Hospitality

Restaurant

A Strong Link in a Complex Chain

For restaurants, bars, hotels and others in the hospitality industry, the complexities of serving the public and managing service employees, while striving for profitability and growth, can prove daunting. Acquisitions and investments, capital projects, regulatory compliance, safety issues, and day-to-day operations require counsel who can effectively deal with the wide range of potential legal issues confronting the industry on a daily basis. It is crucial to find the right legal counsel who can address both corporate and consumer-related issues with equal dexterity.

Saul Ewing's hospitality attorneys provide a wide range of legal services, from navigating day-to-day issues to preparing for growth, whether organically or through capital formation or franchising. We assist clients with real estate purchases, sales and leases, corporate finance and governance, franchise matters, general liability claims, employment issues, tax strategies, intellectual property (trademarks, copyright and other IP matters), insurance, and many aspects of litigation.  With industry-specific knowledge and cross-disciplinary collaboration, our attorneys provide approaches that help developers, investors, owners and operators in the hospitality sector determine how they can minimize risks, maximize opportunities and position themselves for success.

Determining if your concept is ready to grow through franchising, we are experienced in working with companies that are considering embarking on franchising including the development of franchise plans and strategies as well as the crafting and negotiation of franchise agreements. We have worked with national brands from their startup phase through significant liquidity events such as public offerings or acquisitions.


 

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Jeffrey W. Letwin
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