What Gunster does

Gunster is a Florida-based, full-service law firm founded in 1925 and headquartered in West Palm Beach. The firm employs 330+ attorneys and consultants and 300+ support staff, organized across more than 30 practice and industry teams in 13 offices statewide (West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Coral Gables, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Tampa, Vero Beach). It serves middle-market companies, family and closely held businesses, private equity and investment funds, and high-net-worth individuals across practice areas including corporate/M&A, tax, private wealth, real estate, business litigation, healthcare, and international business. The firm is consistently ranked among the top 200 U.S. law firms and holds a Band 1 ranking in Chambers High Net Worth for Private Wealth Services.

Gunster generates revenue through traditional professional services fees — billable hours and per-matter engagements — with no publicly disclosed pricing schedule. Its go-to-market is relationship-led: attorney reputation, client and professional referrals, lateral partner hiring, and active sponsorship of Florida-focused industry events (Florida Tax Institute, ABA conferences, healthcare summits). The firm has pursued a programmatic Florida-wide consolidation strategy, completing mergers with Barnett Kirkwood (Tampa, October 2022) and Grant Fridkin (Naples, November 2022), and acquiring Katz Barron in Coral Gables (April 2025).

In March 2025, Gunster launched Zest, a wholly owned technology services subsidiary that provides AI-powered litigation and e-discovery services to mid-sized law firms. Zest integrates third-party AI tools from partners AIDA and Epiq for document review, with human oversight, and is co-led by e-discovery practitioner Michelle Six (previously at Kirkland & Ellis). Zest marks Gunster's first material move beyond traditional legal services into legal technology productized for external customers.

Name

Gunster

Legal name

Gunster

Website

https://gunster.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Gunster is a 100-year-old, Florida-based full-service law firm with 330+ attorneys across 13 statewide offices, serving middle-market companies, family businesses, private equity, and high-net-worth individuals in corporate, tax, private wealth, real estate, and litigation matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Boca Raton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Traditional law firm revenue through billable hours for legal services. The firm serves clients across corporate law, tax, private wealth services, real estate, litigation, and other practice areas with both hourly fee arrangements and potentially fixed-fee arrangements for certain matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Gunster is a Florida-based law firm that provides full-service legal counsel across corporate law, tax, private wealth services, business litigation, real estate, healthcare, construction, energy and utilities, and transportation and logistics, serving middle-market companies, family and closely held businesses, private equity firms, high net worth individuals, and tax-exempt organizations through more than 30 practice and industry teams and 13 statewide offices. In March 2025, the firm also launched Zest, a wholly owned technology services subsidiary that delivers AI-powered litigation and e-discovery services to mid-sized law firms using tools such as AIDA and Epiq.

Product overview

Gunster is a full-service Florida-based law firm offering legal services through multiple practice areas including Corporate Law, Tax Law, Private Wealth Services, Business Litigation, Real Estate, Healthcare, and more. The firm operates as a single unified offering without a modular software platform architecture. In March 2025, Gunster launched Zest as a technology services subsidiary providing AI-powered litigation and e-discovery services, which represents the firm's entry into legal technology products alongside its traditional legal services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Zest: A technology services subsidiary launched in March 2025 that provides AI-powered litigation and e-discovery services to mid-sized law firms. Zest partners with AI tools like AIDA and Epiq to help sort through large volumes of documents and evidence, with human oversight ensuring accuracy.

