We help hospitality industry clients achieve the goals most important to their success. We counsel local, national, and international hotel and restaurant companies. Our industry focus helps you create opportunities to accomplish your goals.
Overview
Domestic and international companies of all sizes turn to Dorsey for advice on hotel and restaurant issues. Our clients include hotel and restaurant brand owners and franchisors, hotel and restaurant owners and developers, and hospitality consultants, managers, and investors. We represent clients in disputes, including negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation. Dorsey’s national and international hospitality practice provides industry-specific knowledge for virtually any legal or business challenge worldwide, including:
- Audit and tax compliance and planning; including Hotel Uniform System of Accounts
- Design, construction and development
- Employment, immigration, employment and labor law, benefits and compensation
- Entity formation, private equity, tax, REITS, EB-5 ownership, joint ventures, lending, securities and financing
- FF&E, supply, vendor, and other contract issues
- Food and beverage laws and licensing, including food safety and liquor licensing, pool and recreation activity permits
- Franchise agreements and franchise law compliance for hotels and restaurants
- Government relations and regulatory, including access, siting, utilities, environmental, and Americans with Disabilities Act
- Hotel management agreements
- Insurance coverage and risk reduction
- Intellectual property, especially trademarks and customer data
- IT (front of house and back of house), reservations, and payment system agreements and issues
- Liquor licensing and license transfers
- Litigation and dispute resolution
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Privacy and data protection
- Real estate, land use and environmental
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