Hospitality
Overview
From mergers and acquisitions to operations, franchise issues, financings and loan workouts, hospitality industry clients require talented and experienced legal counsel to meet the variety of issues facing them in the market. Our national clients include investors, developers, owners and operators. We pride ourselves in assisting our clients to meet their business goals and objectives efficiently and effectively. The scope of our performance is always tailored to the unique needs of the individual client.
Practice Focus
- Sales and purchases
- Asset management
- Equity raises
- Liquor licensing
- Financing and franchising
- Litigation
Representative Matters
- Managed the acquisition, sale, and financing (both debt and private equity) of over $1 Billion in Hospitality Assets throughout the United States
- Serve as general counsel to multiple hotel management companies
- Review, negotiate and counsel hospitality clients on franchise agreements with major franchise brands, including Hilton, Marriott, and IHG
- Negotiate hotel specific bank loan documents, both conventional and CMBS, with focus on limiting the risk of recourse carve-outs on guaranties
- Advise hotel management on employment issues
- Counsel ownership groups on business and succession planning
Industries Represented
- Hotel owners and developers
