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Creative Solutions for Ownership, Financing and Tax Challenges: With decades of combined experience in handling complex transactions, our team is adept at developing creative solutions for ownership, financing, managerial and tax challenges. We possess top-level depth and experience in both hotel and shared ownership project development, allowing us to provide comprehensive and innovative solutions tailored to your specific needs.

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Creative Solutions for Ownership, Financing and Tax Challenges: With decades of combined experience in handling complex transactions, our team is adept at developing creative solutions for ownership, financing, managerial and tax challenges. We possess top-level depth and experience in both hotel and shared ownership project development, allowing us to provide comprehensive and innovative solutions tailored to your specific needs.

Structuring Real Estate Investments: We understand the complexities of real estate investments and offer in-depth counsel on proper tax planning and structuring. BakerHostetler advises real estate investment trusts (REITs) and provides guidance on the formation of joint ventures, raising capital, and executing the acquisition and sale of hospitality-related companies.

Structuring Real Estate Investments: We understand the complexities of real estate investments and offer in-depth counsel on proper tax planning and structuring. BakerHostetler advises real estate investment trusts (REITs) and provides guidance on the formation of joint ventures, raising capital, and executing the acquisition and sale of hospitality-related companies.

Hotel and Resort Financing: With substantial experience in hotel and resort financing, our attorneys are well versed in handling complex financing transactions. We assist clients with acquisition and construction loans, hypothecation loans, receivables securitizations, and regulatory issues related to finance transactions. Leveraging our expertise in capital market transactions, we can help clients secure financing from lenders for their hotel or resort projects.

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Hotel and Resort Financing: With substantial experience in hotel and resort financing, our attorneys are well versed in handling complex financing transactions. We assist clients with acquisition and construction loans, hypothecation loans, receivables securitizations, and regulatory issues related to finance transactions. Leveraging our expertise in capital market transactions, we can help clients secure financing from lenders for their hotel or resort projects.

Leading Representation for Hotel and Resort Companies: BakerHostetler lawyers represent some of the world’s leading hotel and resort companies, assisting them in driving value in their ambitious and creative projects across the United States and around the globe. Our legal counsel extends to various hotel and resort management and operational matters, including hotel management agreements, franchise agreements, hotel labor and employment issues, Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, and concerns with owners associations.

Leading Representation for Hotel and Resort Companies: BakerHostetler lawyers represent some of the world’s leading hotel and resort companies, assisting them in driving value in their ambitious and creative projects across the United States and around the globe. Our legal counsel extends to various hotel and resort management and operational matters, including hotel management agreements, franchise agreements, hotel labor and employment issues, Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, and concerns with owners associations.

Specialization in Mixed-Use Projects and Timeshare Development: We understand that modern mixed-use resort projects have become virtual cities in themselves. Our team excels in structuring deals that seamlessly integrate the various components and stakeholders, creating an integrated community. We have a proven track record of successfully advising private equity firms and other clients in the purchase, sale, financing and operation of hospitality assets. With our legacy practice in the development of branded timeshare and fractional ownership products, we have extensive experience and deep engagement in legislation affecting the timeshare industry in Florida and other states. We are renowned as a go-to team for counsel on mixed-use projects, such as resort hotels integrated with timeshare, fractional, condominium, branded residential, casino, marina or golf components.

Specialization in Mixed-Use Projects and Timeshare Development: We understand that modern mixed-use resort projects have become virtual cities in themselves. Our team excels in structuring deals that seamlessly integrate the various components and stakeholders, creating an integrated community. We have a proven track record of successfully advising private equity firms and other clients in the purchase, sale, financing and operation of hospitality assets. With our legacy practice in the development of branded timeshare and fractional ownership products, we have extensive experience and deep engagement in legislation affecting the timeshare industry in Florida and other states. We are renowned as a go-to team for counsel on mixed-use projects, such as resort hotels integrated with timeshare, fractional, condominium, branded residential, casino, marina or golf components.

