The firm's hospitality and lodging practice is comprised of lawyers with extensive industry experience and knowledge. We truly enjoy what we do. In every project we undertake, our in-depth understanding of the industry is reflected in the enthusiasm for our work and that of our clients. The professionals in our practice dedicate themselves to helping our clients successfully address the issues and challenges they face. The value we bring to our clients is widely recognized. Chambers USA 2006 named two of our lawyers as top service providers possessing "keen business sense and diligence," with clients remarking that they appreciate "the team's responsiveness and positive firm culture." In Chambers USA 2007 clients observed that the heads of the practice are "extremely level-headed, smart, and client service-oriented" and that the firm is "able to provide tremendous resources given the number of talented attorneys there." 

Our experience spans two decades of hotel and resort acquisitions, sales, development, management and operations, equity and debt capital structures, venture, and other ownership entity formation, and related business, tax, and operating representation. In recent years, our group has been involved in hotel transactions in more than 40 cities in the United States and over two dozen other countries. Our lawyers actively structure and negotiate single and portfolio transactions and engage in venture, fund, and REIT formation for lodging assets. We structure and negotiate financing arrangements of all types of hotels and resorts, represent owners and investors in management and operational agreements with major and boutique brands, and prepare and negotiate development and related hotel and resort agreements. We also provide general business and interdisciplinary representation for clients in all facets of the hospitality and lodging industry.

The lawyers associated with our hospitality and lodging practice understand the many key issues that can be involved in a hotel or resort project. We bring to bear a significant body of relevant experience from within the group and from related practice areas to assist clients in evaluating business, financing, tax, and operating strategies.

The projects for which we provide services are as varied and complex as the industry itself. We represent owners and investors in the development of hotels and resorts, structure and assist in acquisitions and dispositions, negotiate new and restructure old management and operational agreements with major hotel companies, engage in the structure of public-private partnerships for hotels at airports and similar publicly-sponsored locations, assist in the financing and development structuring of resort casinos, and generally engage in projects of both traditional and unique character.

In addition to our experience with private equity formation for sponsors and investors in hotel properties, Hogan & Hartson has a nationally-recognized practice in real estate securities and capital markets, including REITs and the public and private offerings of securities associated with hotels, resorts, and related assets.

Related Experience

• Our hotel transactions have spanned the United States and Canada, including Andover, Mass.; Annapolis, Md.; Arlington (Rosslyn), Va.; Atlanta, Ga.; Austin, Texas; Baltimore, Md.; Berkeley, Calif.; Boston, Mass.; Carlsbad, Calif.; Bethesda, Md.; Charlotte, N.C.; Chicago, Ill.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Dayton, Ohio; Dearborn, Mich.; Denver, Colo.; Desert Springs, Calif.; Detroit, Mich.; Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Islip, N.Y. (Long Island); Lisle, Ill.; Louisville, Ky.; Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii; Miami, Fla.; Nashville, Tenn.; New Orleans, La.; New York, N.Y.; Norfolk, Va.; Norwich, Conn.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Orlando, Fla; Parsippany, N.J.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Plantation, Fla.; Plymouth Meeting, Pa.; Portsmouth, Va.; Richmond, Va.; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Francisco, Calif.; San Jose, Calif.; Sarasota, Fla.; Scottsdale, Ariz.; Singer Island, Fla.; Skokie, Ill.; Somerset, N.J.; St. Louis, Mo.; Sugarland, Texas; Toronto, Ont.; Tucson, Ariz.; Tulsa, Okla.; Vancouver, B.C.; and Washington, D.C.
• Internationally, our lawyers have handled hotel transactions all over the world, including most recently in China, and in locations such as Cancun, Puerto Vallarta and Acapulco, Mexico; Bahamas; Bermuda; Barbados; Cayman Islands; Costa Rica; Santiago, Chile; Turks and Caicos; London, England; Paris, France; Geneva, Switzerland; Brussels, Belgium; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Barcelona, Madrid and Costa del Sol, Spain; Rome, Venice, and Milan, Italy; Prague, Czech Republic; Budapest, Hungary; Warsaw, Poland; Nairobi, Kenya; Amman, Jordan; Damascus, Syria; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Cairo, Egypt; and Beirut, Lebanon; Fiji.
• We have worked with nearly every major hotel chain, including Crowne Plaza, Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Fairmont, Four Seasons, Hilton, Hyatt, Kimpton, Mandarin, Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton, Westin, and Wyndham.
• We have handled transactions with several high-profile hotels, including, by way of example, Four Seasons Hôtel George V, Paris; The Palace Hotel, Milan, Italy; Grande Lakes Resort (J.W. Marriott and Ritz Carlton), Orlando, Fl.; Hotel des Bergues, Geneva; Wardman Park Marriott, Washington, D.C.; The Plaza, New York; Sheraton Warsaw Hotel & Towers, Poland; Hyatt Regency Dearborn, Mich.; Fairmont Chicago, Ill.; Rihga Royal, New York; Westin, Detroit Airport, Mich.; The Palace Hotel, Madrid, Spain; The Hotel Arts Barcelona, Spain; San Cristobal Tower Hotel, Santiago, Chile; Four Seasons Aviara Resort, Calif.; The Mandarin Hotel, Prague; Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort, Conn.; Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest, Hungary; The Europa & Regina, Venice, Italy; Wyndham, Louisville Airport, Kent.; The Savoy, London; Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston, Mass.; Four Seasons, Baltimore, Md., and Westin Denarau Resort, Fiji.