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| HOSPITALITY |
| The members of the firm each have over twenty years experience in representing hotel owners, developers, operators, franchisors and franchisees in virtually every aspect of the hotel industry including: |
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Acquisitions and Sales |
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Hotel Development |
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Real Estate Financing |
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Preparation and negotiation of management agreements |
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Franchising Law |
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Municipal Land Use and Zoning |
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Counsel on business operations and procedures |
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Human resource issues |
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Multi-state transactions |
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Hospitality litigation and dispute resolution |
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Ground leases and operating leases |
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Procurement and vendor issues |
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REAL ESTATE
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Acquisitions and Sales |
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Construction and Development |
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Leasing/Subleasing |
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Real estate financing |
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Lender’s counsel |
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Debt restructuring and loan workouts |
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Financing for new construction, including mortgages, sale-leasebacks, like-kind exchange and non-traditional financing sources |
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Municipal land use and zoning |
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Real estate litigation |
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| Residential |
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Acquisitions and Sales |
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Mortgage financing |
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Leasing and subleasing |
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Lender’s counsel – mortgage loans and cooperative share loans |
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Landlord/tenancy matters |
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Municipal land use and zoning |
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Real estate litigation |
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FRANCHISE LAW AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY |
| Franchisee:
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Analysis and review of Franchise Disclosure Documents |
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Review and negotiation of Franchise Agreements and ancillary documentation |
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Dispute resolution |
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Franchise litigation |
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Preparation of Franchise Disclosure Documents, Franchise Agreements and other ancillary documentation |
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Counsel to start-up franchisors |
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Dispute resolution |
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Franchise litigation |
Trademarks and copyrights |
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| BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND TRANSACTIONS |
As counsel to start ups, established companies seeking to expand their presence within an industry or via mergers, our lawyers, working with your accountants and financial consultants, provide the following services: |
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Advice on selection of the most favorable form of entity for a venture, considering taxation, personal liability and flexibility afforded by a limited liability company, general or limited partnership, Sub-S corporation, C-corporation, joint venture or other form of entity |
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Organization of the selected form of entity including preparation of corporate minutes, resolutions, shareholder agreements, LLC operating agreements and partnership agreements |
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Stock and asset purchases |
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Management of due diligence investigations from buyer and seller perspectives |
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Franchise counsel |
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Commercial real estate purchase/sale contracts and commercial leases |
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Contract preparation and negotiation |
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Structuring and advising clients in business recapitalizations, redemptions and reorganizations |
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Commercial financing |
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Intellectual property rights relating to trademarks and copyrights |
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| BANKING LAW |
| We represent both commercial and private lenders in a variety of business and real estate transactions. |
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Commercial real estate financing |
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Commercial loans |
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Secured transactions |
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Loan workouts |
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Business loans |
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Hotel financing |
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Cooperative share loans |
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SBA 504 loans |
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| MUNICIPAL LAND USE LAW/ZONING |
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Variances |
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Site Plan Approvals |
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Subdivision Approvals |
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Oppositions |
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Municipal and County level |
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Commercial and residential |
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ESTATES AND TRUSTS |
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Estate Planning |
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Wills |
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Trusts |
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Durable Power of Attorney |
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Health Care Proxy/Living Will |
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Charitable giving |
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Estate administration/probate |
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Family Limited Partnerships |
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Buy/Sell Agreements |
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Business and estate coordination |
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| MUNICIPAL COURT MATTERS |
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DWI |
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Traffic |
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Drugs |
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Assault |
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Ordinance violations |
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| LITIGATION |
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Hospitality |
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Real Estate |
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Franchise matters |
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Contracts |
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Personal Injury |
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Zoning |
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Municipal Court matters |
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Landlord/Tenant |
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Will Contests |
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Other Commercial litigation |
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