TAMPA, FL - The law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that Julio C. Esquivel, a partner in the Tampa office and a member of the firm’s national management committee, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Gasparilla Music Festival.  The Gasparilla Music Festival is a Florida non-profit that organizes an annual music festival in downtown Tampa the second weekend in March.  As part of its mission to support and promote music education, the organization is involved throughout the year in several initiatives including providing scholarships and instruments to music students.

Julio focuses his practice in corporate, securities, M&A and general business matters. He has significant experience with a wide variety of transaction structures across a broad range of industries, and has handled matters for start-up companies, growth stage enterprises and established private and public companies. Julio received his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and his B.S. from the University of Florida.

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