Comprehensive Counsel for Project Acquisition and Development

Comprehensive Counsel for Project Acquisition and Development

We offer comprehensive counsel for resort property acquisition, disposition, development and construction. This includes addressing environmental concerns, permitting, land use, and local regulatory and zoning issues as well as providing escrow, title insurance and closing services as authorized by Florida law. Our experience extends to:

We offer comprehensive counsel for resort property acquisition, disposition, development and construction. This includes addressing environmental concerns, permitting, land use, and local regulatory and zoning issues as well as providing escrow, title insurance and closing services as authorized by Florida law. Our experience extends to:

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<li>Community development</li>



<li>Golf and country clubs</li>
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<ul><li>Luxury branded properties</li><li>Community development</li><li>Golf and country clubs</li></ul>

Full-Service Firm with Strong Knowledge of Operational Issues

Full-Service Firm with Strong Knowledge of Operational Issues

Our attorneys have a strong understanding of the operational challenges faced by the hospitality industry. Our legal services cover hotel management and franchise agreements for luxury resorts, urban business hotels and limited-service lodging facilities. As a full-service law firm with 18 offices across the country, we regularly assist with <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/LaborandEmployment">employment and labor matters</a>, bankruptcy and commercial law, tax issues, real estate litigation, consumer credit and protection compliance, and governmental affairs.

Our attorneys have a strong understanding of the operational challenges faced by the hospitality industry. Our legal services cover hotel management and franchise agreements for luxury resorts, urban business hotels and limited-service lodging facilities. As a full-service law firm with 18 offices across the country, we regularly assist with <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/LaborandEmployment">employment and labor matters</a>, bankruptcy and commercial law, tax issues, real estate litigation, consumer credit and protection compliance, and governmental affairs.

Representative Experience

Representative Experience

Luxury hotels and resorts

Luxury hotels and resorts

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<li>Representation of various major hotel owners, management companies and franchisors in their acquisition, development, management and branding of hotel properties and the drafting and negotiation of related purchase and sale, management, franchising, financing, and joint venture agreements.</li>



<li>Representation of various luxury hotel and resort clients in acquisition and financing transactions, including mixed-use resort properties worldwide.</li>



<li>Representation of various hotel buyers and sellers with complex financings of major hotels and resorts and issues unique to hotel properties.</li>
</ul>

Representation of various major hotel owners, management companies and franchisors in their acquisition, development, management and branding of hotel properties and the drafting and negotiation of related purchase and sale, management, franchising, financing, and joint venture agreements.

<li>Representation of various major hotel owners, management companies and franchisors in their acquisition, development, management and branding of hotel properties and the drafting and negotiation of related purchase and sale, management, franchising, financing, and joint venture agreements.</li>

Representation of various luxury hotel and resort clients in acquisition and financing transactions, including mixed-use resort properties worldwide.

<li>Representation of various luxury hotel and resort clients in acquisition and financing transactions, including mixed-use resort properties worldwide.</li>

Representation of various hotel buyers and sellers with complex financings of major hotels and resorts and issues unique to hotel properties.

<li>Representation of various hotel buyers and sellers with complex financings of major hotels and resorts and issues unique to hotel properties.</li>

<ul><li>Representation of various major hotel owners, management companies and franchisors in their acquisition, development, management and branding of hotel properties and the drafting and negotiation of related purchase and sale, management, franchising, financing, and joint venture agreements.</li><li>Representation of various luxury hotel and resort clients in acquisition and financing transactions, including mixed-use resort properties worldwide.</li><li>Representation of various hotel buyers and sellers with complex financings of major hotels and resorts and issues unique to hotel properties.</li></ul>

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<li>Represented a client in connection with a complex joint venture between a major multinational hotel chain and a publicly traded REIT adding a mixed-use vacation ownership component to an existing resort hotel. The project involved the negotiation of various management, marketing and amenities&nbsp;agreements and nine-digit construction and working capital loans.</li>



<li>Negotiated management agreements for a mixed-use hotel and casino project on land ground leased from a governmental authority. Our role included representation related to the hotel management agreement, review of the proposed ground lease, negotiation of a casino management agreement, branding of the project, consulting on regulatory and licensing issues, and cross-border entity structuring.</li>
</ul>

Represented a client in connection with a complex joint venture between a major multinational hotel chain and a publicly traded REIT adding a mixed-use vacation ownership component to an existing resort hotel. The project involved the negotiation of various management, marketing and amenities&nbsp;agreements and nine-digit construction and working capital loans.

