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Connect with JMBM Partners at the 2025 EB-5 & Global Immigration Expo
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Junk Fees: FTC finally adopts the Final Junk Fees Rule but with focus on Hotels, Short-Term Lodging & Live Event Ticket Sales
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Corporate Transparency Act Update: Filing Deadlines on Hold Following Federal Injunction
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JMBM’s Real Estate Practice Receives National Tier 1 Ranking in 2025 Edition of “Best Law Firms”
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Corporate Transparency Act: January 1, 2025 Filing Deadline coming soon!
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Insights from the 2024 Lodging Conference
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Estate Planning for 2024: New Applicable Exclusion Amount
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Artificial Intelligence is Checking into your Hotel – Are You Ready?
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ADA Defense Lawyer: How to Respond to a Lawsuit filed by The Reddy Law Firm for Violation of the Unruh Civil Rights Act, California Disabled Persons Act, or ADA
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Restaurants, Listen Up: Rethink How You Disclose Your Fees
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Senate action could mean national ban on drip pricing for hotels and short-term lodging
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Hotel News Now Podcast: California ‘Junk Fees’ Laws Another Step in Hotels’ Pricing Transparency Journey
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ADA Defense Lawyer: JMBM Partner Martin H. Orlick Interviewed by ABC7
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ADA Defense Lawyer: WCAG 2.2: Website Accessibility Standards Get an Update – What Businesses Should Know
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California Junk Fee Law Compliance & Defense – What You Need To Know To Avoid Costly Litigation
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Good morning, America! It is July 1, 2024, and California’s new Junk Fee Law now has world-wide effect. Here’s what you need to know to avoid costly litigation.
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A Guide to California’s new Junk Fee Law with “Restaurant Exemption.” Unfair business practices are redefined in CC 1770. SB 478, SB 1524, and AB 537 are all effective July 1, 2024.
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Junk Fees: California Senate unanimously passes SB 1524. Restaurant exception to SB 478’s Honest Pricing Law goes to Governor.
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Junk Fee Law: SB 1524 Exception for California restaurants moves forward
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Hotel Lawyer: California’s AB 537 mandates transparent pricing for all short-term lodging as of July 1, 2024 — $10,000 penalty for violation
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Hotel Lawyer: New Federal Junk Fee Law – The No Hidden FEES Act of 2023 (HR 6543)
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Jim Butler asks Mark S. Adams for update on California Junk Fee law: Would SB 1524 gut SB 478’s honest pricing for all?
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Pricing transparency without hidden mandatory junk fees. Does this apply to restaurants too? New California proposed law (SB 1524 ) says “No!” Can this be right?
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Meet the Money 2024 Special Presentations #3: State of the Industry and Boutique Transaction Patterns
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Meet the Money 2024 Special Presentations #2: LIIC Top Ten and Lodging Industry SWOT Analysis
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Meet the Money 2024 Special Presentations #1: Investment Bootcamp, Performance Outlook, and Introduction to ISHC
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FTC’s proposed rule will end drip pricing and junk fees for hotels, restaurants, and many other businesses. Goodbye to resort fees, destination fees, service charges and other miscellaneous fees?
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Navigating Non-Competes
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California bans Junk Fees as of July 1, 2024. Good bye to junk fees, resort fees, mandatory service charges, and drip pricing. Hello to – the fruits of SB 478.
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Meet the Money® 2024 – latest presentations now available at HotelLawyer.com
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Meet the Money unveils “The LIIC Top 10” for 2024
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Data Privacy Lawyer Alert: The American Privacy Rights Act – What Does it Mean for Hotel Companies?
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Only 2 Days Left to Register – Don’t Miss Meet the Money 2024!
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FTC Announces Rule Banning Non-Competes
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Meet the Money 2024 Program Launched!
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Hotel Dispute Lawyer: Why Judicial Reference is better than Arbitration for resolving Hotel Management Agreements & Hotel Franchise Agreements. Advanced Analysis of Judicial Reference features.
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Hotel Dispute Lawyer: Is Judicial Reference better than Arbitration to resolve hotel contract disputes? The basics of Judicial Reference.
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ADA Defense Lawyer: JMBM wins second ADA lawsuit for Zarco Hotels, bringing total defense awards to $113K
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Hospitality Lawyer: To Brand or Not to Brand
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ADA Defense Lawyer: Has Your Business Been Sued by Pacific Trial Attorneys or These Plaintiffs? How to Defend These Unruh Civil Rights Act Lawsuits
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Global Hospitality Group® Chairman Jim Butler to receive [CLIC] Lifetime Achievement Award
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Hotel Dispute Lawyer: What’s best for hospitality contract dispute clauses? Arbitration, court litigation, or judicial reference in hotel management and franchise agreements?
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Hotel Finance: Sign up today for Meet the Money 2024!
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Hotel Dispute Lawyer – Should New York law govern your hospitality contract? How about Texas, California or Florida law?
