Zirkelbach, Gaida

Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder, since 2003

Year Joined Organization: 2003

Languages

• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

Gaida is a business, technology and Internet attorney, providing strategic counseling and negotiating transactions in the areas of technology, Internet, interactive marketing, mergers and acquisitions, and privacy and security. She joined the firm in 2003. She advises large companies and start-ups and has vast experience in negotiating deals against technology and Internet industry leaders, including the largest online media properties and Fortune 500 companies. Super Lawyers, Florida Trend Legal Elite and the South Florida Legal Guide have recognized Gaida as an "Up & Comer," and publications such as the National Law Journal, E-Commerce Times, Florida Trend magazine, the South Florida Business Journal, and the Miami Herald have quoted Gaida on technology, Internet and marketing issues.

Areas of Practice

• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Technology, Internet and Licensing
• Media, Entertainment and Communications Law

West Practice Categories

Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Technology Licensing, Internet, Licensing, Communications & Media Law, Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 2003

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Dade County Young Lawyers (eMentoring Program)

Honors and Awards

• Federal judicial intern for The Honorable Mary S. Scriven, U.S. Magistrate judge
• National Dean's List
• Outstanding Associate Award, Stetson Law Review, 2003
• Book Award, Corporate Finance, 2003
• Florida Bright Futures Scholar
• Kiwanis Club scholarship recipient
• Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2009 - 2010
• Florida Trend, Legal Elite
• Florida Trend, Legal Elite, “Up & Comer”
• South Florida Legal Guide, “Up & Comer”
• Federal judicial intern for U.S. Magistrate Judge Mary S. Scriven, Hillsborough County
• National Dean’s List
• Outstanding Associate Award, Stetson Law Review
• Book Award, Corporate Finance
• Phi Delta Phi, International Legal Fraternity
• Beta Gamma Sigma, Business Honorary
• Omicron Delta Kappa, Leadership Honorary
• Instructor for University of San Francisco’s Advanced Social Media Course

Classes and Seminars

• Instructor for University of San Francisco’s Advanced Email Marketing Course
• Keynote speaker at “Social Media/Legal Mashup – Key Strategies Every Business Should Follow,” put on by the South Florida Interactive Marketing Association
• Speaker to South Florida HR Forum regarding “Social Media/Legal Mashup – Key Strategies Every Business Should Follow”
• Instructor for University of San Francisco’s Advanced Social Media Course
• Speaker for “Start-Up 101″ presentation to Refresh Miami; presentation featured in “Silicon Beach: Refresh Miami, September Edition
• Panelist for “When Privacy Counts,” Florida Direct Marketing Association

Pro Bono Activities

• Pet Set (young adults raising funds and awareness for the humane Society of Broward County)
• Board member, South Florida Interactive Marketing Association
• Member of The Forum Club of the Palm Beaches
• Member of the Economic Forum of Palm Beach County
• Board member of Palm Beach Green Drinks

Education

• Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, Florida, 2003
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Stetson Moot Court Board, 2002-2003
  Law Review: Stetson Law Review, Assistant Editor, 2002 - 2003
• Stetson University, 2003
  M.B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude
• Stetson University, 2000
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi
• Beta Gamma Sigma
• Omicron Delta Kappa
• Phi Eta Sigma

Published Works

• Social Media: Fad, Business Tool or Expensive Trap?, South Florida Business Journal
• Gunster Lawyers Work Bankrate’s Buys, Daily Business Review
• Twitter Hack Opens Pandora’s Box of Security Issues, E-Commerce Times
• Don’t tweet your way into ‘twouble’, The Miami Herald
• Claims of Greenwashing on the Rise, National Law Journal
• “Beware of ‘Green’ Services, Products, Florida Trend
• Greenwashing Claims Spawn Increase In Lawsuits
• "Social Media: Fad, Business Tool or Expensive Trap?”, South Florida Business Journal
• Tricky Dania Jai Alai Deal Involved Trading Stock to Retain Slots License, Daily Business Review
• Companies Say No to Friending or Tweeting, The National Law Journal
• Feds: Bloggers must disclose payments for endorsements, South Florida Business Journal

Address

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

Phones

(800) 749-1980
(561) 655-1980

Faxes

561-655-5677

Emails

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Websites

http://www.gunster.com