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The names and contact details of all experts whose nominations are accepted by the head of research are listed without charge. It is impossible to buy entry into WWL: Hospitality Specialists accepted for listing are invited, but not required, to supply a professional biography and photograph, which are published upon payment of a fee. We hope that you find this report useful and informative. If you do, it is due to the hundreds of people who helped us in the research, and we would like to sign off by thanking them for their kindness, helpfulness and insight, which made it a pleasure to be part of this undertaking.
Who’s Who Legal is delighted to publish WWL: Hospitality 2022. This report is the fruit of months of research. We have canvassed and analysed the opinions of law firm clients and hospitality experts from around the world. Our research has revealed 242 lawyers from 38 jurisdictions who can truly be considered leaders in the field.
Due to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, WWL is not listing individuals from firms based in Russia and Belarus in this report. Lawyers from Ukraine who were previously listed have had their rankings protected and continue to be featured.
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WWL does not list firms, only individual lawyers. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed practitioners received the most total nominations in our research. We highlight individuals at other firms who also scored very highly in our research.
The Global Elite Thought Leaders are those individuals who received the highest number of nominations from peers, corporate counsel and other market sources this year. Our research has identified them as being truly outstanding practitioners and the very best in their field.
MOST LISTINGS IN WWL: HOSPITALITY 2022 DentonsCMS BakerKeystoneMcKenzieLaw 3
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This year’s research into the global hospitality legal market highlights 242 lawyers as leaders in the field. Their areas of expertise include hotel management agreements, portfolio transactions, M&A and financing matters.
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CecilyFieldfisherDavis receives widespread praise from commentators as “a client-friendly and approachable hospitality lawyer” with prodi gious experience in infrastructure develop ment and projects. Gordon Drakes is held in high esteem for his incisive handling of complex franchising and hospitality matters.
Martin Furrer stands out as a leader in Swiss real estate transactions and financing. His international clients span a wide range of sectors, including hospitality.
Addleshaw Goddard Lucy Sturrock is a leading lawyer, renowned among peers for her “vast knowledge of and notable track record in the hospitality sector”.
AnnaUkraineZorya with Arzinger comes highly recommended as “an experienced hospi tality sector lawyer who really understands the clients’ needs”.
Thomas Page CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP London EMEA Global Elite Thought Leaders
James Salford is widely esteemed as “a go-to lawyer for hospitality matters”. His real estate financing expertise is further applauded.
Mark Rajenbach is heralded by sources as “a well-known lawyer for his effective work in the hospitality industry”. Eric Gummers of Howard Kennedy receives considerable praise from sources, who highlight his prodigious handling of hotel management, shared ownership and fran chising matters. At Paul Hastings, Michael James stands out among peers for his “prolific knowledge of hospitality issues”, which encompasses hotel acquisitions and operations.
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner’s Laura Wild excels for her “expert approach to complex hospitality transactions”. One source adds, “She is excellent to work with.”
Italy Chiomenti’s Vittorio Tadei has a prolific repu tation in the market for his “impressive work on hotel acquisitions”.
England Taylor Wessing’s Richard Bursby comes “very highly recommended” by peers, who state, “I regularly refer conflicted work to Richard.”
MarkDentonsDaliere is heralded by peers as “a pre-eminent hospitality lawyer” who is “the big name in the market”. Babette Märzheuser-Wood is “an excel lent lawyer” and “a true hospitality sector specialist”, according to sources who further laud her “first-rate international work”. Simon Masri is renowned in the market for possessing “deep knowledge of the hospitality industry” and excels in real estate financing.
Luke Baines has a sterling reputation in the hospitality industry for “always putting the client’s business needs at the forefront of his practice”.
IonSwitzerlandEglin of Bratschi has "seen it all in the hospitality industry", according to clients who praise his "great know-how and success-fo cused advice". Andreas Vögeli at Niederer Kraft Frey is highlighted by peers and clients for his “outstanding negotiation skills” and “compli ance with all deadlines”.
Ion Eglin Bratschi AG Zurich
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ThomasCMS Page receives a plethora of recom mendations from sources impressed with his first-rate handling of contracts on behalf of hotel clients. David Roberts possesses over 25 years’ experience advising hospitality clients on private equity and venture capital matters.
