Recent Transactions
February 2025: The firm is retained by the owner/operator of a beachfront Residence Inn hotel property in its negotiation of a lease with a new restaurant tenant.
February 2025: The firm is retained by a new start-up project management consulting company to develop a form of project management agreement for general use on its upcoming residential and commercial projects.
February 2025: The firm represents a food and beverage operator in its negotiation of a sub-concession agreement for the development of new concepts and operation of a high end lounge and restaurant at a public beach, as part of a new competitively bid master plan development of the beachfront.
February 2025: The firm represents a food and beverage management company operating a luxury hotel restaurant to protect its rights as the owner’s mezzanine lender assumes ownership of its collateral under an assignment in lieu of foreclosure.
February 2025: The firm represents a hotel management company in drafting its hotel management and technical services agreements for a new large scale luxury mixed use hospitality project designed by a Pritzker-Prize-winning architect that will include a luxury hotel, private membership club, residences, bathhouse and other amenities.
January 2025: The firm is retained to represent the capital partner of a joint venture developing a 1000+ bed student housing facility to negotiate the construction agreement with the general contractor, which is affiliated with the sponsor partner.
January 2025: The firm represents the owner/operator of a Michelin Key rated boutique hotel in the termination of its current food and beverage manager and the retention of a replacement consultant to advise on food and beverage matters.
January 2025: The firm is retained by the owners of a private island membership residential club to resolve a dispute with its restaurant tenant regarding the calculation of rentals and profit sharing and the payment of specially negotiated subsidy payments.
January 2025: The firm represents the buyer of a Fairfield Inn and Suites in the purchase of the property and the negotiation of new franchise and hotel management agreements.
January 2025: The firm represents the developer of a new electric vehicle charging station complex in its negotiation of an arrangement with Consolidated Edison for the developer to construct required utilities at Con Ed’s expense.
December 2024: The firm is retained by a non-profit foundation in the negotiation of a new headquarters lease in Manhattan upon the expiration of the lease for its existing space.
December 2024: The firm is retained to prepare a hotel management agreement for a new “sleeper cabin” hotel concept in downtown Manhattan, conceptualized by the ownership group.
December 2024: The firm is retained by a hotel operator to advise whether its renovation project, involving a hotel and related conference center, is governed by state prevailing wage laws as a public work project.
December 2024: The firm is retained by a hotel/residential management company to negotiate management agreements for two new property development projects with the owner/developers.
December 2024: The firm is retained to handle the acquisition and subsequent leasing of two development sites on behalf of the new development arm of a construction company.
November 2024: The firm advises the owner and operator of a boutique hotel in connection with the failure of its new food and beverage management company to adhere to the terms of its agreement and uphold required standards of performance.
November 2024: The firm represents the publicly traded owner of a boutique office and retail building in Manhattan in its negotiation of a management agreement for a fitness center serving its tenants.
November 2024: The firm is retained by the owner of an international hotel brand to advise on the terms of the sale of the brand to a large publicly traded international hotel management and franchise company, including the franchise terms that would encumber existing and future branded hotel assets worldwide.
November 2024: The firm is retained to represent a cannabis dispensary tenant in its new lease for space in Brooklyn, New York.
November 2024: The firm represents the owner of a Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott resort complex in the leasing of its existing paddle and tennis courts to a new tenant who will redesign and expand the courts and supporting amenities for a private club.
October 2024: The firm is retained by an electric vehicle ride share company to develop engineering and construction agreements in support of its electric vehicle charging station developments in multiple states.
October 2024: The firm represents a well-known hedge fund in its negotiation of a construction agreement for the renovation of its office headquarters in midtown Manhattan.
October 2024: The firm represents the owner of a private island resort in the Caribbean in its lease of dock area on the mainland, including waiting area, offices and related support facilities and improvements, to ferry employees and guests.
October 2024: The firm is retained by a prominent hotel and asset management company to develop a form of multi-use purchase order that may be used for limited scope construction projects as well as the purchase of goods, in order to streamline hotel-based contract management.
