Vol. 1 Issue 8. December 2005

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NEW JERSEY STATE LIBRARY

McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter hotels and resorts practice provides hotel and resort developers with full-service legal representation in the negotiation of agreements with hotel operators, including management, franchise, technical service and related agreements, and agreements with investors, lenders, and contractors. The practice also includes the provision of a full range of legal services for hotel and resort management and for owning companies in connection with the sale and purchase of hotels and resorts, internal structuring requirements, and matters arising in the day-to-day operation of hotels and resorts.

Through MDM&C’s other practice groups, clients in the hospitality industry are also provided with assistance in other areas, such as land use, labor law, litigation, and tax planning.

MDM&C currently represents the developers and owners of luxury hotels and mixed-use projects containing hotel, residential, retail, restaurant, and recreational components.

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Provided by Jeffrey T. Johnson
Marsh, Inc.

In late August and early September 2005, the Gulf Coast was pummeled first by Hurricane Katrina and then by Hurricane Rita. The hurricanes cut a wide swath, with losses spread out over a geographic area the size of England. The first round of damage came primarily from windstorm and storm surge. Initial damage was compounded by a range of perils, including the failure of the levees in New Orleans, looting, contamination, and the inability to access damaged property.

The losses and the long-range implications of Katrina and Rita are becoming clearer, although we may be years from seeing the full story.

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Provided by Albert J. Pucciarelli
Chair, Hotels and Resorts Development Practice Group
McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, L.L.P.

One need only consider the vast number of conference flyers advertising panel discussions of “mixed-use hotel projects” or “condo-hotel projects” to conclude that this format of development, with its apparent advantages to the developer, is very popular among hotel developers, particularly in resort settings.

The mixed-use hotel-residential resort project typically involves the combination of a branded hotel with a variety branded residential elements and resort amenities that may include a golf course, beach or harbor, and will always include a spa, health club and tennis courts.

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Provided by By Ana S. Salper
Krupin O'Brien LLC

According to a statistic that shows up in the news day after day, 27% of Americans are obese, and that percentage is climbing. Despite this surge in the overweight population, the law offers few protections against discrimination based on weight. However, a federal district court recently refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by an obese employee under the Americans with Disabilities Act against a national fast food chain restaurant. The case has spearheaded a growing number of lawsuits brought by obese individuals charging that employers have wrongly refused to hire them or have discriminated against them in other ways based on their weight.

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