<li>Represented a client in connection with a complex joint venture between a major multinational hotel chain and a publicly traded REIT adding a mixed-use vacation ownership component to an existing resort hotel. The project involved the negotiation of various management, marketing and amenities&nbsp;agreements and nine-digit construction and working capital loans.</li>

Negotiated management agreements for a mixed-use hotel and casino project on land ground leased from a governmental authority. Our role included representation related to the hotel management agreement, review of the proposed ground lease, negotiation of a casino management agreement, branding of the project, consulting on regulatory and licensing issues, and cross-border entity structuring.

<li>Negotiated management agreements for a mixed-use hotel and casino project on land ground leased from a governmental authority. Our role included representation related to the hotel management agreement, review of the proposed ground lease, negotiation of a casino management agreement, branding of the project, consulting on regulatory and licensing issues, and cross-border entity structuring.</li>

<ul><li>Represented a client in connection with a complex joint venture between a major multinational hotel chain and a publicly traded REIT adding a mixed-use vacation ownership component to an existing resort hotel. The project involved the negotiation of various management, marketing and amenities&nbsp;agreements and nine-digit construction and working capital loans.</li><li>Negotiated management agreements for a mixed-use hotel and casino project on land ground leased from a governmental authority. Our role included representation related to the hotel management agreement, review of the proposed ground lease, negotiation of a casino management agreement, branding of the project, consulting on regulatory and licensing issues, and cross-border entity structuring.</li></ul>

Communities

Communities

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<li>Advise and counsel various developers on Community Development Districts, governance issues and the unique issues that are present in large mixed-use communities.</li>



<li>Representation of various developers with issues related to community administration, governance, flexibility and control; facilitation of competing interests; preservation of common areas and amenities; and creation of mechanisms for enforcement of communitywide standards through regulation of maintenance, architecture and use.</li>
</ul>

Advise and counsel various developers on Community Development Districts, governance issues and the unique issues that are present in large mixed-use communities.

<li>Advise and counsel various developers on Community Development Districts, governance issues and the unique issues that are present in large mixed-use communities.</li>

Representation of various developers with issues related to community administration, governance, flexibility and control; facilitation of competing interests; preservation of common areas and amenities; and creation of mechanisms for enforcement of communitywide standards through regulation of maintenance, architecture and use.

<li>Representation of various developers with issues related to community administration, governance, flexibility and control; facilitation of competing interests; preservation of common areas and amenities; and creation of mechanisms for enforcement of communitywide standards through regulation of maintenance, architecture and use.</li>

<ul><li>Advise and counsel various developers on Community Development Districts, governance issues and the unique issues that are present in large mixed-use communities.</li><li>Representation of various developers with issues related to community administration, governance, flexibility and control; facilitation of competing interests; preservation of common areas and amenities; and creation of mechanisms for enforcement of communitywide standards through regulation of maintenance, architecture and use.</li></ul>

Golf and country clubs

<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Representation of various golf and country clubs in negotiation of agreements – including purchase and sale, management, easement, maintenance, employment, and operations. We also assist with financing.</li>
</ul>

Representation of various golf and country clubs in negotiation of agreements – including purchase and sale, management, easement, maintenance, employment, and operations. We also assist with financing.

