Primary Office

777 South Flagler Drive
Suite 500 East

West Palm Beach, Florida
33401-6194

Secondary Office

151 Royal Palm Way

Palm Beach, Florida
33480-4249

P: (561) 650-0656

F: (561) 671-2541

klamb@gunster.com

Kevin Lamb is a shareholder who joined the firm in 2005. Prior to joining Gunster, Mr. Lamb was a partner in the Business Practice Group at the law firm of Testa, Hurwitz and Thibeault, LLP, in Boston, MA.

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Practice Areas[ - ]

• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Venture Capital and Private Equity
• General Corporate and Commercial Law
• Creditors’ Rights and Corporate Restructurings

Education[ - ]

• Washington and Lee University, J.D., 1982
• Washington and Lee University, B.A., 1978

Honors[ - ]

• AV Rated as independently determined by Martindale-Hubbell
• Florida Super Lawyers, 2006
• Massachusetts Super Lawyers, 2004
• Outstanding Lawyers of America, 2002-05
• Who’s Who in America, 2000-present
• Who’s Who in American Law, 1996-present
• U.S. Attorney General’s Honors Program, 1983

Seminars & Presentations[ - ]

• “Creating Corporate Growth in Tough Times,” sponsored by the Association for Corporate Growth, Panelist
• “The Venture Capital Term Sheet: Provisions and Considerations,” 2011 Angel Investor Boot Camp sponsored by the Angel Forum of Florida, Panelist
• “Your Global Business – Managing Risks & Capitalizing on Opportunities,” sponsored by HSBC and the South Florida Business Times, Miami, FL, Panelist
• “The Outlook for Angel and Venture Capital Investing in 2010,” The Angel Investment Forum of Florida, Panelist
• “Florida 2006 Economic and Real Estate Forecast,” sponsored by Daily Business Review, Miami, FL, Panelist
• “Managing Meltdowns,” Venture Capital Financing Seminar sponsored by CLE International, Boston, MA, Author and Panelist
• “Developing Private Equity Turnarounds and Workouts,” Seminar on Private Equity Restructuring, sponsored by the Institute for International Research, Boston, MA, Co-author and Panelist
• “Leases in the New Economy,” Boston Bar Association
• “What’s Up With Down Rounds?” Annual Venture Capital Seminar Sponsored by Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP, Co-author and Panelist
• “The Purchase and Sale of Assets in Bankruptcy,” Seminar on Negotiating Business Acquisitions, sponsored by the ABA Committee on Negotiated Acquisitions, New Orleans, LA, Author and Panelist
• “The Search for the White Knight: Finding the Right Buyer, Convincing the Judge and Closing the Deal,” American Bankruptcy Institute’s Annual Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C., Panelist
• “The Purchase and Sale of Assets in Bankruptcy,” American Bankruptcy Institute’s Annual Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C., Author and Panelist
• “Equitable Remedies,” American Bankruptcy Institute’s Annual Northeast Bankruptcy Conference, Co-author and Panelist
• “Winning the Subordination Battle,’ Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Co-author and Panelist
• “Legal Implications of Managing a Financially Distressed Company,” Boston College Graduate School of Management, Author and Panelist
• “Strategies for Developing and Implementing Your Business Plan,” International Conference for Women, Novgorod, Russia, Author and Panelist
• “Subordination Agreements in Bankruptcy, Winning the Subordination Battle,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Panelist
• “Due Diligence Concerns in Structuring, Marketing, and Trading in HLT Debt,” Infoline Annual Seminar on HLT and LDC Debt, Panelist
• “Directors’ and Officers’ Fiduciary Duties, Conflict Transactions, and Insolvency,” Ninth Annual New England Business and Securities Law Conference, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Author and Panelist
• “Strategies for Representing the Financially Troubled Company,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Panelist
• “The Cross Sections of Bankruptcy and Environmental Law and Policy: Practical Implications and Considerations,” Environmental Investing: Balancing Business Opportunities and Risks, Annual Seminar on Environment Law, Co-author and Panelist
• “The Ultimate Solution: Sale, Reorganization, or Liquidation,” and “Tactics and Strategies: Positive Planning in New England in the 1990s,” Seminar co-sponsored by Deloitte & Touche and Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, Co-author and Panelist
• “Counseling the Financially Troubled Company,” Massachusetts Bar Association, Panelist
• “How to Avoid Being Burned by Another Company’s Bankruptcy,” Inc. Magazine’s Annual Conference on “Growing the Company,” Panelist

Publications[ - ]

• “Winding Down a Business: Bankruptcy and Its Alternatives,” VentureEdge Magazine, Author
• “Managing Risks in Distressed companies – Director Duties to Shareholders, Creditors and Employees,” The Venture Capital Review, Co-author
• Inside the Minds: The Art & Science of Bankruptcy Law, Aspatore Books, Co-author
• “Bankruptcy Reorganization: A Model Worth Exporting,” The National Law Journal, Vol. 26, Number 24
• “In Tumultuous Market Conditions, Directors and Officers Must Have A Heightened Awareness Of Fiduciary Responsibilities”, Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law,” Co-author, May/June 2009
• “Buying IP Assets Out of Bankruptcy Requires Knowledge of the Process,” Mass High Tech Journal
• “Protecting Licensed Intellectual Property in Bankruptcy,” Intellectual Property Observer, republished in Patent Café Magazine

Professional Associations & Memberships[ - ]

• Angel Investment Forum of Florida, Board of Directors, 2010-present
• American Bar Association, Business Law Section
• American Bankruptcy Institute
  Advisory Committee, Annual Northeast Bankruptcy Conference, 2001-05
  Committees on Business Reorganizations, Finance and Banking
• Turnaround Management Association
• Bankruptcy Bar Association, Southern District of Florida

Bar Admissions[ - ]

• The Florida Bar, 2005
• The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bar, 1990
• The District of Columbia Bar, 1987
• The Commonwealth of Virginia Bar, 1982

Court Admissions[ - ]

• The Supreme Court of the United States, 2000
• The United States District Court
  Middle District of Florida, 2008
  Southern District of Florida, 2005
  District of Massachusetts, 1990

Civic & Community Service[ - ]

• Palm Beach Civic Association, Board of Directors, 2009-present
• Washington & Lee University Alumni Association, Board of Directors, 2009-present
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County
  Board of Directors, 2007-present
  Executive Committee 2011-present
• Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce
  Board of Directors, 2007-2012
  Vice President, 2009-present
• Palm Beach Day Academy
  Board of Trustees, 2011-present
  2010 Capital Campaign Steering Committee
  Corporate Sponsor Committee, 2007-present
• Friends of the Boston Public Garden & Common, Board of Directors, 1996-2005
• New England Chapter of Washington & Lee University Alumni Association, President, 1991-2000
• Haitian National Elections, International Election Observer, 1995