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What is the firm’s capability and experience in the hospitality industry?
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we have represented
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uh hotel management companies and other
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companies in the hospitality industry
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for a very long time since the inception
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of the firm
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a lot of the work we do uh in the
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hospitality area is very similar to
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the work we do in in the business law
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area
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we work in terms of corporate structure
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we work in terms of contract review and
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negotiation
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we work in terms of resolving disputes
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between
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hotel managers and owners and labor and
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employment and everything we typically
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do
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with regard to business law
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there are however nuances of hospitality
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law that we
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get involved with very regularly one of
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the most frequent areas we
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get involved with in hospitality is
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receivership law
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some of our clients frequently take over
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distressed hotel properties that
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often involves being appointed as
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receiver by courts
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all over the country typically a lender
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on the project
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has asked a court to enter a
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receivership
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order and we get involved at that level
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in terms of negotiating and interpreting
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the receivership order
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once the order is entered we make sure
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that our clients are working with the
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lender
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and satisfying all of the lenders
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requirements
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we make sure that the relationship
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between the lender and the court and the
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owner
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um is is proceeding smoothly
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because frequently these receiverships
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come about at a time where that
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relationship has been very difficult
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and we advise our client regarding what
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the requirements of the receivership
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order are
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to make sure they’re navigating all of
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those requirements
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in addition to receivership law we also
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do a lot of work
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with franchise agreements very
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frequently when we
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when our client is taking over a project
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the
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hotel owner is not in compliance with
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the terms of the franchise agreement and
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that frequently
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is what results in us taking over the
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property because the franchisor
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wants to put in a competent management
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company we work with our hotel
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management companies on licensing issues
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which vary greatly depending on what
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jurisdiction we’re in
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very frequently that takes the form of
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working with them on liquor licenses
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every jurisdiction every state every
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county within a state
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has different requirements in terms of
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of their liquor licenses
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and we work with them in in putting that
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in place and
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we’re necessary engaging uh local
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representation to navigate uh the client
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through the process
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and finally premises liability uh we do
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a lot of work in premises liability
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both in representing our hotel
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management company clients
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and we work with insurance carriers
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whose primary insureds
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are our hotel owners or hotel management
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companies
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we have decades of experience in
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premises liability
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cases and we work very regularly with
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clients in defending those cases
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and coordinating the defense of those
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cases with
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with insurance companies and we also do
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a lot of work
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with construction and renovation very
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frequently our clients are taking over a
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project
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that needs substantial construction and
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renovation
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they are effectively operating as
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construction manager
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as that renovation project proceeds and
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we work with them
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again throughout the country on those
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projects as the renovation
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uh unfolds hospitality law has a lot of
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nuances
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very similar to business law but it also
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has a lot of unique
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unique provisions that we are very experienced
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