Michael V Mitrione

- Corporate Law

- Corporate Finance Law

- Securities Law & Corporate Governance

- Banking & Financial Services

- Emerging Companies

- Family Office

- Mergers and Acquisitions

Michael Mitrione is a shareholder who is a part of Gunster’s Corporate practice as well as the firm’s Banking and Securities practices.

Mike joined the firm after practicing in New York City for four years. He served as the chair of Gunster’s Corporate practice for more than two decades, as well as served on the firm’s board of directors.

Mike routinely advises clients in a wide variety of matters including business, corporate, securities and banking law. Mike strives to bring a value-oriented, practical, problem solving approach to all matters.

Mike has represented companies and investors in a wide variety of industries and at all stages of growth, from private start-up ventures to large public companies. Mike provides strategic counseling for and advises U.S. and foreign based entities and their directors and officers on mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings, corporate governance and joint ventures. Mike also advises clients on corporate structuring and restructuring, employment, compensation and non-compete arrangements, securities and banking regulatory compliance, and licensing, distribution, sports and other business agreements.

Mike has received recognition from numerous industry publications, including The Best Lawyers in America®, Chambers USA, Super Lawyers, Florida Trend and South Florida Business Journal.

Mike speaks Italian, so he has particular experience in advising various Italian organizations conducting business in the United States.

-“Bank Executive Compensation and Employee Retention: Get It Right or Forget Doing a Bank Merger,” Florida Bankers’ Association annual meeting, Miami Beach, FL, June 2016

-South Florida Legal Guide, Top Attorneys handle important financial transactions for their clients (Financial Edition, October 2014)

-“Director Duties and Liabilities,” Florida Bankers Association Annual Convention

-“Financing Growth in a Volatile Market,” Florida 100 Conference

-“Going Public,” Florida 100 Conference

-“Growth Financing,” Florida 100 Conference

-“Duties and Responsibilities of Bank Directors – How to Avoid Liability,” University of Florida’s Third Annual Seminar for Directors of Financial Institutions

-“The Practicalities of Capital Raising,” Treasure Coast Entrepreneurs Club

-“Legislative Developments Affecting Not-For-Profit Corporations and Condominium Associations,” Broward County Chapter of the Florida Institute of CPAs

-“The New Florida Business Corporation Act,” various chapters of the Florida Institute of CPAs

-Florida Corporate Practice, 4th Ed., contributing author