Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner – Hospitality & Leisure
BCLP Middle East, Gate Village 10, 1st Floor, Dubai International Financial Centre, P.O. Box 507222 Dubai, United Arab Emirates {website contacts}
BCLP represent owners, operators, investors, franchisors and lenders in nearly every part of the hospitality sector, including the development of mixed-use projects and related infrastructure, hotels, resorts, casinos, serviced apartments, branded residences, restaurants, spas, golf courses, and ski resorts. Offices are throughout the US, Europe, Middle East, Russia and Asia provide experience in handling cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions, which often involve multiple legal systems, cultures, conventions and languages. A senior partner in the firm’s Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices, leading the firm’s hospitality practice in the Middle East as well as developing the firm’s African hospitality practice. Scott Antel BCLP Partner based in Dubai has 24+ years’ experience working with emerging markets hotels & hospitality advising both owners/developers and international operators in over 20+ jurisdictions acting on 100+ hotel projects including numerous landmark projects such as the Palm Jumeirah and the Sochi Olympics.
DLA Piper – Hospitality & Leisure
DLA Piper UK LLP, 160 Aldersgate Street, London EC1A 4HT, United Kingdom {website contacts}
DLA Piper was one of the first legal firms to develop a dedicated global hospitality and leisure group. With years of experience and a proven track record in the sector, they help investors, developers, owners and operators with their hospitality and leisure opportunities. DLA Piper understands the variety of hospitality and leisure legal issues that arise and advise on development, acquisition and divestment and contractual arrangements; gaming operations; franchise, management and outsourcing operations; management agreements and operations; corporate, joint ventures and fund formation; finance and restructuring; franchise, outsourcing and commercial agreements; data privacy security technology arrangements; advertising and brand; betting and major sporting events. DLA Piper clients include owners, managers, franchisors, developers and lenders; global, regional and national hotels; resort businesses; serviced apartments; and leisure and sports operators (golf courses, theme and amusement parks, health and fitness facilities, spas, gyms, leisure complexes, cinemas, marinas, nightclubs, casinos and gambling establishments).