Our Hospitality Group advises owners, private equity funds, developers, operators, boutique brands and real estate investment trusts (REITS) in all aspects of their involvement in the hospitality industry, including hotels, resorts, spas, country clubs, golf courses, mixed used developments and restaurants, throughout the United States and globally.
As a full-service law firm with broad hospitality experience, spanning multidisciplinary teams, we advise on a full range of legal issues related to transactions, operations, franchising, real estate, construction and ADA compliance, labor and employment, regulatory compliance, technology and data security, taxation, dispute resolution, bankruptcy and restructuring, and litigation.
We routinely advise Hospitality clients on matters related to:
- Transactional dispositions related to the purchase and sale of hospitality assets, including hotel acquisitions and dispositions and complex equity and debt transactions;
- Third-party and brand management agreements, including technical service and pre-opening related development agreements;
- Franchising, licensing and branding;
- Asset management agreements;
- All manner of contracts, including all food, beverage and spa-related agreements; celebrity chef licensing agreements; online marketplace long-term and vacation lodging structures; online travel agent (OTAs) relationships; all operation-related day-to-day contracts, including, service contracts, group sales and catering agreements, master procurement agreements, hotel related space leases, exclusive vendor relationship arrangements, IT and software agreements, trademark and service mark licensing arrangements;
- All operations, from departmental management to day-to-day third-party related vendor or sale related contracts to liquor license structuring;
- Financings of hotel and resort real estate, including CMBS loans and public-private arrangements;
- Real estate, including leasing, land use, zoning and environmental matters;
- Construction and ADA compliance;
- Labor and employment, and union issues;
- Federal, state and local tax related matters and structuring;
- Technology and data security matters;
- Joint venture agreements;
- Dispute resolution;
- Receivership, bankruptcy and restructuring related issues; and
- Hospitality related commercial litigation.
Our team historically acts as in-house legal counsel for owners, small brand management and third-party management companies, as well as extensions of in-house legal departments for REITs and large third-party management companies.
