Hotels and Leisure

Our clients include owners, developers, and operators of hotel and resort properties, including publicly traded lodging REITs, family offices with significant global hotel holdings, institutional and other investors, and private equity firms that focus on hotel investment. We also represent public authorities and educational institutions in connection with the development and operation of convention center and conference center hotels.

Our multidisciplinary team has worked on the acquisition, disposition, development, structuring, and financing of more than 2,000 hotels and resorts. We have advised on transactions in almost every U.S. state and more than 40 countries involving nearly every major hotel chain. Because members of our team are located all over the globe, we have “boots on the ground” - any time, any place - to help diligence, negotiate, and close deals.

Our expertise includes:

• Hotel Acquisitions and Dispositions, for a single property or a large portfolio, in a single jurisdiction or across state or national borders.
• Hotel Franchise and Management Agreements, with all major brands and boutique and soft brands, as well as independent management companies, for new development projects as well as repositioning opportunities.
• Hotel and Branded Residential Development Projects, including all aspects of mixed-use projects and public-private partnerships.
• Fund Formation and Equity Investments, including advising on tax efficient structuring.
• Financing and Restructuring, for all stages of a project’s life cycle.
• F&B and Other Specialty Agreements, focusing on driving profitability by carving out areas of hotels and resorts for operation by third parties.
• Sports and Concert Venues, Spas, Golf Courses, Stadia and Marinas, and all of the amenities that turn a location into a destination.
• REITs, with significant experience in every legal discipline necessary for a REIT to operate successfully.
• Hotel Operations and Dispute Resolution, ranging from performance test disputes to breach of contract claims.