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Meet Mark S. Adams, Hotel Dispute Lawyer – Hospitality Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
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Hotel Dispute Lawyer: How Pennsylvania Resort Fees Settlements Could Play Out for US Hotel Industry
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Hotel Dispute Lawyer: Disclosing Mandatory Resort Fees – What Hoteliers Need to Know
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Meet JMBM Partners at EB-5 & Global Immigration Expo
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Hotel Lawyer: Los Angeles City Council Withdraws Controversial Ballot Initiative
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Hotel Lawyer: Preparing for the Corporate Transparency Act
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ADA Update: New Website Accessibility Law Impacting Most Businesses
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Three JMBM Partners Recognized by EB5 Investors Magazine
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Hotel Data Security Update: Time is Short – Reporting your Data Breach
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Hospitality Finance Breakfast Briefing: Bringing down the cost of capital and filling your capital stack
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Meet the Money 2023: General Sessions and Breakouts
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ADA Update: Accessibility Legislation and the Importance of Website Compliance
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Meet the Money 2023 Special Presentation #4: LIIC Top Ten and CNR’s Economic Outlook
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Meet the Money 2023 Special Presentation #3: ISHC’s CapEx Report and the California Hotel Market
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Meet the Money 2023 Special Presentation #2: Lodging Industry Trends and Economic Forecasts
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Meet the Money 2023 Special Presentation #1: Lodging Industry SWOT Analysis and Performance Outlook
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Hotel Industry Update – latest presentations now available at HotelLawyer.com
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Meet the Money Returns on May 1-3, 2023 in Los Angeles: Program Highlights and Registration Details
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What opportunities will you find at Meet the Money?
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Meet the Money 2023 Program Now Available!
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Data Privacy Alert: Who’s Responsible for Personal Data at a Hotel?
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C-PACE Update: Global Hospitality Group® Completes $172 million in C-PACE Transactions for Hotel and other Real Estate Projects in 2022
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Hotel Lawyer: Court nixes California ban on mandatory employment arbitration
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Meet the Money is back in 2023! Join us May 1-3 in Los Angeles
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JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® announces 5th edition of The HMA & Franchise Agreement Handbook
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Measure ULA Approved: New Transfer Tax on All Real Property Sales Over $5 Million in the City of Los Angeles
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Hotel Lawyer: FinCEN Issues Final Rule for CTA’s Beneficial Owners Reporting Requirements
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Hotel Data Security Update: Hotels, Hotel Owners and Employee Personal Information
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GHG Partner David Sudeck Recognized as a Real Estate/Construction Law Trailblazer
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Is your California alcoholic beverage outlet ready for new August 1, 2022 ABC certification of all alcoholic beverage servers and managers?
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GHG Partners Guy Maisnik and David Sudeck Recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal and the Los Angeles Times
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ADA Defense Lawyer: DOJ Issues Guidance On Website Accessibility
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Developer’s EB-5 Handbook for Construction Financing — New 3rd edition
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What the 2022 Revitalization of EB-5 Financing Means Today: Part 2
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What the 2022 Revitalization of EB-5 Financing Means Today: Part 1
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2022 Update: EB-5 is back! What every real estate and hotel developer needs to know about the program’s renewal
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ADA Defense Lawyer: Does Your Hotel Have an Electric Vehicle Charging Station?
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Why hotels need “visibility” to avoid data privacy liability
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The Cost of Waiting to Make a Large Gift: Compounding Your Tax Savings
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Commercial PACE Financing on a Roll: $103 million C-PACE loan for Chinese Hospital in San Francisco
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ADA Defense Lawyer: A victory against serial plaintiff: The “Reservation Rule” Lawsuit Against California Hotel Dismissed
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GHG Selected for Law360 Award in Hospitality
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Hotel Data Security: Challenges to Address in 2022
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Hotel Lawyer Labor & Employment New Year Round-Up: What to Expect in 2022
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JMBM Represents Prism Hotels & Resorts in Sale to Aimbridge Hospitality
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JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® releases updated hotel Credentials with 2021 Transactions
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Spotlight on special servicing for distressed hotel loans: Bankruptcies, receiverships & workouts — Fishing for Solutions 2021
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JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® Announces $210 million in Completed C-PACE Transactions for Clients
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JMBM Is Hotel Counsel for Condor Hospitality in $305 Million Hotel Portfolio Sale
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Should developers be looking at C-PACE financing for their hotel and real estate projects? [CLIC] Connect interviews Jim Butler
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Is C-PACE the “new EB-5″ financing? Does the latest court decision (Behring v. Wolf) revitalize EB-5?
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Hotel Lawyer: Commercial PACE (C-PACE) and Retroactive C-PACE free hotel investment capital
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Hotel Lawyer: 5 Tips for your next Hotel Management Agreement (HMA)
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Hotel Lawyer: Independent Boutique Hotels at BLLA Conference
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Commercial PACE Financing on a Roll: $10+ million C-PACE loan for TETRA Hotel and AC Hotel Sunnyvale
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Commercial PACE Financing on a Roll: $2.3 million PACE loan for the Tapestry Suncoast Hotel in Anaheim, CA
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Commercial PACE Financing on a Roll: $23.8 million PACE loan for the Vista Collina Resort Napa
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Commercial PACE Financing on a Roll: $5.8 million C-PACE loan for Fairfield Suites
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Should you be looking at Commercial PACE (C-PACE) financing now? (webinar)
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Commercial PACE Financing on a Roll: $42 million C-PACE loan for citizenM Los Angeles
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C-PACE Financing Lawyer: New York opening Commercial PACE – a big opportunity!