Bird & Bird Karen Friebe cuts a distinguished figure in the hospitality market for her “impressive sector-specific knowledge”. Her areas of experience include complex hotel manage ment agreements.
Sibylle Schnyder stands out as a leading real estate lawyer with vast experience handling a range of complex hospitality transactions. Louise Wallace is a go-to lawyer for hotel and leisure industry clients, who seek her sterling advice on M&A, corporate finance and restructurings. Stefan Gerster earns plaudits for his leading practice assisting hospitality clients in portfolio transactions, investments and real estate development.
Baker SamuelMcKenzieJonasMarbacher earns plaudits from respondents as “a very active lawyer in real estate financing”, as well as in hospitality matters.
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MarcGermanyWerner with Hogan Lovells International is renowned in the hospitality sector, with one peer stating, “He is the best hotel lawyer in Germany.”
Mark W Daliere Dentons London Karen Friebe Bird & Bird LLP London
Michael Sullivan excels as a leading name in the hospitality sector, with sources highlighting his prodigious track record in hotel operating agreements and financings.
Savvas Kotsopoulos earns plaudits from market commentators impressed with his first-rate practice assisting investment groups in hotel, retail and industrial real estate.
Rick S Kirkbride Paul Hastings LLP Los Angeles John Melicharek Jr. BakerHostetler Orlando NORTH AMERICA Global Elite Thought Leaders
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Sidley Austin’s Peter Benudiz is heralded for his broad practice, which excels at assisting real estate and hospitality clients on M&A and private equity deals.
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Teresa Goebel Goodwin Procter LLP San Francisco
Canada At Stikeman Elliott, Melissa Schyven is a leading figure for hospitality and energy sector clients in their real estate and project finance needs.
David Neff with Perkins Coie has a sterling reputation in hotel bankruptcy litigation, where he represents a wide range of stake holders in complex claims.
JohnUSA Melicharek Jr. with BakerHostetler is a doyen of the hospitality field, with over 35 years’ experience assisting hospitality clients on a broad range of complex transactions.
Paul Hastings Rick Kirkbride has a prolific reputation in the hospitality sector, with sources commending his 27 years’ experience assisting clients in development, financing and operation matters.
Nelson Migdal at Greenberg Traurig is widely recommended and has over 34 years of expe rience assisting companies in hotel acquisi tion, financing and operations.
Alan Weakland excels at representing equity and debt investors acting in the hospi tality sector. Osler Hoskin & Harcourt Rod Davidge stands out for his adept handling of complex co-ownership structures, prop erty management and financing issues.
Teresa Goebel of Goodwin Procter receives widespread applause from peers impressed with her top-tier practice in real estate prop erty sales and hotel transactions.
Meghan Cocci of Latham & Watkins is lauded for her international experience assisting hospitality, gaming and leisure in high-value, high-profile transactions.
At Dentons US, Rick Ross is held in high regard by commentators, who praise him as “a leader in the hospitality field”.
John Cahill is a go-to real estate lawyer with a stellar background assisting hospitality clients across the US and Asia-Pacific.
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Roy Melick receives a plethora of recom mendations from peers impressed with his astute experience in commercial property and tourism sector transactions.
PaulineAustraliaTan of Ashurst possesses a “highly impressive hospitality practice” and excels at assisting domestic and international clients across a wide range of real estate issues.
Graeme Dickson with Baker McKenzie is a go-to practitioner for clients in the hotel and leisure industry seeking assistance with structured purchases and investment fundraisings.
Drew & Napier Shu Yan Woo stands out for her prolific expertise assisting hotels and leisure clients in complex litigation and arbitration proceedings. Kelvin Tan earns plaudits for his impres sive experience advising and representing hospitality clients across the spectrum of domestic and international matters. Cavinder Bull SC has a leading repu tation for his market-leading international track record assisting hospitality clients in disputes.
ASIA-PACIFIC Global Elite Thought Leaders
HailingSingaporeLiuof Withersworldwide is a leading lawyer for domestic and international hospitality clients undergoing cross-border transactions.
