Mitrione, Michael V.

Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder, since 1979

Year Joined Organization: 1979

Languages

• Italian

Lawyer Overview

Michael Mitrione is a shareholder, serves on Gunster's Board of Directors, and served as the leader of our Corporate Practice for over 20 years. Mr. Mitrione joined the firm in 1979 after practicing in New York City for four years.

Areas of Practice

• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Private Equity and Venture Capital Transactions
• Corporate Finance and Securities
• Joint Ventures and Partnerships
• Licensing; Sports Representation
• Financial Institutions

West Practice Categories

Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Private Placements, Venture Capital, Banking & Finance Law, Securities Law, Business Organizations, Joint Ventures, Partnerships, Licensing, Sports

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1980
• New York, 1976

Professional Associations and Memberships

• The Florida Bar (Corporations and Securities Committee)
• The Florida Bar, Business Law Section
• The Florida Bar (Corporate Law Revision Committee)
• The Florida Bar (Legislative Subcommittee)
• The Florida Bar (Co-Chairman, Chapter 517 Revision Committee)
• American Bar Association (Business Law Section)
• Fordham University School of Law, 1996 - Present (National Alumni Advisory Board)
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Greater Palm Beach County Chapter, 1996 - Present (Board of Directors, President (2002-2004))
• Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, 1986 - 1991 (Board of Directors)
• Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, 1989 - 1990 (Chairman of the Board)
• National Association of Corporate Directors, 1987 - 1990 (Vice President and Secretary, South Florida Chapter)
• SunFest of Palm Beach County, Inc. (Board of Directors)
• Foundation for the Center for Family Services, 1991 - 1993 (Board of Trustees)
• New York State Bar Association
• Univeristy of Florida Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (Advisory Board)

Honors and Awards

• AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• The Best Lawyers in America, for Corporate Law, 1991 - Present
• One of the “Florida Legal Elite” by Florida Trend
• Named a Top Lawyer by the South Florida Legal Guide in the Category of Corporate Law
• Selected as One of the “Super Lawyers” by Law & Politics
• West Palm Beach Best Lawyers Corporate Lawyer of the Year
• Chambers and Partners, Leaders in Their Field, Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity, 2009 - 2010
• Florida Super Lawyers, Law & Politics, 2009 - 2010
• Florida Trend, Legal Elite
• South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyer, Corporate Law
• Leadership Florida, Class XXVIII, 2009 - 2010

Classes and Seminars

• "Financing Growth in a Volatile Market", Florida 100 Conference, 2002
• "Director Duties and Liabilities", Florida Bankers Association Annual Convention, 1999
• "Going Public", Florida 100 Conference, 1997
• "Growth Financing", Florida 100 Conference, 1996
• "Duties and Responsibilities of Bank Directors - How to Avoid Liability", University of Florida's Third Annual Seminar for Directors of Financial Institutions, 1994
• "The Practicalities of Capital Raising", Treasure Coast Entrepreneurs Club, 1991
• "Legislative Developments Affecting Not-For-Profit Corporations and Condominium Associations", Broward County Chapter of the Florida Institute of CPA's, 1991
• "The New Florida Business Corporation Act", Various Chapters of the Florida Institute of CPAs, 1990 - 1991

Pro Bono Activities

• The Pine School, Board of Trustees
• Fordham University School of Law, Regional President, Alumni Association

Past Employment Positions

• New York City, Private Practice

Education

• Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York, 1975
  J.D.
  Honors: With Honors
• Fordham University, Bronx, New York, 1973
  B.A.
  Honors: With Honors

Published Works

• Florida Corporate Practice, (Contributing Author), 1990-2001, 4th Ed.

Address

777 South Flagler Drive
Suite 500 East
West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6194

Phones

(561) 650-0553

Faxes

561-655-5677

Emails

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Websites

http://www.gunster.com