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Hotel Franchise Lawyer: 5 Things to negotiate in your next Franchise Agreement
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California hotel workers laid off due to COVID-19 get rehire rights
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Commercial PACE Financing on a Roll: $6 million loan for Kimpton La Peer Hotel in West Hollywood
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Hotel Lawyer: JMBM closes another M&A deal
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Hotel Lawyer: New rules for anti-money laundering compliance? FinCEN seeks comments on new Federal Anti-Money Laundering Law.
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Today’s Hotelier: Transfers of franchise agreements
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ADA Defense Lawyer: California’s Central District tries to curb ADA lawsuits
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New ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards for 2021
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Hotel Lawyer: C-PACE Financing – Now an accepted tool for hotel lenders and borrowers
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Update on Hotels in CMBS Special Servicing: What’s Next in Round Two
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ADA Defense Lawyer: Whitaker v. Tesla Motors – the end of cookie-cutter ADA complaints?
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ADA Defense Lawyer: Hotels must list accessible features on the web or risk lawsuits
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Hotel Lawyer on PPP2 and the COVID Relief Bill’s changes to Paycheck Protection Program
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ADA Defense Lawyer: The Court Dismisses ADA Lawsuit for Lack of Standing Proving Once Again These Cases Can Be Won
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Hotel Lawyer Labor & Employment New Year Round-Up: What to Expect in 2021
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ADA Website “Tester’s” Lawsuit Dismissed – Again
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Mandatory COVID Vaccinations: Can/should hotels require employees to take the shots? What are the legal and business considerations?
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ADA Defense Lawyer: emotional support animals cannot fly for free anymore
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Time to take a new look at Federal vs. State receiverships?
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ADA Defense Lawyer: ADA Lawsuits Are Defensible
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Latest mid-November data on hotel owner’s viability – COVID, the vaccine, the economy
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Hotel Lawyer Alert: California Consumer Privacy Act update
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BEFORE you sign that (nonbinding) letter of intent, think about this!
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Boutiques may be adapting faster than other hotel sectors, but still hurting
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Hotel Lawyer: Franchise & Management Disputes in a Covid crucible
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CMBS Special Servicing Roundtable for distressed hotel and retail projects
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Meet the Money® Online: Hotels and Information Security – Protecting Guests and the Bottom Line
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ADA Defense Lawyer: ADA requires hotels to describe accessibility on website
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ADA Defense Lawyer: ADA Website Litigation Update — serial plaintiff rebuffed
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CMBS Special Servicing FAQs Virtual Roundtable ~ July 8, 2020
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MTM Online: Hotels & Information Security – Protecting Guests and the Bottom Line
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Meet the Money Online: State of the Hospitality Industry
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Hotel Lawyer Employment Update: Road Map to Reopening the Physical Workplace
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Can SPEs be truly bankruptcy remote entities for hotel and resort loans?
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COVID-19: Stay-at-Home order struck down by Wisconsin Supreme Court
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Webinar on May 20, 2020: Meet the Money® Online
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How hotels get Business Interruption insurance coverage for COVID-19
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Can a hotel ever be “single asset real estate” for bankruptcy purposes? What is “SARE” and who cares?
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Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): FAQs for hotel owners & operators Need to Know About Employee Rights
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Hotel Lawyer: Distressed hotel strategies for Lenders and Borrowers
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Lender’s Key for distressed hotel asset strategies: Butler’s Matrix
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Webinar on April 2, 2020: Hospitality in the Time of Coronavirus
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The Comprehensive Situation Analysis: Critical foundation for decisions on lender alternatives for distressed hotel loans
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Labor Lawyer COVID-19 Update: Family First Act signed by President Trump
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Hotel industry crisis: 8 Do’s and Don’ts for distressed hotels
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Hotel Law on NPR: Labor & Employment Partner Travis Gemoets talks about human trafficking and hotels
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Labor & Employment Update: COVID-19: Advice for California Employers
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Hotel Lawyer: Hotel and restaurant distress from COVID-19/Coronavirus demands prompt action to deal with loan defaults, layoffs, shutdowns, recapitalizations and stand down agreements
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San Francisco becomes first major US city to order “home sheltering”
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Coronavirus COVID-19 force majeure: Contract provisions and governing law are important
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COVID-19 coronavirus as force majeure contract defense — history and origins
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Coronavirus as Force Majeure Event – What Hotel Owners and Operators Should Consider
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Hotel owners and managers: ADA Lawsuits Won’t Go Away in 2020 – Part 3
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Hotel owners and managers: ADA Lawsuits Won’t Go Away in 2020 – Part 2
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Coronavirus & the Hotel Industry – Responsibilities, Liabilities, Implications
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Hotel owners and managers: ADA Lawsuits Won’t Go Away in 2020 – Part 1
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Will you be at the 2020 ALIS conference next week?
