Hospitality
This practice area has the following sub practice areas:
- Premises Liability
- Hoteliers
- Restaurants
- Alcohol Liability
- Security
- False Imprisonment
- Event-related Claims
Hospitality law continues to be a dynamic and emerging area of the legal landscape, often involving many different types of stakeholders and issues. Kiernan Trebach has a proven and deep understanding of the continuous and varying business demands as well as the industry trends in hospitality. Our long-standing experience, resources and hand-picked team of attorneys deliver effective, efficient, and comprehensive legal services in all phases of claims and challenges facing our clients.
Litigation:
One of our strongest attributes is our history of successful civil litigation and trial practice. However, if the parties may reach an agreement before litigation, we are known for our efficient alternative dispute resolution capabilities, including mediation and arbitration. We have an excellent reputation as true "trial lawyers" in federal and state courts throughout the regions in which we practice, as well as extensive experience before state and local agencies. We routinely defend hospitality clients against many types of claims and torts including:
- Alcohol Liability
- Dram Shop Liability
- Employment claims
- Environmental analysis, including addressing environmental compliance and remediation issues
- Event-related Claims
- Insurance coverage related to property damage and business interruption
- Landlord and tenant leasing
- Management and franchise agreements
- Third-Party claims
- Non-disclosure and non-compete agreements
- Vendor contracts and disputes
- Construction agreements and litigation
- Premises Liability (including claims for assault, criminal conduct of third parties, false imprisonment, food borne illness, negligent security, slip or trip-and-fall
Our Team: Kiernan Trebach is uniquely positioned to defend against the broad range of hospitality industry claims due to our dedicated practice groups that collaborate frequently and seamlessly. We staff cases in an efficient manner and approach cases aggressively, with the goal of achieving positive, cost-effective results early in the claims and litigation process.
For decades, we have worked consistently with a wide array of hospitality stakeholders, including:
- Hotels
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Night clubs
- Hotel operators
- Retailers
- Lenders
- Investors
- Builders
- Executives
- Developers
- Any Purveyor of Alcohol
Recent Case Examples:
- Successfully defended a major hotel company in a personal injury matter involving a resort in the Caribbean.
- Defended a well-known hotel company and its management company in a personal injury matter in the District of Columbia.
For more information, please contact any of the practice members referenced in the Attorney Listing. For the “Practice Area” Hospitality (https://www.kiernantrebach.com/attorneys/)
