Hospitality

Tourism, restaurant, lodging, and hospitality services are growing and competitive industries with unique legal issues. At Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, our lawyers are committed to helping our hospitality clients grow and thrive by offering legal experience in this highly regulated industry. We are dedicated to understanding the individual needs and personalities of each of our clients. As part of our commitment to serving the tourism, restaurant, lodging, and hospitality industries, we regularly participate in industry groups, as well as offer legal seminars, industry-specific email updates, and in-house speaking engagements tailored to our hospitality clients.

Client Services
Our hospitality practice includes lawyers with experience and knowledge in areas such as:

The Americans with Disabilities Act
Business formation and transactions
Employment
Franchising
Immigration
Intellectual property
Real estate
Regulatory issues, including liquor, restaurant, and hotel licensing
Succession planning
Tax, tort and commercial litigation, with specific emphasis in the application of those laws in the hospitality industry

Representative Transactions

Restaurant and destination resort focused employment manuals
Representation of architects, engineers, and property owners in commercial litigation related to restaurants or commercial resorts
Representation of restaurant owners in liquor licensing issues
ADA Title III accommodation and litigation
General tort litigation