Primary Office

450 East Las Olas Boulevard
Suite 1400

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
33301-4206

P: (954) 667-3720

F: (954) 888-2037

rwhite@gunster.com

Bob White is a shareholder who joined the firm in 2005.

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Practice Areas[ - ]

• Business & Corporate Law
• Technology Law
• Emerging Growth & Entrepreneurial Companies
• Private Equity & Venture Capital Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Corporate Finance Law
• Corporate Governance
• Securities Law
• Member of Firm’s Technology Committee
• Head of Venture Capital & Private Equity Committee of Firm’s Securities Practice Group

Education[ - ]

• University of Miami, J.D., 1986
• Emory University, M.B.A., 1980
• Emory University, B.S., 1976

Honors[ - ]

• University of Miami Law Review
• The Best Lawyers in America, Technology Law, 2007-12
• Florida Trend‘s Legal Elite, 2010-12

Seminars & Presentations[ - ]

• Panelist, “Profitable Growth – It Doesn’t Happen by Accident,” Executives for Florida Growth, October 2011
• Panelist, “Can Your Business Survive a Due Diligence Process?,” Gold Coast Venture Capital Association, October 2011
• Panelist, “Cybersecurity – What Every CFO Should Know,” September 2011
• Discussion Leader, “The CFO as Chief Investor – It’s Time to Make “Right” Investments and Do Deals” (corporate growth/mergers and acquisitions event), The CFO Alliance, June 2011
• Panelist, “Profitable Growth – It Doesn’t Happen By Accident,” Executives for Florida Growth, June 2011
• Presented Lecture on “The Venture Capital Term Sheet – Provisions and Considerations” at Florida Atlantic University Business School, March 2011
• Presented Webinars on “How to Capitalize on Social Networking as a Lawyer in 2011 – The Best Ways to Use Facebook, Linked In and Twitter,” January 2011
• Panelist, “Cloud Computing and Software as a Service – Critical Issues You Should Understand,” 2010
• Panel Moderator, “IT Governance and ROI Alignment – Concerns of CFO’s and CIO’s,” Information Systems Audit and Control Association, 2010
• Faculty Member, University of San Francisco Internet Marketing Online Program. Gave lectures as part of University’s online technology training program. Lectures have included legal aspects of Internet marketing, including affiliate marketing risks and challenges, search engine optimization techniques, CAN-SPAM and other laws and regulations, database security, international Internet marketing and e-commerce issues, spamming issues, net neutrality, FCC and FTC issues, mobile marketing and advertising issues, mobile marketing privacy issues and website protection
• Panelist, “Why Business Plans Don’t Get Funded,” Gold Coast Venture Capital Association, May 2010
• Presenter Continuing Legal Education lecture on “Think Before You Type – Some Ethical Pitfalls of Marketing Through Social Networks,” 2010
• Lecturer, “Technology Licensing – Issues and Considerations,” Florida Atlantic University Business School, 2010
• Speaker, “LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter – Use of Social Media by Lawyers”, Broward County Bar Association Bench-Bar Conference, 2009
• Panelist, “Are you Ready for IPO? – Strategies and Steps For How and When to Take Your Company Public,” Gold Coast Venture Capital Association, 2008
• Panelist, “Term Sheets for Angel and Venture Capital Investors,” Gold Coast Venture Capital Association
• Speaker, “The State of Venture Capital Investment in Florida,” Broward Alliance Technology, Science and Research Committee
• Speaker, “Why Not To Go Public,” Gold Coast Venture Capital Association
• Panelist, “Financing an Early Stage Company,” Gold Coast Venture Capital Association
• Panelist, “Financing of Emerging Technology Companies,” Enterprise Development Corporation Emerging Technology Business Showcase
• Speaker, “Doing Business in Florida,” Enterprise Florida

Publications[ - ]

• “Preparation, Analysis Can Safeguard Businesses When Cloud Computing,” Daily Business Review, October 2011
• Gunster’s Boardroom Brief, “The America Invents Act: Fundamental Changes to America’s Patent System,” October 2011
• Gunster’s Boardroom Brief, “Protecting Your Company’s Intellectual Property Against Employee Claims,” May 2011
• Gunster’s Boardroom Brief, “The LinkedIn IPO – Implications for the Tech Economy,” May 2011
• Gunster’s Boardroom Brief, “Lessons From The Epsilon Data Breach,” April 2011
• Gunster’s Boardroom Brief, “Time to Think About Growth Again,” 2011
• Gunster’s Boardroom Brief, “Outside Financing for Early Stage Companies – Dealing with the ‘New Normal,’” 2011
• Gunster’s Boardroom Brief, “What Are the Implications for Employers of the Recent American Medical Response/Facebook Matter?,” 2011
• Gunster’s Boardroom Brief, “Problems With Social Networking by Health Care Professionals,” 2010
• Gunster’s Boardroom Brief, “Cloud Computing: Advantages and Disadvantages,” 2010
• Gunster’s Boardroom Brief, “The Facebook/Ceglia Case: Good Lessons for Entrepreneurs,” 2010
• Gunster’s Boardroom Brief, “Regional Transformation – Can Silicon Beach Come Back?,” 2010
• Co-authored the Appraisal Rights chapter of the Florida Corporate Practice Manual, Fifth Edition, published by the Florida Bar, 2008

Bar Admissions[ - ]

The Florida Bar, 1986

Civic & Community Service[ - ]

• Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, Member, Board of Directors
• Executives for Florida Growth, Founding Member (2011)
• Association for Corporate Growth (South Florida Chapter), Member of Steering Committee and Chairman of Marketing Subcommittee for 2011 Florida Capital Connection
• Florida Atlantic University College of Business, Judge for Student Mergers and Acquisitions Pitch Book Contest, December 2011
• Florida Atlantic University College of Business and Adams Center for Entrepreneurship, Final Round Judge in Business Plan Competition, April 2011
• Florida Atlantic University Business School MBA Program’s Student Venture Capital Competition, Judge, April 2011
• Final Round Judge, Association for Corporate Growth ACG Cup Business Plan Contest, March 2011
• Muscular Dystrophy Association’s 2010 “Fort Lauderdale Lock-Up” event, participant and fundraiser, 2010 and 2011
• Enterprise Development Corporation, Member, Board of Directors
• Emory University – Goizueta Business School Alumni Mentor Program, Business Student eMentor