<li>Representation of various golf and country clubs in negotiation of agreements – including purchase and sale, management, easement, maintenance, employment, and operations. We also assist with financing.</li>

<ul><li>Representation of various golf and country clubs in negotiation of agreements – including purchase and sale, management, easement, maintenance, employment, and operations. We also assist with financing.</li></ul>

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Our legal counsel extends to various hotel and resort management and operational matters, including hotel management agreements, franchise agreements, hotel labor and employment issues, Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, and concerns with owners associations.Specialization in Mixed-Use Projects and Timeshare Development: We understand that modern mixed-use resort projects have become virtual cities in themselves. Our team excels in structuring deals that seamlessly integrate the various components and stakeholders, creating an integrated community. We have a proven track record of successfully advising private equity firms and other clients in the purchase, sale, financing and operation of hospitality assets. With our legacy practice in the development of branded timeshare and fractional ownership products, we have extensive experience and deep engagement in legislation affecting the timeshare industry in Florida and other states. We are renowned as a go-to team for counsel on mixed-use projects, such as resort hotels integrated with timeshare, fractional, condominium, branded residential, casino, marina or golf components.Comprehensive Counsel for Project Acquisition and DevelopmentWe offer comprehensive counsel for resort property acquisition, disposition, development and construction. This includes addressing environmental concerns, permitting, land use, and local regulatory and zoning issues as well as providing escrow, title insurance and closing services as authorized by Florida law. Our experience extends to:<ul><li>Luxury branded properties</li><li>Community development</li><li>Golf and country clubs</li></ul>Full-Service Firm with Strong Knowledge of Operational IssuesOur attorneys have a strong understanding of the operational challenges faced by the hospitality industry. Our legal services cover hotel management and franchise agreements for luxury resorts, urban business hotels and limited-service lodging facilities. As a full-service law firm with 18 offices across the country, we regularly assist with <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/LaborandEmployment">employment and labor matters</a>, bankruptcy and commercial law, tax issues, real estate litigation, consumer credit and protection compliance, and governmental affairs.Representative ExperienceLuxury hotels and resorts <ul><li>Representation of various major hotel owners, management companies and franchisors in their acquisition, development, management and branding of hotel properties and the drafting and negotiation of related purchase and sale, management, franchising, financing, and joint venture agreements.</li><li>Representation of various luxury hotel and resort clients in acquisition and financing transactions, including mixed-use resort properties worldwide.</li><li>Representation of various hotel buyers and sellers with complex financings of major hotels and resorts and issues unique to hotel properties.</li></ul><ul><li>Represented a client in connection with a complex joint venture between a major multinational hotel chain and a publicly traded REIT adding a mixed-use vacation ownership component to an existing resort hotel. The project involved the negotiation of various management, marketing and amenities&nbsp;agreements and nine-digit construction and working capital loans.</li><li>Negotiated management agreements for a mixed-use hotel and casino project on land ground leased from a governmental authority. Our role included representation related to the hotel management agreement, review of the proposed ground lease, negotiation of a casino management agreement, branding of the project, consulting on regulatory and licensing issues, and cross-border entity structuring.</li></ul>Communities<ul><li>Advise and counsel various developers on Community Development Districts, governance issues and the unique issues that are present in large mixed-use communities.</li><li>Representation of various developers with issues related to community administration, governance, flexibility and control; facilitation of competing interests; preservation of common areas and amenities; and creation of mechanisms for enforcement of communitywide standards through regulation of maintenance, architecture and use.</li></ul>Golf and country clubs <ul><li>Representation of various golf and country clubs in negotiation of agreements – including purchase and sale, management, easement, maintenance, employment, and operations. 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<li>Represented a client in connection with a complex joint venture between a major multinational hotel chain and a publicly traded REIT adding a mixed use vacation ownership component to an existing resort hotel. The project involved the negotiation of various management, marketing and amenities agreements and nine-digit construction and working capital loans.</li>
<li>Negotiated management agreements for a mixed-use hotel and casino project on land ground leased from a governmental authority. Our role included representation related to the hotel management agreement, review of the proposed ground lease, negotiation of a casino management agreement, branding of the project, consulting on regulatory and licensing issues and cross border entity structuring.</li>
<li>Restructured a major branded timeshare business through the development of a new and cutting edge timeshare trust structure. Our team prepared documents addressing the various legal, regulatory, tax and financing aspects of the new structure.</li>
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