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Posted On: April 22, 2010 by the JMBM Global Hospitality Group®

Global Hospitality Advisor®: A masterstroke hospitality investment by savvy investor

By Jim Butler and the Global Hospitality Group®
Hotel Lawyers | Authors of www.HotelLawBlog.com
22 April 2010

Hotel Lawyer with an update on successful Asian investor strategy

A number of years ago, JMBM's Global Hospitality Group® trademarked Global Hospitality Advisor® to reflect both the global and advisory nature of our focused hospitality practice. We are very proud to use it today with reference to Formosa International, a client we represented in signing a definitive agreement for the acquisition of worldwide rights to the Regent brand and hotel business.

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Posted On: July 27, 2007 by the JMBM Global Hospitality Group®

JMBM Hotel Lawyers Announce First Green Hotel Development Conference

By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
27 July 2007

Hotel Lawyer on GREEN hotel development. Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP (JMBM) announced today that The Hotel Developers Conference™ 2008 will focus entirely on green hotel development and renovation. Presented by the 50-lawyer team of JMBM's Global Hospitality Group® this green hotel "summit" is co-sponsored by the University of Las Vegas (UNLV) and the Los Angeles Chapter of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). More than 450 hospitality industry leaders are expected to attend, March 12-13, 2008, at the Green Valley Ranch Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada.

As we have said here on www.HotelLawBlog.com before: "Don't wait for the GREEN. It is here"

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Posted In: Green Hotels , Hotel Developers Conference™ , Hotel Mixed-Use , International Hotel Investment

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Posted On: January 8, 2007 by the JMBM Global Hospitality Group®

Hospitality Lawyer -- The plays to make successful international hotel investments

By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
8 January 2007

Hospitality Lawyer on international hotel investments. In a number of recent postings on www.HotelLawBlog.com, I have focused on the attractiveness of international hotel investments and some of the big names pouring investment overseas. Some of the hot markets include Mexico, Costa Rica, the Caribbean, Spain, Italy, London, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, China and India. In Why we're building hotels in India like crazy, I focused entirely on India, an explosive market that has often been overshadowed by opportunities in China. In announcing plans for Starwood Capital to invest a half billion in India alone, Barry Sternlicht says that there is so much demand that he is targeting an average annual return of 20% on investments in India!

With all the exciting potential for hotel development in these booming markets, it is tempting for developers and investors to rush in to "scoop up the profits". But before they do, it would be wise to remember that risk is usually commensurate with reward. At the very least, they should ask: "What is the best way to make successful foreign hotel investments?" Here are a few thoughts from www.HotelLawBlog.com . . .

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Posted On: January 3, 2007 by the JMBM Global Hospitality Group®

Hotel Lawyer -- Top Picks for 2006

By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
3 January 2007

Hotel Lawyer -- Top Picks of 2006. Yes, 2006 has been a record year for many in the hospitality industry, and for the hotel lawyers at Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP. As we have already given our Outlook for 2007, we thought it might be interesting to look back on our Top Pick articles from 2006 from www.HotelLawBlog.com.

The Top Picks articles are organized by the major TOPICS on the Blog. We generally tried to select just the top two or three articles for each TOPIC. It was a major struggle to decide where to make the cutoff. If you want more information on a particular TOPIC, you can go to www.HotelLawBlog.com, and search for all articles on that TOPIC. To do that, just scroll down the right hand side, and below the (free) subscription and RSS Feed buttons is the Browse search engine that enables you to sort by TOPIC (or date, or key words, etc.).

Here they are . . .

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Posted In: ADA Defense , Condo Hotels , Disasters , Hotel Management Agreements , Hotel Mixed-Use , International Hotel Investment , Labor & Employment , Land Use & Entitlements , Outlook and Trends , Workouts, Bankruptcies & Receiverships

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Posted On: December 27, 2006 by the JMBM Global Hospitality Group®

Hotel Lawyer -- What do the InterContinental takeover rumors mean? Why IHG? Why now? Who will win the bid?

