Last week, Hospitality Lawyer hosted its Tenth Annual Hospitality Law Conference at the Omni Hotel in Houston, TX. The event was a huge success, with around 300 attendees from all over the United States. Enjoy a few pictures from our exciting event! Hospitality Law Conference, a set on Flickr.
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A mock negotiation of a hotel management agreement featuring Lynne A. Messina, General Counsel at Highgate Hotels in Irving, Texas negotiating the ownership side, and Jeff Holdaway, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at Marriott International in Bethesda, Maryland taking the side of the manager. Mitchell S. Berkey, a senior partner with Wolff & Samson in West Orange, New …
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Yesterday, Bloomberg highlighted the legal issues Park City restaurant Cisero’s has encountered against Visa and MasterCard. Cisero’s has filed a counterclaim against U.S. Bank and Elavon, Inc., Cisero’s former acquiring bank and payment card processor, challenging the lawfulness of Elavon’s demand for indemnification from Cisero’s for fines assessed by Visa and MasterCard on U.S. Bank arising out of an alleged data breach at …
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The Tenth Annual 2012 Hospitality Law Conference offers up to 17.0 hours (including 1.0 hour of ethics) of CLE, CPE, and HRCI recertification hours. The conference will be held February 8-10 in Houston. On February 8, choose from a full day of sessions on Management Agreements, Real Estate Development Deals & Transactions, and Risk Management & Loss Prevention. Corporate Counsel …
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