Products and services

• Corporate Law Services Full-service corporate legal counsel for businesses covering business organization, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, securities, executive compensation, and international business, delivered to mid-market companies across Florida and beyond.
• Private Wealth Services Integrated estate planning, wealth preservation, asset protection, charitable planning, and tax-efficient structures for high net worth individuals, families, and closely held businesses.
• Tax Law Services Federal, state, and international tax planning and controversy services for businesses, individuals, tax-exempt organizations, and investment funds.
• Business Litigation Services Business and commercial litigation representation for corporations, private equity funds, and individuals in disputes across Florida and federal courts.
• Real Estate Law Services Comprehensive legal representation for real estate clients across asset classes throughout Florida and the U.S., including acquisitions, development, financing, leasing, and disputes.
• Healthcare Law Services Legal, business, and regulatory counsel for healthcare industry clients, including providers, payors, and life sciences companies.
• Energy & Utilities Legal Services Comprehensive services across energy and utilities platforms for this highly regulated industry, spanning regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters.
• Construction Law Services Legal services for companies involved in the design, development, and construction process, covering transactional, regulatory, and dispute work.
• Transportation & Logistics Legal Services Legal counsel for clients across transportation and logistics covering regulatory, operational, and litigation matters.
• Zest AI-Powered eDiscovery and Litigation Services AI-powered litigation and e-discovery services for mid-sized law firms, using partner tools such as AIDA and Epiq to process large volumes of documents and evidence with human attorney oversight.

Quantifiable outcome

• Band 1 ranking in Chambers High Net Worth Guide for Private Wealth Services
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AIDAcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2025AIDA is an AI tool partnered with Gunster's Zest subsidiary for sorting through large volumes of documents and evidence in litigation and discovery services. Zest provides AI-powered litigation and discovery services to mid-sized law firms with human oversight ensuring accuracy.
• EpiqcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2025Epiq is an AI partner integrated with Gunster's Zest subsidiary for eDiscovery and document review services. The partnership enables mid-sized law firms to leverage AI-powered litigation support with human oversight.
• ZestcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2025Zest is Gunster's technology services subsidiary launched in March 2025, providing AI-powered litigation and discovery services to mid-sized law firms. Michelle Six co-leads Zest, bringing experience from leading e-discovery groups at Kirkland & Ellis.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Holland & Knight: One of the largest U.S. law firms, headquartered in Florida with deep statewide presence. Directly comparable to Gunster as a full-service Florida-based firm serving corporate, real estate, litigation, and private wealth clients with comparable scale and cross-disciplinary practice model.
• Akerman LLP: Major Florida-headquartered law firm with strong presence across the state. Directly competes with Gunster in middle-market M&A, real estate, healthcare, and corporate law, with a similar full-service regional business model and comparable attorney headcount.
• Greenberg Traurig: Among the largest U.S. law firms, founded in Miami with extensive Florida offices. Directly competes with Gunster across corporate, real estate, litigation, and private wealth, and represents a more global-scale comparable in the same Florida-anchored full-service model.
• Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson: Florida-based business law firm with a similar full-service model targeting middle-market companies, family businesses, and HNW individuals. Closely comparable to Gunster in client mix, geographic focus, and practice area breadth.
• Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough: Southeastern U.S. law firm with strong Florida presence serving corporate, litigation, real estate, and private wealth clients. Comparable to Gunster in full-service regional model and mid-market to enterprise client focus, with slightly broader multi-state reach.
• Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney: National law firm with significant Florida operations serving corporate, healthcare, financial services, and litigation clients. Directly comparable to Gunster in full-service mid-market and enterprise legal work, with overlapping Florida geographic coverage.
• Carlton Fields: Florida-based national law firm serving financial services, real estate, healthcare, and corporate clients. Comparable to Gunster in full-service regional model, Florida-centric headquarters, and similar client mix in middle-market and enterprise segments.

Broad incumbents

• Foley & Lardner: National full-service law firm with strong Florida presence and established healthcare, energy, and private wealth practices. Comparable to Gunster as a broader incumbent with deeper specialty benches and more geographic reach, competing in overlapping Florida sectors.

Others

• Epiq: Global legal services and technology company providing eDiscovery, document review, and managed services. Directly comparable to Gunster's Zest subsidiary as both a technology partner to Zest and a competitor in the AI-enabled legal services market.
• Relativity: Legal technology company offering the Relativity eDiscovery platform used widely in litigation and investigations. Comparable to Gunster's Zest offering as both an enabling ecosystem partner (recognized Zest co-lead as an AI Visionary) and a broader legal-tech incumbent in the same workflow space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gunsterlaw
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCjWh6GITdUdPzl65zIzH7Vg
• Facebookfacebook.com/GunsterLaw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gunster
• Instagraminstagram.com/gunsterlaw

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A3 records

Investments

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