Hotels and leisure
Hotels and leisure
At the centre of the Hotel and Leisure market, we provide legal advice to a wide spectrum of owners, operators and developers with particular expertise in luxury and boutique hotels.
Offering the broad range of advice needed by hotel owners and operators, we are well placed to guide hoteliers through all the stages of acquisition, development, finance and day-to-day management.
Alongside hotel owners and operators, we also act for developers and investors in the sector who can call on us to handle the full gamut of issues they face. This can be anything from large-scale construction, planning and contractual advice, to complex employment, financing, portfolio management and tax issues. We are also experienced in handling high-stakes disputes in this area.
Covering the entire property lifecycle, our services include:
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Hotel acquisitions and sales
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Hotel management agreements
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Franchise agreements
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Asset management
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Financing
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Corporate advice for structuring acquisitions
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Construction advice for development and refurbishment
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Planning
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Commercial contracts
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Employment and health and safety
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Commercial and property litigation
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Tax structuring
We have an extensive track record on hotel development schemes but also large mixed-use schemes, making us well equipped to assist you on your next project. If you’d like to learn how we can work with you, get in touch with our specialist Hotels and Leisure team.
Meet our team
Ben Brayford
Partner, Head of Hotels and Leisure
Elizabeth Small
Partner, Tax
Naomi Trinh
Partner, Corporate and Commercial
Simon Collins
Partner, Head of Banking and Finance
Andrew Parker
Partner, Head of Construction Disputes
Victoria Du Croz
Partner, Head of Planning
Julia Tobbell
Partner, Real Estate Disputes
Patricia Boon
Partner, Private Client
Benedict Walton
Partner, Head of Commercial Dispute Resolution
Joe Beeston
Partner, Employment and Partnerships
Helen Bravery
Counsel, Banking and Finance
Danielle Crawford
Counsel, Employment and Partnerships
Alice Gordon-Finlayson
Senior Associate, Planning
Emma Spence
Senior Associate, Construction
Laura Haworth
Senior Associate, Commercial Real Estate
Richard Spring
Counsel, Construction
Alexandra Townsend-Wheeler
Senior Associate, Commercial Real Estate
Charlie Croft
Senior Associate, Commercial Real Estate
Louise Marin-Bataller
Senior Associate, Commercial Real Estate
Grace Cassidy
Senior Associate, Commercial Real Estate
Emma Swan
Associate, Construction Disputes