Hong Kong Robert Williams Watson Farley & Williams Singapore Lada Shelkovnikova Watson Farley & Williams Singapore
LEADING FIRMS Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Andrew MacGeoch possesses “extensive experience in hotel management agree ments”, according to clients who praise his “ability to tune into the needs of hotel clients”. Tien Gui Koh comes widely recom mended as “a highly commercial lawyer with deep insight in the hospitality sector”. Mark Stevens is renowned in the hospi tality sector as a go-to lawyer with vast M&A, hotel management agreement and timeshare experience.
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Lada Shelkovnikova receives substantial applause for her vast experience handling complex project structuring and hotel transactions.
Kate Switajewski is widely endorsed by practitioners for her “first-rate hospitality practice” and “notable experience in hotel management agreements”.
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DavidChinaA. Blumenfeld at Paul Hastings earns plaudits for his substantial experience in the gamut of hospitality matters.
Robert Williams is held in high esteem as “an excellent hospitality lawyer” who is heralded for his “commercial approach and excellent knowledge of the hotel industry”.
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BenjaminThailand Hirasawa at BH2I is celebrated for his top-drawer advice to corporate, real estate and hospitality clients on a wide range of transactions, including management and licence agreements.
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Graeme Dickson Baker McKenzie Sydney Pauline Tan Ashurst Sydney Andrew Macgeoch
José Alejandro Torres at Posse Herrera Ruiz excels in corporate, financial structure and financial investment matters and assists a wide range of clients in the hospitality, retail and real estate sectors.
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LEADING INDIVIDUALS Chile Baker McKenzie Chile’s Andrés Wagner stands out as a first-rate real estate and hospitality lawyer who excels in complex securitisation and M&A transactions. Marcos Ríos of Carey is lauded for his breadth of experience in hospitality, insurance, procurement and M&A matters.
Juan Pablo De la Maza impresses sources with his prolific experience advising hotels and resorts in investment fund sales.
ÁlvaroColombiaIván Cala Carrizosa with Brigard & Urrutia Abogados is esteemed as “a true highlight in hospitality matters”, with peers adding, “He is very well known.”
PROFILES Editorial policy and selection criteria Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide. Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.
Martine de Koning Kennedy Van der Laan Martine is an expert in franchise, distribution and agency transactions and litigation. She combines in-depth knowledge of EU and competition law with a deep understanding of commerce and trade. She is praised for her “sharp strategic insight, knowl edge and creativity in providing solutions”. She handles litigation and arbitration in a “smart, asser tive and effective” manner. Martine structures complex international cooperation, such as the setting-up of franchise networks and channel agreements. She repre sents domestic franchisors in their international expansion plans and also assists foreign clients with establishing a presence in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Martine is a “shrewd contract drafter and negotiator”. Martine’s interests include trade unions and treaties (EU, WTO, ASEAN, APEC, NAFTA, Caricom), customs and exports regulations, and sanctions. She also has a special interest in the impact of Brexit on commercial agreements. Martine is a thought leader on pricing matters such as rebates, tying, excessive pricing, dynamic pricing, royalties, and licence and franchise fees for dominant and other parties. With her life-long focus on the fashion and retail sector she acts for her clients on internet sales restrictions; third-party platform restrictions; geoblocking; omnichannels (seamless marketplace); e-commerce; inventory sharing; dual distribution; horizontal and vertical data sharing; licensing of know-how and tech nology; loyalty programmes; and big data.
16 Amsterdam, 1014 BG Tel: +31 20 5506 martine.de.koning@kvdl.com639www.kvdl.com
WWL says: Martine de Koning receives widespread plaudits as "an outstanding franchising lawyer", with sources further praising her "deep distribution expertise".
Sarah Fitzpatrick Norton Rose Fulbright Sarah is head of planning, a partner and barrister. She has over 25 years’ experience of advising on and securing planning permission for new devel opments, principally in London and the South East of England with a focus on the hospitality sector. Sarah has secured planning permission for major sports stadia, hotels, bars and restaurants, including roof top venues, cinemas, visitor attrac tions, and other sports and leisure facilities. She always strives to secure the optimum consents for her clients that maximise value, and that are attractive to prospective funders, developers and occupiers. Sarah is expert at obtaining consents that have the right amount of flexibility to accom modate changing consumer trends and that allow hospitality facilities to remain on trend, or even change to new uses without the need to obtain fresh or variedExamplesconsents. ofhospitality
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WWL says: Yves Jeanrenaud is widely applauded by sources, who praise his "astute legal mind" in a wide range of fran chising issues.
