On March 15, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) started enforcing the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design which replaced the 1991 ADA Standards. As previously written in this blog, hospitality entities were concerned with how the enforcement of these new standards applied to their existing swimming pools. The DOJ expected hotels and motels to modify their pools to …
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What are the crucial mistakes by data security breach victims that most often either allow, or worsen the impact of, a data security breach? One person who knows the answer to this question first hand is partner Douglas Meal of Ropes & Gray LLP. Through his work as outside counsel for TJX, Heartland, Hannaford, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Destination Hotels …
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The Real Estate Track at the Hospitality Law Conference, will further explore issues pertaining to the EB-5 and the Hospitality Industry during the presentation “Discussion of Capital.” This presentation will provide an overview of capital availability and pricing and structure of different types of capital. It will also provide an overview of the approach to underwriting deals and concerns of lending …
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