Hospitality
Bilzin Sumberg has substantial experience representing clients in the hospitality industry. From the creation of joint ventures and other strategic partnerships; acquisitions and mergers; dispositions to all of the land use, real estate, contractual and licensing aspects of development, management or ownership; our attorneys have the depth and breadth of experience to assist and advise clients in the industry. Our Hospitality Team has significant experience in the financing of hotels and hotel loan restructurings, including the servicing of CMBS loans for the industry. We have advised clients in relation to hospitality projects throughout the United States and in the Caribbean.
EXPERIENCE
Representation of the joint venture between Tate/Rok Group, RCI Marine and Rialto Capital Management in the acquisition of the company that held a long-term lease of the iconic Bahia Mar Resort and Marina, a 39-acre waterfront property in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with a Doubletree hotel, a 245-slip ...
Oversaw the servicing of over $6 billion worth of hotel loans involving sales and loan assumptions, restructurings, mergers, deeds-in-lieu of foreclosure, forbearances and other workouts, changes in franchises/ flags, operating/ master lease issues, private equity takeovers, changes in management, e...
Debtors' counsel to Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings, LLC, and two of its affiliates in their chapter 11 cases in the Southern District of Florida. The debtors had over $2 billion of funded debt, had used $500 million of equity, and were prosecuting claims for $800 million in unpaid additional finan...
Defense of leading Canadian home services franchisor in suit by former principal of U.S. master franchisee for breach of franchise agreement, tortious interference, and defamation.
Representation of HRM Owner, a joint venture between Hyatt and Gencom, in successfully navigating the procurement process and securing a ground lease with the City of Miami as part of a $1.5 billion mixed-use development along the Miami River to include hotel, convention, commercial and multi-family...
Representation of joint venture between Starwood Hotels & Resorts and The Related Group of Florida regarding zoning and land use for the redevelopment of the six-star St. Regis Bal Harbour. The $1.5 billion project, located across from the Shops at Bal Harbour, consists of 285 condo-hotel units ...
INSIGHTS
Alexandra Lehson moderates the panel Reimagining Hospitality: Miami's Response to New Market Dynamics at Bisnow: Miami State of the Market.
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will hear the case of Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, the outcome of which will resolve the question of whether “tester” plaintiffs have standing to sue a hotel company that fails to adequately describe the accessibility of the h...
There is always tension in a hotel condominium between what is good for the brand versus what is good for the individual unit owners. Two recent cases - both involving nontraditional hotel condominiums with unfortunate fact patterns - demonstrated this tension.
Bilzin Sumberg is pleased to announce Suzanne Amaducci, Head of Real Estate at the firm, has been honored as one of Connect CRE’s 2022 Lawyers in Real Estate for the Florida region.
Anthony De Yurre moderated a panel discussion titled Miami Hospitality and Tourism Update as part of the Bisnow: Miami State of the Market Event.
Bilzin Sumberg is proud to announce that 40% of its partners were recognized in the 2021 edition of Florida Super Lawyers®, an honor less than five percent of lawyers statewide are selected to receive each year.
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