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What hotels need to know: the ADA and service animals
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Hotel lawyer alert for hotel owners and operators: Newest FTC warning about hotel data security
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Hotel lawyer warning for owners and operators: Human trafficking training requirement
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The California Consumer Privacy Act – What Hoteliers Need to Know Now
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Hotel Lawyer: Labor & Employment New Year Round-Up: What to Expect in 2020
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Hotel Lawyer: California limits use of independent contractors, creating significant liabilities and penalties for California hotel and restaurant employers
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Federal legislation introduced making hotel resort fees and other mandatory charges illegal
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Ask the Hotel Lawyer — Why all the buzz about cannabis hotels?
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Cybersecurity Lawyer: Lessons from Marriott’s $123 million GDPR fine
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Resort Fee Litigation Advisory Group: Nebraska sues Hilton over hotel “Resort Fees”
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Resort Fee Litigation Advisory Group: Attorney General for DC sues Marriott International over hotel “Resort Fees”
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Meet the Money Video: What’s on the Horizon for the Hotel Industry?
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Hotel Lawyer: 2019 Boutique Hotel Report
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ADA Plaintiff Faces Felony Charges of Income Tax Evasion
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The current state of financing in the hospitality industry: Discussions and presentations at Meet the Money 2019
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ADA Defense Lawyer: DA sues to stop abusive ADA litigation
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JMBM’s Global Hospitality Chairman Jim Butler Will Speak About Hotel Investment at 2019 Institutional Real Estate Forum
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The 2019 LIIC Top Ten — Hotel Real Estate: Mostly Sunny Days Clouded by Labor Issues
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JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® to Host the 29th Annual Meet the Money® National Hotel Finance and Investment Conference May 6-8, 2019 in Los Angeles
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Troubled hotel loans on the horizon? Hotel Lawyer perspective from the Spring 2019 Trigild Lender Conference
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Panic Buttons: What hotel owners need to know about unions and new ordinance in Long Beach, CA
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JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® presents updated hotel experience Credentials
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Why retail centers are adding hotels to the mix
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Tax Alert: Foreign Entity Ownership Compliance – Don’t Ignore the Repatriation Tax
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Hotel Lawyer: Brand franchise owners ask “What happened to my Area of Protection?”
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Jim Butler Hosts Senior Chinese Government Officials
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Hotel Lawyer project development update: SLS Resort Residence & Marina Hallandale Beach
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Avoiding Hotel Data Breaches With a Risk Assessment Audit™ – Lessons From the Marriott International “Glitch”
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Hotel Lawyer purchase & sale update: Marriott Warner Center Woodland Hills
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U.S. News & World Report – Best Law Firms® Recognizes JMBM as 2019 “Best Law Firm”
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Labor & Employment Update: California hotel owners must provide human trafficking awareness training
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California Law Firm Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP Announces Formation of Legal Cannabis Group
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JMBM Hotel Lawyer Guy Maisnik Speaks on Private Equity at the 2018 Lodging Conference
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Take 5 steps NOW to avoid trouble with California’s new privacy act
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California Adopts the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018
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New “accessibility” regulations for electric vehicle charging stations
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What do top hotel executives see on the horizon for 2018?
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GDPR: What you need to know about the EEU’s new data privacy rules
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2018 LIIC Top 10 – Annual survey of lodging investment challenges and opportunities
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Hotel Lawyer Jeffrey T. Myers Joins JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group®
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Who will you see at Meet the Money?
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The hotel industry salutes Larry Shupnick!
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Important News for Hospitality Executives: How the new Tax Act could affect your estate plan
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Cyberattacks on Hotels — What Should Hotel Owners and Operators Do?
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California Labor & Employment Law Update: Key Changes in 2017 and What’s Slated For 2018
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ADA Compliance & Defense Lawyer Update: 99 ADA lawsuits dismissed as fraudulent and malicious
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In Memoriam: Jerry Merkin
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Homeland Security Warns Against Threats to US Infrastructure
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Resort Fee Litigation Advisory Group: How to avoid litigation on Resort Fees and other mandatory hotel charges
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Hotel Lawyer: Tips on negotiating your annual hotel budget
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Resort Fee Litigation Advisory Group: How Resort Fees became an explosive $2.7 billion issue
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Resort Fee Litigation Advisory Group: National task force of 47 Attorneys General goes after Resort Fees
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Resort Fee Litigation Advisory Group: The FTC takes aim at hotel Resort Fees (again) — The FTC 2017 Report
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Resort Fee Litigation Advisory Group: Impending eruption of litigation over Resort Fees? What’s the fuss?
