Save-the-Date
Mark your calendars for February 11-13, 2008
Houston, Texas

Introducing a Pre-Conference Workshop on February 11,
with two tracks, one for In-House Counsel and
one focusing on Hospitality Real Estate

Click here to register and
receive the Early Registration discounted rate!

In addition to the Pre-Conference Workshop, the following break-out sessions are offered:

  • Food and Beverage
  • Lodging
  • Human Resources and Labor Relations
  • Safety, Security, and Risk Management
  • International

The Lodging Track will feature the following sessions:

  • Business and Legal Fundamentals of Hotel Management Contracts, focusing on those issues involved in negotiating Hotel Management Agreements from the Hotel Owner, Third-Party Manager, and Hotel Brand Owner perspectives
  • Special Issues Arising from Mixed-Use Management Contracts, discussing the many interwoven relationships involved in negotiating and drafting the hotel management agreement
  • Resort Liability Issues, discussing liability issues involved in resort operations, including releases and waivers, indemnity and insurance, common carriers, and watercraft and other transportation operations
  • Negotiating Third-Party Contracts, discussing negotiating contracts with internet room sellers

For more information, please click here.

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Prepare Training Program
1-800-787-5166

The Crisis Prevention Institute’s (CPI) has been providing training and resources in the prevention and management of challenging, disruptive, aggressive, and even violent behavior for over a quarter century. With a core philosophy of Respect, Service, and Safety at Work®, CPI’s PrepareTraining® program offers proactive solutions for the challenges of today’s work environments.

As a PrepareTraining®Authorized Organization, Marriott International is partnering with CPI to co-sponsor two upcoming Prepare Training® programs:

Miami, FL
October 23–26
Biscayne Bay Marriott Hotel
Los Angeles, CA
October 30–
November 2
Marriott Manhattan Beach

Organizations that successfully implement the PrepareTraining ® program can expect to:

  • Enhance employee confidence and skills in handling difficult situations.
  • Prevent workplace disruptions.
  • Improve service quality.
  • Decrease the risk of injury and litigation.
  • Strengthen and preserve client relationships.
  • Enhance service recovery.
  • Create and maintain a safer, more respectful work environment.

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Hotel Owner's Budget Approval Rights in Hotel Management Agreements

by Albert Pucciarelli

Albert Pucciarelli
McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney, and Carpenter, LLC
Phone: 201-493-3718

Most hotel owners are experienced real estate developers or institutional investors and generally can be expected to be skillful contract negotiators. However, given the peculiarities of hotel management agreements and the seeming intractability of negotiators (typically in-house lawyers) for the management companies, many owners settle for contractual terms that deprive them of essential rights that they should retain as a prerogative of ownership. Some owners accept onerous terms in hotel management agreements simply because they lack prior experience with these agreements and do not know what provisions are ‘negotiable’ and what provisions truly are not.

Read more

Product Showcase Opportunity
at Sixth Annual Hospitality Law Conference

The Fifth Annual Hospitality Law Conference
Houston, Texas

If you provide legal, safety, or security solutions for the hospitality industry, the conference provides a riveted forum of hospitality professionals.

For more information on how to get involved, contact:

Todd Throckmorton
(512) 266-21260

Poll Question

Hotel Operators:

Do you support a ban on smoking in all lodging facilities in the United States?

Vote Now!

Hotel and Restaurant Operators:

How many Social Security Mismatch numbers have you had in the last 12 months?
1
66%
2
20%
3 2%
4 or more 12%

7th Annual Trigild Lender Conference:
Strategies for Dealing With Commercial Loan Defaults

What Is The Lender Conference?
The foremost symposium for dealing with non-performing commercial loans.

Program highlights include:

  • Economic Outlook & Experts' Look Ahead
  • Workouts of CDOs and Other Complex Deal Structures
  • Selling Assets in Receivership
  • Unfinished Construction and Condo Conversions
  • Junior vs. Senior Debt in Default & Bankruptcy

Who Should Attend?
Lenders, Special Servicers, Hedge Funds, Distressed Debt Buyers, Legal Counsel and anyone dealing with distressed commercial loans.

When & Where?
Oct. 17 – 19, 2007, Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, Ca.

Download Program Brochure
Conference Registration

Firm Highlight
DLA Piper Sponsors Law Library for Texas and
Presents at Sixth Annual Hospitality Law Conference

The attorneys of DLA Piper's Hospitality and Leisure practice group understand and excel at evaluating and acting on global industry shifts, maximizing client representation, and providing unparalleled experience in the lodging industry. We have been active in the hospitality industry for decades and DLA Piper remains a leader and proud advocate of this progressive and rapidly expanding industry. In fact, the Hospitality and Leisure practice group has been highly ranked in the newly created Leisure and Hospitality category of Chambers & Partners.

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Ann Hurwitz, Partner in DLA Piper's Dallas office, will present at the Sixth Annual Hospitality Law Conference in "The Franchise Debate."

Deadline for Compliance with Section 409A Fast Approaching

by Preston Burch and Timothy Stanton

This article was drafted by the attorneys of Ogletree Deakins, a national labor and employment law firm that represents management. This information should not be relied upon as legal advice.

Phone: 803-252-1300
Phone: 312-558-1220

Nearly three years after the American Jobs Creation Act was signed into law, wary employers are rounding the last turn. Less than 100 days away lurks the January 1, 2008, deadline to have employment and change in control agreements and other deferred compensation plans operating in compliance with Section 409A and to have some critical terms reflected in plan documents.

Read more

HospitalityLawyer.com
2008 Resource Guide
For legal, safety, and security solutions

The Resource Guide is a comprehensive directory listing of legal, safety, and security professionals focused in the hospitality industry

Discount for any ad placed
before October 31!

For more information, contact:
Todd Throckmorton
Vice President, Business Development
Phone: (512) 266-1260


HospitalityLawyer.com
P.O. Box 22888
Houston , TX 77227
HospitalityLawyer@hospitalitylawyer.com

For permission to reproduce any portion of this newsletter, please email Diana Singson.The ideas, opinions, recommendations, and interpretations presented herein are those of the authors. Publication of any article or statement is not to be deemed an endoresement of the views expressed therein, nor shall publication of any Product Showcase be considered an endorsement of the product or service involved.