Yves Jeanrenaud Schellenberg Wittmer Yves Jeanrenaud (MRICS) heads Schellenberg Wittmer's real estate and construction group and leads the firm's hotels and leisure practice. His main areas of practice include property law, real estate investments, hotel projects and transac tions, sale and leaseback operations, commer cial leases, ground leases, total and general work contracts, real estate financing and structuring, due diligence procedures and environmental law. He advises in French, English and German. Yves has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating property acquisition contracts. He advises Swiss and foreign clients on all various contractual matters. He also handles litigation and arbitration within these fields. Yves is a member of several professional associations, most notably serving as a member of the Advisory Board of the Royal Institutions of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in Switzerland.Yvessits on the board of directors of three different hotels, situated in Geneva (a three-star hotel) and Neuchâtel (a four-star hotel and a two-star hotel). His expertise in hospitality matters includes advising foreign investors and high-networth individuals on the sale/purchase of five-star hotels both in the major cities of Switzerland, as well as in the main resort/ mountain areas; negotiating the necessary architects’ agreement, work contracts and interior design agreements for the construction of a hotel extension (to create a floor of additional rooms, and a landmark rooftop bar and lounge); drafting hotel leases and hotel management contracts; and advising on the financing of hotel acquisitions or the refinancing of existing hotels. Yves was admitted to the Swiss Bar in 1987 after graduating from the School of Law of the University of Zurich in 1983, and earning a Master of Laws degree from Northwestern University School of Law in 1985. Yves is a founding partner of Schellenberg Wittmer. 15bis, rue des Alpes PO Box 2088 Geneva, 1211 Tel: +41 22 707 yves.jeanrenaud@swlegal.ch8000www.swlegal.ch
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WWL says: Sarah Fitzpatrick is lauded for her "cool head and strong leadership ability", as well as "her practical approach to often complex legal problems" in securing valu able planning consents for her clients.
developments that Sarah has acted on include: The Shard in London, which includes a hotel, bars and restaurants, and a top floor visitor attraction; the Olympic Park in London which includes a range of sports venues as well as complementary hospitality and leisure facil ities; the main stand redevelopment for an English Premiership Football Club including corporate hospitality, fan facilities, and retail outlets, as well as securing consent for the Club’s new training Academy; a new 6 screen cinema development with complementary bars, restaurants and retailing; and a boutique hotel and restaurant in Oxfordshire that involved the repurposing of a listed building. Sarah is recognised as a “leading individual” in The Legal 500 2022 edition for planning. She also publishes regularly with articles published by LexisNexis, and The Planner.3More London Riverside London, SE1 2AW Tel: +44 20 7444 sarah.fitzpatrick@nortonrosefulbright.com3678www.nortonrosefulbright.com
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Ion Eglin Bratschi AG Ion is a partner at Bratschi Ltd, a leading Swiss law firm with approx. 100 lawyers with seven offices across Switzerland (Zurich, Basel, Berne, St. Gallen, Lausanne, Geneva, Zug). He was heading the firm's industry group real estate, construction and hotels and has now in 2022 been appointed as the firm's chairman. Since many years, Ion has a strong focus on hospitality law: Before joining Bratschi in 2010, he has worked for three years in a boutique law firm specialized in hospitality law – and has remained loyal to the industry ever since. Ion advises profes sional and private investors and hotel owners on hotel transactions and is involved in many national and international hotel development projects. He has a particular expertise in the various types of agreements between hotel owners and hotel opera tors, such as hotel management agreements, hotel lease agreements, franchise agreements and all additional and auxiliary agreements. He has worked for many hotel operators, such as the Radisson Hotel Group, Steigenberger Hotels or Kempinski, to name just a few, but also for owners and devel opers such as PSP Swiss Property, but also banks, insurances, pension funds or individual investors. He is a member of the Swiss Bar association, the Zug Bar Association and the "Arbeitskreis Hotelimmobilien", an association of industry experts for the DACH region. He is a recognized practitioner by The Legal500 which stated that he "has excellent market expertise" and that "he has fantastic knowledge of the hospitality sector and practices" and he was classified by Who's Who Legal in 2022 as "Thought Leaders Global Elite» in hospitality law. Gubelstrasse 11 Zug, 6300 Tel: +41 58 258 18 ion.eglin@bratschi.ch00www.bratschi.ch
19 Zurich, 8021 Tel: +41 44 215 josef.caleff@swlegal.ch9383www.swlegal.ch
WWL says: Josef Caleff possesses a standout reputation as "a very active fran chising lawyer" who is "incredibly smart and always knows what he's doing".