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Hotel Lawyer: Tax Alert for Partnerships and LLCs
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Hotel Lawyers at The Lodging Conference 2017: EB-5, Mixed-Use Development and Deal Making
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EB-5 Finance Lawyer: President Trump’s budget deal includes extension of EB-5 through 12-8-17
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EB-5 Finance Lawyer: The Developer’s EB-5 Handbook for construction financing
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EB-5 Financing Lawyer: What JMBM does to help developers with EB-5 financing
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EB-5 Financing Lawyer: Why you do NOT want to form your own regional center
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EB-5 Financing Lawyer: The 5 questions every developer is asking about EB-5 financing
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EB-5 Financing Lawyer: EB-5 construction financing term sheet for top developers
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EB-5 Financing Lawyer: FAQs: Essentials of EB-5 construction financing for developers
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EB-5 Financing Lawyer: More than $1.5 billion of EB-5 construction financing closed for JMBM clients
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EB-5 Finance Lawyer: Are hotels still the darling of EB-5 financing?
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EB-5 Finance Lawyer: Tips to avoid the 6 most common mistakes developers make with EB-5
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Hotel Cybersecurity: Protecting your guests and your property from vendor data breaches
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Meet the Money 2017 presentations now available for download!
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The Lodging Industry Investment Council’s Top Ten: investment trends and challenges
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EB-5 extended without change: President Donald Trump signs bill
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EB-5 Financing for Development — Update on EB-5 Extension
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JMBM’s 27th Annual Meet the Money® National Hotel Finance and Investment Conference
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ADA Defense Lawyer: Judge dismisses ADA website lawsuit
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Hotel Lawyer: What’s happening with EB-5 financing for new development projects? Is it still available?
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Hotel Lawyer: Where is the hospitality industry headed in 2017?
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Hotel Cybersecurity: What can happen when hackers strike?
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Hotel Lawyer: Global Hospitality Group’s Brandon Chock Becomes a Partner at JMBM
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ADA Defense Lawyer on hotel mixed use: Tenants not liable for common areas
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Kasikci’s Bentley Management opens 2017 with new directions, clients and projects
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EB-5 financing for developers extended. Obama signs “Continuing Resolution”
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GlobeSt.com interviews Jim Butler on Chinese Investment and US Economic Issues
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Hotel Lawyer: How the Marriott-Starwood merger will affect you. . .
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Hotel Lawyer: The PROs and CONs of multi-branded hotels
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Hotel Capital Markets Update: David Loeb, RW Baird
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ADA Compliance & Defense Lawyer: Court hits Uber and Lyft for ADA Violations
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Hotel Lawyer in Phoenix: Hotel Industry Analysis
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ADA Compliance & Defense Lawyer: ADA Website Accessibility lawsuits escalate
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Hotel fights back: Judge dismisses high frequency litigant’s ADA pool lift case
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JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® announces EB-5 financing and closing of two recent deals for Great Wolf Resorts and Wurzak Hotel Group
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EB-5 Regional Center program extended until December 9, 2016 by Continuing Resolution
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How the Marriott-Starwood merger will affect every stakeholder in the hotel industry
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Hotel Lawyer: What’s up with all the new hotel brands and what does it mean to you?
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How foreign investors can avoid hidden traps of U.S. taxation on U.S. investments
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Tom Callahan (1955-2016) — The passing of a great friend and hotel industry star
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Hotel Lawyer: Why NOW may be the best time for developers to start EB-5 financing
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A primer on EB-5 Immigrant Visa financing for hotel development
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Video: Tye Turman discusses new hotel builds, adaptive reuse, and brands
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Video: Alice Gao discusses interest rates and Chinese investment in gateway cities
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Video: Alan Reay discusses the California hotel market, sales and purchases, RevPAR and financing
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Video: Tom Corcoran discusses rational debt and the 2016 hotel market
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Video: Bill Blackham talks about demand, RevPAR, and opportunities in the select service hotel sector
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Video: Jonathan Falik discusses the 2016 hotel finance and investment environment
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Video: Patrick Hogan of CMB Regional Centers discusses the EB-5 immigrant investment visa program and hotel finance–2016 Hotel Finance and Investment Outlook
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New York EB-5 Investment Immigration Convention
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Why you may need to change your “Competitive Set” now. STR adopts new guidelines
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Industry fundamentals are good now and will continue improve
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Hotel Cybersecurity: Closing the doors before the horses leave the barn
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Hotel Industry Outlook: presentations from Meet the Money® 2016, now available
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The 2016 LIIC Top Ten: The annual survey of lodging investment trends and challenges
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ADA Compliance and Defense Lawyer: Federal Judge Takes Decisive Action to Protect Hotels from ADA Abuse by a High Frequency Litigant
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In Memoriam: William G. Sipple
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Meet the Money® 2016 – May 2-4, 2016: 26th National Hotel Finance & Investment Conference in Los Angeles
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ADA Compliance & Defense Lawyer update: Lawmakers consider steps to limit abusive ADA lawsuits
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EB-5 financing accelerates in 2016 and favors (1) Hotels, (2) Mixed-Use and (3) Multifamily as top 3 targets for EB-5 funding.
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Hotel Lawyer at the ALIS hotel conference in Los Angeles — A turnaround in hotel investor sentiment? Was that just a raindrop or is the sky falling?
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Not Just Heads In Beds – Cybersecurity for Hotel Owners
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EB-5 Immigrant Visa program extension signed into law — without any changes. EB-5 financing continues for new development projects.
