Hospitality

Full-Service Advice in All Economic Climates

The hospitality industry is booming, particularly in the Pacific Northwest, but is highly susceptible to economic conditions.

We understand industry challenges, and we successfully guide our hospitality clients through a variety of legal concerns in different economic climates.

Our attorneys advise purchasers, sellers, investors, lenders, owners, and operators in a wide range of transactions involving hotels, resorts, and restaurants of all sizes and ownerships structures. 

We partner with our hospitality clients and assist them with entity formation, financing transactions, operations, real estate lending, intellectual property, employment, workouts, debt restructuring, and ownership transition.

This breadth of experience gives our attorneys a unique perspective into all aspects of operations, transactions, and trends affecting the hospitality and leisure industry.

HIGHLIGHTS

FWW Alert: The CTA Roller Coaster Continues

1/6/2025

Late on December 26, 2024, the merits panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Fifth Circuit) reinstated the nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) from enforcing the CTA.

FWW Alert: CTA Landscape Changes – Again

12/26/2024

On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order that stayed the nationwide preliminary injunction on CTA enforcement.