September 2024: The firm represents a publicly traded global investment manager in the negotiation of a construction agreement for a 300+ unit multifamily residential development in Texas, to be acquired by a new joint venture between the client and an affiliate of the contractor.
September 2024: The firm is retained by the buyer of Westin and Hilton hotels in Maryland to negotiate construction agreements for property improvement work.
September 2024: The firm represents a U.S. luxury private island members club in its retention of a third party food and beverage manager to operate its beachfront restaurant.
September 2024: The firm represents the purchaser of a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in its retention of a Hong Kong based procurement firm to assist in the purchasing of building materials and furniture, fixtures and equipment for its property improvement plan.
August 2024: The firm is retained by a large institutional real estate development company in the preparation of various form agreements and contracts for engineering and consulting services for its newly acquired technology development site, intended to include 28 million square feet of mixed-use development, featuring industrial, residential, retail, and office spaces.
August 2024: The firm represents the purchaser in the acquisition of a ground leased, franchised 90+ room hotel in New York City.
August 2024: The firm is retained by the developer of a new Edition hotel with branded residences in the negotiation of the hotel management agreement with Marriott and related residential management and licensing agreements.
August 2024: The firm is retained by the owner of a self-operated boutique branded hotel to finalize a hotel management agreement in order for it to continue to operate the property under the same brand upon its sale to a third party.
August 2024: The firm represents a food and beverage manager in a management agreement for multiple outlets at a historic luxury New York City hotel.
July 2024: The firm represents a restaurant group in its negotiation of a strategic partnership and licensing agreement with another well-known restaurant group to scale its brand.
July 2024: For a museum in New York City, the firm handles the termination of a restaurant and catering operator and negotiation of a replacement agreement with a new operator.
July 2024: The firm handles the negotiation of a guaranteed maximum price construction contract for the development of four industrial buildings totaling approximately 900,000 SF located in Fort Worth, Texas.
July 2024: The firm represents the owner of a New York State resort in its negotiation of a retail lease with Go To Foods for its Auntie Anne’s, Cinnabon, Jamba and Carvel brands.
July 2024: The firm is retained to handle the acquisition and subsequent leasing of a development site on behalf of the new development arm of a construction company.
June 2024: For a global tech company’s new east coast co-headquarters, the firm handles the negotiation of architect, engineering, project management and sustainability consulting agreements.
June 2024: The firm is retained to negotiate an agreement with an NBA team to create a premium club at its basketball arena.
June 2024: The firm is retained to develop design and construction forms for the RFP process related to a four-phased, $500 million expansion of an existing Florida resort to include 1,596 hotel keys and 170,126 feet of accessory space.
June 2024: The firm is retained to renegotiate the existing parking lease agreement for a high profile full service hotel in midtown Manhattan.
June 2024: The firm represents a luxury retailer in its retention of a beverage manager for its in-store customer events in multiple locations in New York City.
May 2024: The firm drafts and negotiates numerous retail lease transactions for a resort property, including a jewelry store and branded food and beverage outlets.
May 2024: The firm represents a food and beverage operator in connection with the drafting and negotiation of a management agreement and a technical services agreement for multiple food and beverage outlets at a historic urban hotel built over 100 years ago.
May 2024: The firm represents a property manager in its negotiation of a property management agreement for a new urban development consisting of over 650 residential units in two residential towers within a new 19 acre mixed use development.
April 2024: The firm represents a hospitality-focused real estate private equity firm in the development of design and construction contract forms for the renovation of a 20-acre DoubleTree hotel property in Arizona which it recently acquired.
March 2024: The firm represents the buyer of a Residence Inn in its negotiation of a franchise agreement with Marriott.
March 2024: The firm represents the owner of two Hyatt hotels in its negotiation of new franchise agreements with Marriott.
March 2024: The firm represents the owner of an upstate New York ski resort in the drafting and negotiation of two new store leases, for an apparel store and a gourmet café.
March 2024: The firm is retained by the owner of several prominent hotels in Dallas, with respect to two new food and beverage agreements: a lease at one hotel and a management agreement at another.
March 2024: The firm represents the owner of a Marriott branded hotel in California in the negotiation of a renewal franchise agreement for a different Marriott brand.