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Outlook: The new rules for developers raising inexpensive capital with EB-5 financing for hotel, hotel condo and mixed-use development projects
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The Marriott-Starwood merger’s impact on owners, franchisees and developers
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Wi-Fi blocking is illegal. FCC fines Hilton Hotels and M.C. Dean over Wi-Fi blocking in two new actions
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EB-5 legislative update: EB-5 Regional Center Program is extended, Senate bill proposes making program permanent
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Hot Topics for Restaurants: EB-5 and Crowdfunding Investment, Licensing, and Gift Card Programs
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Hotel Lawyer on EB-5 developments? What’s happening with EB-5 renewal legislation?
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FCC says blocking FCC-approved Wi-Fi hotspots is “patently illegal” and imposes $750,000 fine on Smart City.
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What every hotel owner (and operator) needs to know about “data security” after the Wyndham Worldwide case
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Video: Bill Sipple of HVS Capital discusses hospitality market activity and interest rates – 2015 Hotel Investment and Finance Opportunities
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Video: Jack Westergom of Manhattan Hospitality Advisors discusses hotel operating agreements and asset management – 2015 Hotel Investment and Finance Opportunities
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City of Los Angeles v. Patel — US Supreme Court voids LA ordinance requiring hotel operators to turn over guest records on demand
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Video: Vail Brown of STR talks about all-time highs in hotel supply growth, occupancies, and other metrics – 2015 Hotel Investment and Finance Opportunities
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Video: Stephen Rushmore, Jr. of HVS talks about hotel values and brand proliferation – 2015 Hotel Investment and Finance Opportunities
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Video: Deric Eubanks of Ashford Hospitality Trust talks about the hottest hospitality segments for investors – 2015 Hotel Investment and Finance Opportunities
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Video: Alice Gao of ICBC talks about the world’s largest bank – 2015 Hotel Investment and Finance Opportunities
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Video: Don Li of Interstate Hotels discusses Chinese investment in U.S. hotels – 2015 Hotel Investment and Finance Opportunities
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Video: Bill Blackham of Supertel Hospitality discusses new supply and assets for sale – 2015 Hotel Investment and Finance Opportunities
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Video: Elizabeth Braman of Realty Mogul explains crowdfinding for hospitality real estate deals – 2015 Hotel Investment and Finance Opportunities
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Video: 2015 Hotel Investment and Finance Opportunities: Mike Cahill of HREC sheds light on the question, “Where are we in the current hospitality cycle?”
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JMBM’s Meet the Money® spreads good news and enthusiasm
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Presentations from Meet the Money® 2015 – Suzanne Mellen, Alan Reay, Vail Brown, Stephen Rushmore, Jr., Mark Woodworth, Mike Cahill and Richard Green
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Hotel Lawyer from Meet the Money® – News from the 2015 Lodging Industry Investment Council (LIIC) Annual Survey: “Carpe Diem”
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Meet the Money® 2015 Sponsor Spotlight: Rich Clark, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
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Meet the Money® 2015 Sponsor Spotlight: Rob Pallsechi, Hilton Worldwide
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Meet the Money® National Hotel Finance & Investment Conference – May 4-6, 2015 in Los Angeles
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Succession planning for the family-owned hospitality business
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Just published: The ADA Compliance and Defense Guide — free download
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Congressmen Jared Polis and Mark Amodei Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Permanently Authorize EB-5 Program on January 28, 2015
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How to finance new hotel development with EB-5: Investors Conference at the Wynn Encore Resort
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ADA Defense Lawyer: New ADA standards for website accessibility
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Hotel Lawyer on HMAs: “The shrinking terms of hotel management agreements”
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Condo hotels: Don’t forget the secret sauce!
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Prediction 2015: Chinese investment wave will create many opportunities in the US
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ADA Lawyer: FedEx sued for failures regarding the hearing and speech impaired
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Using condo hotels for financing new hotel development: Traditional condo hotel structures as “non-securities”
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Hotel Finance Lawyer: “Meet the Money® TV” features hotel industry leaders
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Condo Hotel Lawyer: Condominium Hotels are hot! What is a Condo Hotel?
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The “new breed” of condominium hotels — Key to financing new hotel development? Selling condo hotels as “securities” under new SEC Rule 506(c) . . .
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Los Angeles is the new magnet for real estate investment
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Marriott signs FCC Consent Decree and agrees to pay $600,000 civil penalty for Wi-Fi blocking
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Hotel Lawyer: How will the new 11th edition of the Uniform System affect your hotel management agreement or franchise agreement?
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ADA Compliance & Defense Lawyer: FAQs on “service animal” requirements of the ADA. What every hotelier needs to know. Why Uber was sued over service animals.
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Hotel Lawyer to Developers: Looking for EB-5 Financing? The China “Retrogression” means you should act sooner than later!