By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
27 December 2006

Hotel Lawyer on international hotel investment. Over the past two days, the shares of InterContinental Hotels Group Plc -- which describes itself as "the world's biggest lodging company" -- rose substantially, fueling speculation that it has become a takeover target. The shares are up approximately 8% since December 22, 2006 (and 49% for 2006). Citing the Guardian, Bloomberg says there are rumors of a buyout firm making an offer at a "significant premium" to current stock prices. Some think a ₤5.7 billion (U.S.$11.2 billion) offer may be made.

Who are the likely buyers? Aside from the financial aspects of the takeover, what does the interest in InterContinental mean? How does this play into the big push into international hotel investments I have been talking about on www.HotelLawBlog.com in some of the most recent postings? Or into the power of brands, or the rush to hotel-enhanced mixed-use development?

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Posted On: December 26, 2006 by the JMBM Global Hospitality Group®

Hospitality Lawyer -- Why we're building hotels in India like crazy!

By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
26 December 2006

Hospitality Lawyer India. In a number of articles on www.HotelLawBlog.com, I have talked about the exploding international hotel markets, including Mexico, Costa Rica, the Caribbean, Spain, Italy, London Saudi Arabia, Dubai and China -- but particularly INDIA. Why are we building hotels in India? Why are all of the brands and operators trying to stake out territory in India?

It's not hard to figure out. On December 23, 2006, the Los Angeles Times ran an article by Henry Chu that summed it up pretty well. The headline read: "India, a boom that's bursting at the seams." The explosive growth in India is what has everyone scrambling to feed this hungry market.

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Posted On: December 11, 2006 by the JMBM Global Hospitality Group®

Hospitality Lawyer Baja Mexico -- So what's a brand? How did Trump get into this conversation?

By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
11 December 2006

Hospitality Lawyer Baja Mexico. He's done it again if you believe the AP Wire reports. On Saturday, December 9, 2007, the Associated Press reported that, "Donald Trump's new luxury hotel-condominiums on Mexico's booming Baja California coast registered about $122 million in sales Friday, potentially heralding a resurgent development boom along the Pacific shoreline, just south of the U.S. border."

I've noted in prior postings that Baja is red hot, and that Trump has become a brand. So what is noteworthy about this latest development?

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Posted In: Condo Hotels , Hotel Mixed-Use , International Hotel Investment , Outlook and Trends

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Posted On: December 6, 2006 by the JMBM Global Hospitality Group®

Hospitality Lawyer on hotel mixed-use development projects in China, India, Mexico, the Caribbean, Guam -- What the experts say now.

By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
6 December 2006

Hospitality Lawyer: In my last posting on www.HotelLawBlog.com, I described "what is fanning the condo hotel wild fire in Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, China, India and the Middle East." But condo hotels are only a small segment of the hotel-enhanced mixed-use projects being developed at an rapid pace on the international scene.

The hospitality experts that joined me for JMBM's "Outlook 2007, Hospitality Roundtable" had plenty to say about the hot international markets, and I am delighted to share their insights with the readers of www.HotelLawBlog.com. You should also see a up-to-the-minute news item related to this in the blog "Hospitality Lawyer -- Barry Sternlict and Starwood bet on . . . China!"

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Posted On: December 6, 2006 by the JMBM Global Hospitality Group®

Hospitality Lawyer -- Barry Sternlicht and Starwood bet on . . . China!

By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
6 December 2006

Hospitality Lawyer: China. I had no sooner posted my last entry on our expert panel's views for Outlook 2007 as it relates to international markets when I read an update as of December 6, 2007 that Barry Sternlicht and Starwood capital have increased their bet on China! And of course, this comes after a huge investment in India as we discussed in "."Hospitality Lawyer: Sternlicht and Starwood Capital to put $500 million in India for Crillon, '1' Hotels and Residences and budget hotel chain, Campanile

Tom Corcoran, CEO of FelCor, nailed it when he said in today's posting, "When you talk about hot markets, you'd have to say, China, China, China... and India."

Here are the details on the Sternlicht/Starwood investment in China.

