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Provided by Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

Eckert Seamans’ Hospitality practice group brings practical legal advice and support to hospitality clients based on extensive in-house legal experience and broad experience across the hospitality industry, from transactional matters, to operational matters, to dispute resolution. The practice has extensive experience advising on matters involving hotels, spas, tourism, restaurants, entertainment venues, condominiums, short-term stay apartments, and golf courses. In addition to a strong transactional base, the practice has unique industry experience representing hotel, spa, and restaurant managers, as well as developers, lenders, and owners in day-to-day operational matters at both the corporate-level and the hotel-level.

Chambers Review

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Leisure & Hospitality - USA - Nationwide

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott demonstrates broad strengths in management, franchising and license agreements for hotel owners, investors, developers and lenders. The team draws on its cross-border expertise to assist clients operating across Europe, Asia and South America.

Work Highlights

  • Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott advised Aimbridge Hospitality on amendments to existing hotel management agreements, joint venture agreements and multi-hotel master agreements.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Timothy Q Hudak
E
Timothy Q Hudak
E
Eminent Practitioners

Timothy Hudak acts as managing partner at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott and excels at negotiating complex hotel management agreements.

Timothy is an ultimate expert in hospitality.

We always receive excellent guidance and advice from Timothy. He is well known and respected in the industry.

Jay Blount
3
Jay Blount
3
Band 3
Chair of the hospitality department, Jay Blount has a growing practice representing hotel owners and developers in development matters and loan agreements. Blount is highly regarded for his transactional skills.

Jay is excellent and understands his client.

Jay is focused and practical.

Jay Blount is a great lawyer and very practical in his approach.

Jay Blount is always supportive and adds an immense amount of value. He is really an incredible attorney in hospitality.

Patricia Mahlstedt
3
Patricia Mahlstedt
3
Band 3
Pittsburgh-based Patricia Mahlstedt is called upon by a range of clients, including hotel management companies, owners and investors. She has significant experience providing counsel on hotel management agreements and data privacy compliance.

Patricia has a knowledgeable background. She just gets our business and feels like a colleague.

Patricia is very knowledgeable of the risks and is good at adapting to the new issues that arise. She is good at finding solutions and very constructive.

Patricia Mahlstedt is very knowledgeable in hospitality.

Greg Weingart
4
Greg Weingart
4
Band 4

Greg Weingart is regularly sought after for his expertise in hotel financing matters, sales and acquisitions, as well as management and license agreements.

Greg Weingart's measured, practical and solutions-oriented approach stands out.

Greg is very knowledgeable and confident in his advice.

Julia Charnyshova
4
Julia Charnyshova
4
Band 4

Julia Charnyshova has strong expertise in hotels and leisure, with experience advising on hotel development and other hotel-related transactions.

Julia is very thorough.

Julia Charnyshova is practical and timely in her work product.

Ranked Lawyers at
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

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USA - Nationwide

Leisure & Hospitality

Timothy Q Hudak
E
Timothy Q Hudak
E
Eminent Practitioners
Jay Blount
3
Jay Blount
3
Band 3
Patricia Mahlstedt
3
Patricia Mahlstedt
3
Band 3
Greg Weingart
4
Greg Weingart
4
Band 4
Julia Charnyshova
4
Julia Charnyshova
4
Band 4

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