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Hospitality Lawyer: Why this may be the time to buy or sell a hotel management company
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Asians want to live, buy homes and invest in Orange County
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JMBM announces 25th annual Meet the Money® national hotel finance conference
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EB-5 Financing Lawyer: Why you don’t want to form your own regional center
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Development financing: How to win the race for EB-5 capital
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Chinese-language Hotel Law Blog launched by JMBM Global Hospitality Group® and HotelLawyer.com
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Hotel Lawyer: Growing Together — China and Los Angeles County
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Hotel Lawyer: What is happening with Chinese real estate companies investing in banks?
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China and JMBM’s Chinese Investment Group® are in the news again!
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Hotel Lawyer in New York: Mood of the New York hotel conference
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Lodging Industry Investment Council’s Top 15 Member Quotes
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Hotel Lawyer: Oops! Apologies for a glitch as we prepare to launch the Chinese Hotel Law Blog
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Hotel lawyer from Meet the Money® in Los Angeles
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Buying bad loans and distressed debt in Europe (and Italy)
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Hotel Lawyer in Los Angeles: Why does it seem like everyone wants to build or buy a hotel in downtown LA? It’s the “Renaissance of DTLA,” silly!
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Hotel Management Agreement & Franchise Agreement Handbook 3rd edition is released for free download
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The importance of Comfort Letters in financing franchised hotels
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Meet the Money® National Hotel Finance and Investment Conference will focus on hotel development and deals
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Should your hotel be managed by an operator of independent hotels?
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Hotel Franchise Lawyer: 8 things to negotiate in your next franchise agreement
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JMBM’s Chinese Investment Group® announces successful acquisitions in the U.S. for Chinese clients
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Hotel Management Agreements: 5 things to keep in mind when you look for a hotel operator
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JMBM’s Hotel Developer Forum: LA wants 4,000 new hotel rooms stat!
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Comcast and Liberty announce $1.2 billion Philadelphia skyscraper with new Four Seasons Hotel
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Hotel Industry Outlook: Jim Butler’s Top 10 for 2014
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What the Target data security breaches mean for hoteliers
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ADA Compliance and Defense Lawyer: Starwood Hotels and The Phoenician get an expensive (and unnecessary) lesson in ADA compliance. Who’s next?
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Hotel Lawyer: Something everyone buying or building a golf course should know . . .
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JMBM’s Hotel Lawyers help Chinese real estate developer buy 802-room Sheraton Gateway LAX for $96 million.
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Warning for hotel investors considering golf courses: Golf courses are different! They have different risks and require different skill sets.
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Hotel Lawyer: Surge of activity creates new management agreement opportunities
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New “tipping” rules for 2014: Are you ready?
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ADA Defense lawyer: Pool lift litigation proliferates. Why enterprise-wide compliance is the best solution.
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Rob Koger — putting the whole story into perspective
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NOW is the best time to buy or sell a hotel in many years
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Robert T. Koger — Hotel Lawyer with the FBI affidavit that helped put Koger behind bars
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Robert T. Koger of Molinaro Koger is arrested and put behind bars. A shocking course of continuing fraudulent conduct is unveiled.
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Abu Dhabi Investment Fund buying 3 Editions from Marriott. What does this mean to Marriott and the Edition brand?
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The Hard Rock Hotel San Diego — a condo hotel — did NOT offer “securities” according to new appellate court decision in Salameh v. Tarsadia Hotel. Lower district court dismissal upheld.
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JMBM’s Meet the Money® in the Wall Street Journal. Conference panelists discuss financing new hotel construction.
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Meet the Money® 2013 — Mood of the hotel industry and Conference Presentations
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The LIIC Top 10: Annual Survey of Lodging Investment Trends and Challenges
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Meet the Money® 2013 online registration ends Friday. Don’t miss this year’s exciting edition of the hotel industry’s finance conference.
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Cyber Security Alert: How to protect your proprietary information from employees
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ADA defense lawyer: A blast against frivolous, serial ADA lawsuits in striking the right balance
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Hotel owner-operator disputes: Marriott v Eden Roc — what it all means for terminating hotel management agreements
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When should you choose a brand for your hotel? And when should the brand manage your hotel?
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Marriott loses appeal in Eden Roc case: Why all long-term hotel management agreements are now terminable.
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The 10 biggest mistakes shopping centers make when adding a hotel
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How to Buy a Hotel Handbook — Hotel Lawyers Announce New Book Release
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ULI presentations available on adding a hotel to a shopping center or mall
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Stranger than fiction? A closer look at the Molinaro Koger criminal convictions regarding deals with Host . . .
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Hotel industry outlook for the next several years bodes well for hotel investment now
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A Detailed Overview of the Hotel Acquisition Process (30-page booklet)
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So you think you want to buy a hotel? Well, NOW is probably the time to do it!
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Dual-branded hotels — What every owner or developer should know
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HOW TO BUY A HOTEL: Hotel Acquisition Checklist
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Finally! Relief from abusive ADA litigation in California? Maybe not. . .
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Hotel-retail mixed-use: A wave of new hotel development is beginning to swell
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Hotel Lawyers in Los Angeles at the ALIS hotel investment conference
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DOJ sues 3 of NYC’s top Zagat-rated restaurants for ADA violations
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Security interest in golf course revenues cut off by Bankruptcy
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ADA Defense Lawyer: Pool lift deadline of January 31, 2013 looms, but may be a diversion from enterprise-wide ADA compliance
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Hotel Lawyer Privacy Alert: Do your hotel mobile apps comply with new interpretations of online privacy rules?