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Posted On: December 5, 2006 by the JMBM Global Hospitality Group®

Condo Hotel Lawyer -- What is fanning the condo hotel wild fire in Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, China, India and the Middle East?

By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
5 December 2006

Condo Hotel Lawyer: In my last two postings on www.HotelLawBlog.com, I have been reviewing where the condo hotel phenomenon is today and where its going, and what drives success in condo hotel projects. While there are a lot of reasons that condo hotels make sense and have an enduring legacy, the wildfire that has been burning in the U.S. for the past 5 years is now pulsing out in all directions. What has caused the condo hotel craze to spread to Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, China, India and the Middle East? And why is anyone looking to emulate the state of the art developed over the past 5 years in the U.S.?

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Posted In: Condo Hotels , Hotel Mixed-Use , International Hotel Investment

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Jim Butler is recognized as one of the top hotel lawyers in the world. He devotes 100% of his practice to hospitality, representing hotel owners, developers and lenders. Jim leads the Global Hospitality Group®—a team of 50 seasoned professionals with more than $60 billion of hotel transactional experience, involving more than 1,000 properties located around the globe.
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Robert Braun

Robert Braun is a partner in JMBM's Corporate Department and a senior member of JMBM's Global Hospitality Group® -- a team of 50 seasoned professionals with more than $60 billion of hotel transactional experience, involving more than 1,000 properties located around the globe. Bob represents owners in both transactional and operational issues. He advises clients with respect to business formation, financing, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financing, joint ventures and strategic partnerships. He has represented hotel owners in the negotiation of several hundred management agreements, as well as spa management and franchise agreements. Bob also advises hotel owners regarding telecommunications, software, internet, e-commerce, data processing and outsourcing agreements. To read Bob's articles, go to www.HotelLawBlog.com and select "Management Agreements." For more information, please contact Bob Braun at 310.785.5331 or rbraun@jmbm.com.

Marta Fernandez

Marta Fernandez is a partner in JMBM's Employment and Labor Department and a senior member of JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® -- a team of 50 seasoned professionals with more than $60 billion of hotel transactional experience, involving more than 1,000 properties located around the globe. As a management labor lawyer with more than 20 years of experience, Marta specializes in representing hospitality industry clients in all aspects of labor and employment including labor-management relations such as union prevention, collective bargaining for single as well as multi-employer bargaining units, neutrality agreements and defense of unfair labor practice charges before the NLRB. She defends employers in administrative and litigation claims, such as employee claims of sexual harassment and discrimination and counsels clients in preventative strategies such as executive training, arbitration enforcement, and policies and procedures. To read Marta's articles, go to www.HotelLawBlog.com and select "Labor & Employment." For more information, please contact Marta Fernandez at 310.201.3534 or at mfernandez@jmbm.com.

Catherine DeBono Holmes

Catherine DeBono Holmes is a partner in JMBM's Corporate Department and a senior member of JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® -- a team of 50 seasoned professionals with more than $60 billion of hotel transactional experience, involving more than 1,000 properties located around the globe. Cathy assists hotel clients with hotel management and franchise agreements, purchase and sale transactions, and condo hotel regime structuring. She has taken hotel owners through complex RFP processes involving all the major hotel brands. She has significant expertise in condo hotels and advises clients in the specific business and legal aspects of condo hotel regime structuring and documentation, including CC&Rs, HOA docs, unit management agreements, shared facilities agreements, rental management agreement programs and securities compliance matters (structuring, documentation and training). To access Cathy's articles on www.HotelLawBlog.com, click on the topics "Condo Hotels" or "Green Hotels" For more information, please contact Cathy Holmes at 310.201.3553 or cholmes@jmbm.com.

Guy Maisnik

Guy Maisnik is a partner in JMBM's Real Estate Department and a senior member of JMBM's Global Hospitality Group® -- a team of 50 seasoned professionals with more than $60 billion of hotel transactional experience, involving more than 1,000 properties located around the globe. Guy's deep and broad transactional practice includes complex real estate finance and venture capital transactions, including project finance, commercial finance, leveraged leasing and real estate acquisitions. He assists clients with development, leasing and disposition, loan portfolio acquisitions, loan and debt restructure, workouts and real estate exchanges. Go to www.HotelLawBlog.com for current information in these areas. For more information, please contact Guy Maisnik at 310.201.3588 or mgm@jmbm.com.

