Mayer Brown’s Hospitality & Leisure group represents owners, developers, operators, financiers and other prominent participants in the hotel and leisure industry worldwide. Over the past decade, our lawyers have worked on more than 2,000 hotel-related matters alone. According to Chambers USA 2008, “Hotels are a specialty of [Mayer Brown]….The firm’s huge international presence enables the … group to take on large-scale projects…. Clients are attracted to the team’s stellar reputation and experience and declare they ‘always receive quality advice and more than adequate attention.’”

As a consequence of our extensive experience, our group advises on the full spectrum of issues that can arise during the acquisition, development, construction, financing, pre-opening preparation, post-opening operation, and ultimate disposal of these projects.

By drawing from lawyers in such practices as Real Estate, Financial Services, Corporate & Securities, Finance, Regulatory & Enforcement, Government, Global Tax, Employment & Labour, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Intellectual Property, Construction and Environmental, our Hospitality & Leisure group is able to anticipate and advise on all aspects of a given deal including: acquisitions and disposals, development; financing; bankruptcy and workouts; employee benefits and employment agreements; labor issues; environmental, franchise and leasing agreements; intellectual property protection; licensing; litigation; management agreements; regulatory oversight and investigation; and tax.