我们的客户包括业主、酒店、服务式公寓、博彩经营者、开发商、金融家以及酒店及休闲行业其他主要参与方，值得自豪的是，我们在过去十年中即已处理了2,000余个酒店相关的项目，业绩卓著，从住宿连锁、精品酒店、家庭度假村到六星级酒店及服务式公寓无所不包。我们经常就酒店管理协议提供法律意见并进行谈判，所参与的项目涉及约50个酒店品牌，涵盖多数知名酒店及住宿连锁，经验极为丰富。我们还协助多家著名的博彩公司部署赌场管理策略（最近更多的是陷入困境的博彩公司），包括制备管理协议。

Our representative experience throughout the world includes:

• Hotel-related agreements: Representing hotel owners and managers in drafting and negotiating hotel management agreements (full service and limited service), franchise agreements, technical services agreements, residence agreements and the full range of other agreements relating to hotel management and ownership.
• Acquisitions and disposals: Handling acquisitions and disposals of hospitality properties worldwide, including national and international portfolio transactions. Also, negotiation of assumption agreements, subordination agreements and other contracts on properties which are encumbered by management agreements.
• Financing: Representing major hotel lenders and hotel owners in connection with hospitality finance transactions. Transactions include lender-side and borrower-side mortgage debt, mezzanine financing, preferred equity and securitization of hotel revenue streams among other structures.
• Fund formation and ownership structuring: Establishing and developing structures for equity capitalization of hospitality ownership, including REITs, private equity vehicles, joint ventures and co-mingled funds. We have established investment funds for all kinds of investors to suit their individual preferences and requirements. Structuring advice includes particular attention to international tax and regulatory concerns.
• Restructuring, bankruptcy, and insolvency: Advising clients on issues associated with the restructuring or sale of non-performing loans, and with insolvency, foreclosure and bankruptcy in the hospitality arena.
• Construction: Advising on construction-related matters for developers, lenders, owners and/or contractors.
• Dispute resolution: Handling a range of dispute resolution processes for construction related disputes and disputes arising out of the operation of hotels.
• Regulatory issues: In the industries we serve, the regulatory concerns are significant. Licensing, approval, and compliance requirements can differ depending on the jurisdiction. In conjunction with lawyers from our Government and Regulatory practices, we also assist with approval and compliance methodologies and provide ongoing advice to respond to legislative, regulatory and business plan changes.
• Hotel life cycle matters: Advising clients on the full range of issues associated with hospitality acquisition, ownership, disposal, and financing. We enjoy a unique position as one of the leading full-service providers of legal services internationally. Our advice also includes guidance on:
  • Intellectual property, information technology and licensing issues
  • Labor and employment issues, including staff manuals and employment contracts
  • International tax matters
  • Pension and retirement schemes
  • Environmental and planning issues
  • Regulatory considerations
  • Outsourcing