Primary Job Title Legal Counsel Primary Organization 
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Location West Palm Beach, Florida, United States Regions Greater Miami Area, East Coast, Southern US Gender Male
David Bates is a Shareholder of Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. David serves on the firm's Board of Directors and is Co-Chairman of the Firm’s Technology & Entrepreneurial Companies Practice Group. He regularly counsels clients in the areas of Technology Law, Venture Capital, Licensing & Distribution, Mergers & Acquisitions
and Corporate Finance & Securities. David’s honors include being named the 2013 Corporate Lawyer of the Year for West Palm Beach and one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Florida by Super Lawyers, being selected one of the Best Lawyers in America for Technology Law, being selected the South Florida Business Journal’s Key partner for Business Law in 2007, receiving the highest rating possible from Martindale Hubble, being included as 1 of 15 Lawyers in the South Florida Business Journal’s Special Report on the “Corporate Elite”, being selected multiple times as one of “Florida Legal Elite” by attorneys in Florida Trend magazine, being voted by fellow attorneys as “Best of the Bar” in The South Florida Business Journal in categories of Business Law and Technology Law, being selected as a “Heavy Hitter in Technology” by the South Florida Business Journal, and being named a top attorney in the South Florida Legal Guide. David was featured on the cover of Florida Lawyer magazine for his responsiveness and dedication to his clients.
