Posts Tagged ‘Hospitality Law’

Dates Set for 2011 Hospitality Law Conference

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

The 2011 Hospitality Law Conference is set for Wednesday, February 9, 2010 - Friday, February 11, 2010.

What?

The annual Hospitality Law Conference is the only hotel law and restaurant law conference of its kind.  Industry leaders offer in-depth analysis and insight into the latest international legal, safety, and security trends and issues affecting the hospitality industry.   

Who Should Attend?

Hotel and restaurant in-house counsel and private attorneys practicing in the hospitality industry who want the most current, in-depth legal developments should attend. 

Executives of lodging, real estate, restaurant, and club operations will be interested in our Lodging, Real Estate, and Food & Beverage Tracks. 

Hotel risk managers and hotel loss prevention directors won’t want to miss the Loss Prevention & Risk Management Track. 

For IT professionals, comptrollers, accountants, and CFOs, the conference offers the only Information Protection and Privacy (including PCI-DSS) Workshop for hotels, restaurants, and country clubs.

Where?

The Hospitality Law Conference will be held at the Omni Houston Hotel, Houston, Texas

Details and Speaking Opportunities

This year’s conference begins with the Preconference Workshop on Wednesday, February 9.  The two-day Hospitality Law Conference begins on February 10.   

Attend the conference and receive opportunities to win a $1000.00 American Express gift card and a $500.00 American Express gift card.  If you are interested in presenting at the conference, please email HospitalityLawyer@hospitalitylawyer.com or call (713) 963-8800.

For updates please visit, www.hospitalitylawconference.com

Early Registration Ends Today for Hospitality Law Conference

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Don’t miss the only conference devoted exclusively to legal, safety and security issues impacting the hotel, restaurant, and travel industries.

Early registration ends today, January 11. Register today to receive discounted registration rates.

Program Topics:

  • Information Protection and Privacy, including Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards Workshop
  • Hospitality Real Estate Transactions Workshop
  • Hotel & Restaurant In-House Counsel Workshop (in-house counsel only)
  • Food & Beverage Breakout
  • Human Resources & Labor Relations Breakout
  • Lodging and Fundamentals of Hospitality Law Breakout
  • Loss Prevention and Risk Management Breakout
  • General Sessions, including:
    • Information Protection & Privacy: The New High Stakes Game
    • Critical Issues in Payment Card/Merchant Relations
    • It’s Not Easy Being Green
    • The Franchise Debate
    • A Primer on Representing Airlines and Cruise Ships
    • An Ethics Sampler - Five Top Mistakes to Avoid

HRCI and CLE Available.

Helpful links:

Conference Brochure

Conference Website

Conference Agenda

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.