Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC, Boca Raton

PLDO announces that Partner John (Jay) R. Gowell and Associate Joshua J. Butera have joined the firm's expanded Corporate & Commercial Real Estate Development team in its Boca Raton office. Attorney Gowell is a nationally recognized bond counsel with decades of experience in corporate law and real estate development in the private and public sectors. His wide-ranging representation includes purchase and sale transactions of assets such as office buildings, shopping centers, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, marinas and others. Attorney Butera assists clients with corporate compliance, contracts and regulatory issues. He has managed multimillion-dollar business transactions for software and renewable energy companies.