trade practices.
• Intercession on behalf of prominent political figure in suit to prevent unauthorized use of name, likeness, and trademark.
• Representation of celebrities and companies in establishing spokesperson and sponsorship agreements.
• Defense of television networks in defamation and privacy lawsuits.
• Trademark and copyright prosecution and litigation.

Clients:
Arvida/JMB Partners, AutoNation, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., Bankrate, Inc., Boca Raton Resort and Club, Capital City Bank Group, Inc., Chiquita International, Inc., Citrix Systems, Inc., Flagler Development Corporation, Florida East Coast Industries, Inc., FTD, Inc., GE Capital, Gill Hotels Company, Inc., Innkeepers Hospitality, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Jupiter Island Club, Lee Munder Capital Group, Levenger Company, Lykes Bros., Inc., Murray Goodman Company, Park Avenue BBQ Restaurants, Pegasus Corporation of America, Pioneer Corporation, Pratt & Whitney, Ranger Construction Industries, Inc., Republic Services, Inc., Rybovich Spencer, SBA Communications Corporation, Seven Springs Golf Club, Smiths Industries PLC, Sonesta Hotels & Resorts, The St. Joe Company, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Teva Pharmaceutical, Trump International Golf Club, Trump National Golf Club, U.S. Sugar Corporation, U.S. Trust Company, United Technologies Corporation, WCI Communities, Inc.