Benjamin Hirasawa BH2I Benjamin is the Founder and Managing Partner of BH2I and a member of the International Society of Hospitality Consultants. He currently advises leading private equity, real estate and hospitality companies across the Asia Pacific, North America, and Middle East regions on foreign direct investment, mergers and acqui sitions, development and operations, including private equity, property funds, timeshare, fractional ownership, REITS and branded residences, and has become the ‘go-to’ individual in Japan, ASEAN, Australia and various other jurisdictions for many of the world’s largest hospitality investors, operating companies and hotel owners. Specialties: Specific expertise in the acqui sition, development, operation, management and disposition of multi-jurisdictional mixed-use projects, integrated resorts, and master planned communities. Ben has been recognized as a Global Leader in Who’s Who Global Hospitality, Who's Who Legal – Franchise, one of Thailand’s Top 100 Lawyers, an Acritas Star, and ranked numerous times in the corporate and real estate sectors in Thailand, Singapore and Myanmar by Chambers Asia Pacific and Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Ben led teams on aspects of hotel transactions that won Deal of the Year awards at HICAP 2019, 2020 and 2021 and was nominated for Practice Group of the Year by Legal 500 Asia Pacific. In less than 2 years after incorporation, BH2I has ranked practitioners and practices in Thailand and Singapore in Chambers and Legal 500, was nomi nated as a finalist for Rising Law Firm of the Year at the ALBJ Southeast Asia Law Firm Awards in 2021, received the Best New Firm award at the ALBJ Thailand Law Firm Awards in 2022, and Boutique Transaction Firm of the Year at the ALBJ Southeast Asia Law Firm Awards in 2022. Bangkok Tel: +65 6544 benjamin.hirasawa@bh2i.law6500https://bh2i.law/ WWL says: Benjamin Hirasawa comes highly recommended for his adept advice to real estate and hospitality clients on a wide range of corporate needs. Thailand
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WWL says: Ion Eglin has "seen it all in the hospitality industry", according to clients who praise his "great know-how and success-focused advice". Josef Caleff Schellenberg Wittmer Josef Caleff (MRICS) heads Schellenberg Wittmer's real estate group in Zurich. He is a partner in the hotels and leisure group and the corporate/ mergers and acquisitions group. Josef advises clients in all types of commercial matters and M&A transactions, in particular advising hotel chains and investors on all legal matters in the hospitality industry including acquisitions, disposals, develop ments, construction, leasing and operations. Some examples of Josef's expertise in hospi tality include: regularly advising SV Group on the conclusion of long-term lease agreements for hotel projects with the franchisor Marriott; advising on the acquisition of a chain of Italian restaurants in Switzerland; and advising on the acquisition of a hotel in the north-west of Switzerland. Josef graduated from the University of St Gallen with master’s degrees in economics (1996) and law (1999), and was admitted to the Swiss Bar in 2002. He completed an LLM at UC Hastings in San Francisco in 2004, and was admitted to the New York Bar in 2006. He became a certified specialist with the SBA in construction and real estate law in 2013, and was elected as a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Löwenstrasse2018.
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Claire Hughes Pinsent Masons LLP claire.hughes@pinsentmasons.com
Gareth Hughes Keystone Law gareth.hughes@keystonelaw.co.uk
Babette Märzheuser-Wood Dentons babette.mwood@dentons.com
Larry Nathan Mishcon de Reya larry.nathan@mishcon.com
Paul Houston Fieldfisher paul.houston@fieldfisher.com
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Felicity Jones Watson Farley & Williams fjones@wfw.com
Ian McGarr CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP ian.mcgarr@cms-cmno.com
James Miller CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP james.miller@cms-cmno.com
Jo Owen DLA Piper jo.owen@dlapiper.com
Alex Padfield Hextalls alexpadfield@hextalls.com
Elias Hayek Squire Patton Boggs elias.hayek@squirepb.com
Christopher Heath Dentons christopher.heath@dentons.com
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