David Sudeck

David Sudeck is of Counsel in JMBM's Real Estate Department and a senior member of JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® -- a team of 50 seasoned professionals with more than $60 billion of hotel transactional experience, involving more than 1,000 properties located around the globe. David has significant experience in the vacation ownership arena, focusing on the formation and registration of condominiums, timeshares and fractional interest regimes. He negotiates hotel, spa and restaurant management agreements, and assists client in the development, acquisition, sale and leasing of hotels, golf courses and restaurants. For David's take on current issues in the timeshare arena, go to www.HotelLawBlog.com and click on the topic, "Timeshare." For more information, please contact David Sudeck at 310.201.3518 or dsudeck @jmbm.com.

Robert Kaplan

Robert Kaplan is a partner in JMBM's Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Restructurings Group and a senior member of the Global Hospitality Group® -- a team of 50 seasoned professionals with more than $60 billion of hotel transactional experience, involving more than 1,000 properties located around the globe. Bob represents lenders, special servicers, hard money lenders, community banks, national banking associations, distressed debt investors, and equity investors, positioning them for the best possible outcome by acting expeditiously to preserve value and increase cash flow. His industry experience and his knowledge of the current capital markets -- where distressed assets often include complex deal structures and securitized loans -- allows him to bring creative and effective strategies to the table. When aggressive litigation is the best strategy, he is a vigorous and effective advocate for his clients. Bob represented the securitized lender in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed by the Clift Hotel in San Francisco, and in the subsequent negotiations and successful sale of the loan to a third party. The lender -- acting by and through GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corporation as special servicer -- was the holder of a $60 million loan secured by a Deed of Trust on the Clift Hotel. He has also served as counsel to CapMark, J.E. Robert Company, Inc., AMRESCO Management Inc. and Midland Loan Servicer in their capacity as special servicers on troubled hotel loans in CMBS pools. For more information, contact Robert Kaplan at 415.984.9673 or rkaplan@jmbm.com.

Martin Orlick

Martin Orlick is a partner in JMBM's Real Estate Department and a senior member of JMBM's Global Hospitality Group® -- a team of 50 seasoned professionals with more than $60 billion of hotel transactional experience, involving more than 1,000 properties located around the globe. Marty specializes in representing hospitality industry clients in Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance and defense. He has represented more than 300 businesses in ADA issues, many of them hotels and restaurants, as well as hotel mixed-use properties. Marty is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) and a frequent speaker on the ADA and other topics. To read Marty's articles, go to www.HotelLawBlog.com and select "ADA." For more information, please contact Marty Orlick at 415.984.9667 or morlick@jmbm.com.

James Abrams

James Abrams is Of Counsel at JMBM and is a senior member of JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® -- a team of 50 seasoned professionals with more than $60 billion of hotel transactional experience, involving more than 1,000 properties located around the globe. Jim has served the hospitality industry for 40 years and specializes in lodging and hospitality law and in representing and advising trade associations and other non-profit entities. Jim has significant experience in government affairs at the national level, the state level – including the California Legislature and scores of state agencies – and with local governments and agencies. He has authored successful ballot measures and scores of bills for his clients. Jim served as the President and CEO of the California Hotel & Lodging Association from January 1, 1991 through December 31, 2008 and is currently an adjunct professor in the Hospitality Industry Management Program at the University of San Francisco. He is a frequent speaker and writer on all aspects of the law relating to the lodging and hospitality industries, and he is the author of the book Laws Pertaining to the California Innkeeper, which is published by the California Hotel & Lodging Association. To read Jim’s articles, go to www.HotelLawBlog.com. For more information, please contact Jim Abrams at (415) 398-8080 or jabrams@jmbm.com.

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