Archive for June, 2009

HospitalityLawyer Stephen Barth on the Four Seasons Management Contract Dispute

Monday, June 8th, 2009

If you haven’t seen the buzz about the management contract dispute involving the Four Seasons, read this link, as it appears we will be seeing many more of these disputes in the months ahead.

Even though the focus is on the management contracts themselves, another issue arising from this is whether or not Arbitration Clauses are having the desired effect of resolving disputes more efficiently than litigation or if they are just adding a layer of litigation.

This is a discussion worth having.