Hospitality, Hotel and Leisure

The hospitality, hotel and leisure team at McGuireWoods is dedicated to providing creative and effective counsel to the multitude of players in this global industry. Our group focuses on providing business solutions to our clients in a cost-effective, comprehensive manner. With our keen understanding of the industry, coupled with years of experience, our hospitality, hotel and leisure team focuses on bringing value.

Our team focuses on a variety of market segments, including hotels and lodging; resort communities (including golf course and skiing communities), condominiums and community associations; private membership clus; sports and convention facilities; health clubs and spas; amusement parks; casinos and gaming facilities, and international hotels and leisure.

Our clients run an equally inclusive gamut — owners and investors (including real estate investment trusts and private equity funds); institutional lenders and other sources of financing; brand operators; franchisors and franchisees; management companies; governmental agencies, and real estate developers.

McGuireWoods offers a broad range of legal services that align with the opportunities and challenges faced by entities in this market. We provide assistance with the development, financing, purchase and sale of hotels, resorts and other leisure products; land use and environmental permitting and related issues; insurance and risk management; labor and employment matters (including immigration, unions, OSHA and employee benefits); bankruptcy, insolvency and debt restructure; general litigation and dispute resolution; design and construction contracts; management agreements; intellectual property issues; public policy, government relations and regulatory and administrative compliance issues; homeowners association documentation and issues; and meeting and vendor contracts, and other matters arising from day-to-day business operations.

We regularly handle mergers and acquisitions, securities matters and general corporate matters in the hospitality space and offer tax guidance as well. We have significant depth in structuring and negotiating public-private partnerships and municipal financing transactions for hotels, restaurants and convention facilities. We offer clients training and advisory support to head off issues before they develop. Collaborating with our Brussels and London offices, as well as with international connections in more than 100 countries, we are able to assist our hospitality, hotel and leisure clients worldwide with any transaction, dispute or other matter.