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Hotels and Leisure

As an owner, investor, lender or operator in the hotels and leisure sector, you encounter complex business issues that require expert solutions. In addition to managing real estate assets, your issues may include corporate, tax, financing and structuring, construction, environment, litigation and employment matters, often across borders. With over 100 specialists in more than 40 countries, we can advise you on M&A, financing, intellectual property, development & construction, leases, management and franchise agreements and tax structuring. In addition to our core client base of investors and lenders, we also advise operators, brand owners, administrators, construction companies and technology providers.

CMS experts lead strategically in the Hotels & Leisure sector, advising the top investors, funds and lenders in the market. This means you get access to the latest information, ideas and opportunities. We can introduce you to other sector players, including operators, purchasers, vendors, construction firms, financiers and investors. Such contacts can prove invaluable to your business. If you are involved in a distressed situation, our real estate restructuring experts can help sell your hotel or leisure asset out of insolvency. In the event of a dispute, our industry experts can guide you through the litigation process, ensuring you the best outcome.


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28/02/2023
New EU sanctions against Russia
On 25 February 2023, one year after Russia started its invasion of Ukraine, the EU adopted its tenth sanctions package against Russia. Together with the existing sanctions the European Commission considers...
08/02/2023
APAC IP Update – Winter 2022/2023
ChinaCNIPA released the announcement of Interim Measures for Handling Relevant Examination Operations for the Implementation of the Amended Patent LawIn order to ensure the implementation of the newly...
03/02/2023
On your radar | Issue 20 | Key employment issues to be aware of internationally
Welcome to the first edition of On your radar for 2023, which highlights expected employment law developments over the year ahead.Changes range from big picture concepts around future ways of working...
02/11/2022
APAC IP Update – Autumn 2022
China CNIPA releases China Patent Survey Report 2021 In July 2022, the China National Intellectual Property Administratiion (CNIPA) released the China Patent Survey Report 2021. The data in the report...
15/09/2022
CMS Annual Review of English Construction Law Developments: An International...
We are pleased to announce the publication of the 2022 edition of our internationally focused Annual Review of English Construction Law Developments. Now in its twelfth year, the Annual Review summarises...
14/09/2022
Avoid an advertising red card: Middle Eastern considerations for your Qatar...
As the 2022 Football World Cup in Qatar draws nearer, all eyes are on the Middle East, with this being the first time that the tournament has been hosted in the region. Brands around the world will undoubtedly...
08/09/2022
Managing Supply Chain Risk - An update on legal and strategic requirements...
In June 2021, BCG and CMS published a White Paper entitled “Managing Supply Chain Risk – A legal and strategic perspective”. In view of the rising number of laws obligating companies to prevent...
21/07/2022
CMS International Disputes Digest - 2022 Summer Edition
The summer edition of the CMS International Disputes Digest, a bi-annual publication that highlights, explores and analyses the latest trends in the global dis­pute-res­ol­u­tion sector, is now published...
20/07/2022
Recent Developments with China’s Regulations on Cross-border Transfer of...
With the enactment of China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) from 1 November 2021, many global companies doing business in China are concerned about how to conduct cross-border transfers...
13/06/2022
Updated CMS Expert Guide to Trade Secrets
From patents to programmes, designs to data, your most valuable business assets can be the things you can’t put under lock and key. But what legal recourse do you have to protect these intangible assets...
13/04/2022
Putting the ‘S’ in ‘ESG’ - Lexicon of most important terms and phrases...
Companies across all sectors and markets are increasingly being evaluated on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) actions. ESG factors are now being used to determine the level of risk a company...
21/03/2022
SPC Issues Judicial Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application...
On 24 February 2022, the Supreme People's Court (“SPC”) of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) promulgated the In­ter­pret­a­tion on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the General...