Hospitality Law

We represent:

• Regional, national and international hotel owners
• Developers
• Managers
• Lenders
• Franchisers
• Franchisees

Our services include:

• Letters of intent, purchase and sale contracts and closing documents
• Tax-free exchange planning and documentation
• Due diligence matters, including title and survey analysis and land use analysis
• Franchise and/or management contracts
• Restaurant leases and management agreements
• Counseling through the financing process, including loan application, review and modification of the loan commitment letter and preparation of final loan documents
• Transfer tax analysis and planning
• Labor and employment issues, including WARN Act
• Liquor license transfer and issuance
• Bulk transfer analysis
• Tax analysis, planning and formation of entities, including corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies
• Identifying intellectual property assets
• Issuing title insurance policies as approved agents for Lawyers Title Insurance Company, Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company and Chicago Title Company
• Conducting the closing of the transaction

Examples of representations include:

• An off-shore company that acquires, renovates and manages 'trophy' hotels and office buildings
• A closely-held corporation that has developed and acquired hotels in Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Utah and Virginia
• An international company in connection with the acquisition, financing and subsequent sale and like-kind exchange of a luxury Baltimore hotel