EXPERTISE MENU Watson Farley & Williams HOTELS AND HOSPITALITY MEET THE TEAM SUMMARY WITH A POWERFUL MIX OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE WE HELP PLAYERS ACROSS THIS SECTOR FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE OF RISK AND REWARD. From our long experience of advising clients around the world, we know that the hotel and hospitality industry is becoming both more sophisticated and more challenging. Having worked for (and against) major global brands, we understand the key legal and commercial concerns for the sector, including those that relate to restaurants, bars and nightclubs. We advise on acquisitions and investments, management and franchise agreements, and sales of hotel and resort projects in jurisdictions throughout the world. Our clients include investors, developers, brands and property owners, franchisees, funders and consultants, with interests that span the asset class from provincial hotels in the UK, to serviced apartments in European cities, to luxury five star resorts in Asia. Our multi‑disciplinary legal team draws on specialist experience from our colleagues in areas such as corporate, commercial, real estate, planning, construction, and finance to proactively offer relevant and timely advice. Through our depth of experience in the sector, we are expert in understanding what is ‘market’ and identifying specific concerns that might arise for interested parties. FIND OUT MORE: Cruise Real Estate Finance HOTELS AND HOSPITALITY < BACK TO [REAL ESTATE] ARTICLES ARTICLE APPROVED NASDAQ BOARD DIVERSITY RULES This article reviews the new Nasdaq listing rules relating to board diversity and disclosure that were approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2021. READ MORE ARTICLE CURRENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRANSPARENCY REGISTER All German companies will soon have to report on their ownership structures to the German Transparency Register as a new law has abolished simplifications that previously applied to the majority of companies. READ MORE ARTICLE HOTELS & HOSPITALITY – STRESS TO DISTRESS? With the Covid-related restrictions of the last fifteen months easing for many in the hotel and hospitality industry, we consider whether any of the existing stress will turn into distress? READ MORE VIEW ALL ARTICLES MEET THE TEAM ALL OFFICES VIEW THE WHOLE TEAM Previous FELICITY JONES PARTNER LONDON VIEW PROFILE DR SEBASTIAN BAUM, EMLE PARTNER HAMBURG VIEW PROFILE NIKOLAOS KOSTIKAS PARTNER ATHENS VIEW PROFILE GONZALO ARANZABAL PARTNER VIEW PROFILE Next FIND OUT MORE CONTACT US LinkedIn Twitter YouTube WeChat Accessibility / compliance Privacy notice Email preference Legal and regulatory Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Email hoax Cookie policy © Watson Farley & Williams LLP 2021 Registered office: 15 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2HB, UK. This website constitutes attorney advertising.