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Hotel Lawyer on Repositioning: The New York Times reports 39 percent increase in reflagging
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Hotel-Retail mixed-use: hospitality industry trend for 2013.
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Hotel Lawyer with the new “Guide” for international hotel transactions — doing business abroad or with foreigners
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The hotel purchase and sale agreement — What is the value of the seller’s representations and warranties to a hotel buyer?
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Seller representations and warranties in a hotel purchase agreement — What are the big issues today?
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Hotel Lawyer Alert: U.S. Hotel Owners could lose $2.1 billion in hotel value with new Expedia program
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JMBM will be at the Boutique Lifestyle Leadership Symposium 2012
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David Loeb shares RW Baird industry analysis
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JMBM will be at the Fall 2012 Trigild Lender Conference
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Hotel Lawyer with PKF’s “US Lodging Market Outlook” — What if we hit the Fiscal Cliff? What if we postpone it? Recession in 2013?
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How to buy a hotel — What you don’t know about undocumented workers could really hurt you!
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3 Nuggets of Information from Vail Brown of STR on Hotel Industry Prospects for 2013 and Beyond
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JMBM’s Hotel Lawyers Post 500th Blog
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Phoenix Rising — Insights from the Phoenix Lodging Conference
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Hotel Liability for Guest Information — What you need to know and how to avoid liability.
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HMA Handbook, 2nd edition is released — Hotel Management Agreements for hotel owners, developers, investors and lenders
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JMBM’s Chinese Investment Group® happenings and events
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Dodd-Frank Act presents Hotels with decisions on credit and debit card charges
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Hotel restructuring, workouts, receiverships and bankruptcy. The art of heavy lifting.
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HOW TO BUY A HOTEL Handbook: Franchise issues in hotel purchase and sale transactions
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Hotel Lawyer: Experts share top 5 tips on picking the right hotel operator and brand for your hotel
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Losing the expectation of privacy bit by bit, byte by byte
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How to terminate a hotel management agreement: A Tale of Two Hotels — Marriott’s Edition Waikiki and Fairmont’s Turnberry Isle Resort
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Chinese Investment and EB-5 Finance Forum June 21, 2012
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“Cyber Accessibility” is the new frontier for ADA lawsuits. Your next DOJ investigation or ADA class action could be just a mouse click away!
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ADA compliance and defense lawyer: ADA experts discuss hottest issues facing the hotel industry today
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HotelLawyer.com launches
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Successful joint ventures for hotel development, acquisition and financing
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ADA compliance and defense lawyer alert: ADA pool lift deadline extended to January 31, 2013
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Hotel Lawyer from Meet the Money® — Lodging Industry Investment Council (LIIC) announces its top 10 challenges for hotel industry in 2012
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Meet the Money® conference talks about Hotel loans and equity investment, creating value with hotel value-add and repositioning, hotel opportunistic investment, deal making and much more
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ADA compliance and defense lawyer alert: Charles Schwab settles claim over website accessibility
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Join us at Meet the Money® in Los Angeles May 7-9, 2012. Get the latest on debt and equity financing and what’s up in the hotel industry.
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JMBM is one of 20 hottest law firms in the U.S. per the NLJ’s latest list
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Hotel Labor Lawyer: California Supreme Court finally gives employers some good news in Brinker Restaurant Corporation v. Superior Court
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ADA Defense Lawyer: AH&LA supported legislation would give 1 year delay for pool lift requirements
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Hotel Lawyer: How to negotiate a Hotel Management Agreement. 10 tips for a smoother process
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ADA Defense Lawyer: What does the ADA pool lift compliance extension mean to you?
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DOJ turnabout: Pool lift compliance deadline extended to May 15
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5 Things to remember when buying hotel notes
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ADA defense and compliance lawyer: More clarification or confusion on March 15 ADA standards?
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GlobeSt.com interviews JMBM’s ADA Defense and Compliance Lawyers
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ADA ALERT – A call to action before the March 15, 2012 ADA deadline
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FBI tips for hotels. How to spot terrorists and what to do.
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JMBM’s 22nd Annual Meet the Money 2012
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Sponsors of 2012 JMBM’s 22nd Annual Meet the Money
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ADA Defense and Compliance Lawyer Advisory: DOJ clarifies March 15, 2012 mandatory pool lift requirement! (Uh-oh!)
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ADA Defense & Compliance Lawyer: New ADA compliance standards for golf courses. What do they mean to you?
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Hotel Lawyer on 2012: A good year to buy a hotel (and a bad year, if your hotel note is due)
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Quick! Can you pass this 3-question ADA pop quiz?
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Hotel Lawyer in Los Angeles: ALIS – What’s the commotion all about? Closing the conference hotel to outsiders.
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Hotel management contract disputes: Importance of “fiduciary” duties in Owner-Operator lawsuits
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