Hospitality

We offer advice on all aspects of the hospitality industry, including:

Acquisition, disposal, investment, development, exploitation and structuring of hotels, condominiums, mixed uses, restaurants, clubs, themed parks and other venues and outlets.

Management, franchising and licensing arrangements between or amongst owners, investors, operators and/or developers of hotels, condominiums, mixed uses, restaurants, clubs, themed parks and other venues and outlets.

Investment, development, exploitation and structuring of food and beverage brands and businesses, including development, franchising and licensing of manufacture, trade and distribution projects.

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Advising various Abu Dhabi family offices on various hotel and resort structures in Abu Dhabi (Saadiyat and Shams islands), including the establishment, development and management of Shangri-La in Abu Dhabi, Media One Hotel in Dubai Media City, Al Bustan Novotel Hotel, serviced apartments and shopping complex in Abu Dhabi and on the management and operation of various worldwide assets

Advising a member of the Abu Dhabi Ruling Family on the establishment, development and management and thereafter the disposal of the Movenpick Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai

Acting for the owners on the establishment, development and management of Le Meridien Ikoyi Towers Hotel and Serviced Apartments in Lagos, Nigeria

Acting for the owners on the establishment, development and management of the Ramada Hotel in Mbezi Beach, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Advising Baglioni Hotels on establishment in Dubai and appropriate hotel management structures

Advising Roya International on the establishment, development and management of Caravanserai Hotel in Abu Dhabi (including consultancy and development agreements) and various hotel and other hospitality development projects with Sorouh PJSC in Abu Dhabi

Advising Fairmont Raffles Hotels on the establishment, development and management of Fairmont The Waves Hotel in Muscat, Fairmont Hotel in Fujairah, Fairmont Dead Sea Hotel in Jordan, Fairmont Makkah Royal Hotel and Residences in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Fairmont Towers Heliopolis in Cairo, Egypt, Fairmont Qarat Al Beri Hotel and Residence in Abu Dhabi and The Fairmont Nairobi Hotel in Kenya

Advising various members of the Sharjah and Umm-Al-Quwain Ruling Families on the establishment, development and management of various projects including themed parks and the Motorplex Hotel

Advising Dubai Festival City LLC on the establishment, development and management of condominium / timeshare project with Marriott in Dubai Festival City

Advising Dubai World Trade Centre on the establishment, development and management of The Radisson SAS World Trade Centre Hotel, a GMH / Aman resorts condominium / timeshare / leaseback mixed use project and two Accor branded hotels (Novotel and Ibis)

Advising the owner on the establishment, development and management of a Missoni branded hotel and a Four Points by Starwood hotel, both in Dubai Media City

Advising various family offices and owners in the establishment, development and management of a Park Inn Residence (Radisson management) in Dubai

Advising various family offices and owners in the establishment, development and management of the Park Inn Hotel and Residence Olaya North, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Marriott Hotel in Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kempinski Hotel in Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Wyndham Hotel in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Frasers Suites in Jeddah

Advising a Kuwaiti family office in the establishment, development and management of a Golden Tulip hotel in Medina, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a Le Meridien hotel in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Advising Shairco Group in the establishment and development of a ground-breaking floating island structures in Lebanon on which hotels and other buildings would be constructed

Advising the founders on the establishment in Dubai, and the global structuring, of award winning restaurants and venues such as OKKU Restaurant and Lounge, Claw Crabshank and Grill, Sophie’s Restaurant, Dubai Creek Golf Club (including Dubai Tapas and Cielo Lounge and Bar) and Al Shalal Beach Club at the Palm, Dubai

Advising Al Fardan Centre in connection with the Golden Tulip Hotel in Sharjah

Advising Aleph Hospitality on third party management arrangements for the Grandwest Hotel in Nairobi, the Days Hotel and Suites in Dakar and the Best Western Hotel in Addis Ababa

Advising on all aspects relating to A to Z Restaurants, including the buyout of Gordon Ramsay

Advising the licensee and founder on the establishment of Harry’s Bar in Beirut and Dubai