Hotels, hospitality and leisure
Our global hotels, hospitality and leisure team is highly experienced in all aspects of the hotel, resort, entertainment and leisure industry. Our lawyers advise owners, developers, private financiers, banks and many of the world’s top hospitality operators on the full range of legal issues that may arise within this diverse sector including planning and construction, real estate, commercial and M&A and litigation matters.
Our experience ranges from advising on single project boutique hotel developments to acquisitions of international hotel portfolios, airport renovations, convention centers and iconic sports complexes. Our proven track record in the hospitality and tourism industry has not only given us an unrivalled insight into the often complex legal requirements of the sector, but has enabled us to build up a genuine and invaluable understanding of our clients’ business.
Our areas of work include
- Casinos and gambling
- Corporate structuring and governance
- Construction and engineering
- Environmental law
- Licensing
- Litigation and disputes
- M&A
- Management agreements
- Planning
- Projects and project finance
- Public finance
- Real estate
- Tax
Market recognitions
- Chambers UK, London: Real Estate: £150 Million and Above, Chambers and Partners, 2023
- Chambers UK, London: Real Estate Finance, Chambers and Partners, 2023
- Chambers UK, UK-wide: Hotels and Leisure, Chambers and Partners, 2023
- Legal 500 UK, London: Commercial Property: Corporate Occupiers (Tier 1), The Legal 500, 2022
- Legal 500 UK, London: Commercial Property: Development, The Legal 500, 2022
- Legal 500 UK, London: Commercial Property: Investment, The Legal 500, 2022
Contacts
News
Paris team advises on financing of largest cruise ship to be built in Italy
December 14, 2022
Cross-border team advises on $1.5bn financing of 4 ocean-going cruise vessels for Viking Ocean Cruises
November 18, 2022
Norton Rose Fulbright advises KfW IPEX-Bank on sale and financing of luxury cruise ship “Crystal Endeavor”
July 19, 2022