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.
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.
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
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