Lauren Giovannone

Lauren Giovannone is a partner in the Hospitality & Leisure practice in Gibson Dunn’s Real Estate department. She represents real estate development companies, financial institutions, investors, and commercial lessors and tenants in all aspects of the acquisition, development and financing of hotels, condo-hotels, resorts, branded residential projects, theme and water parks, and large mixed-use projects, including, without limitation, the negotiation of management, franchise, licensing and branding agreements, pre-opening, technical service and PIP agreements, marketing and sales agreements, subordination and non-disturbance agreements, restaurant leases and management agreements, celebrity chef joint venture and management agreements.

Lauren received her B.S. in Psychology from Vanderbilt University, magna cum laude, in 2002 and her J.D. degree from Loyola Law School, cum laude, in 2005, where she was awarded the Order of the Coif, received five American Jurisprudence Awards, and was a member of the St. Thomas More Honor Society.