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CMS’ leading Hospitality and Leisure Team provide domestic and international support to some of the world’s fastest growing restaurant businesses and concepts. Our full service offering provides a seamless service to up-and-coming as well as global and sophisticated hospitality business.

We give our clients technical and commercial insight based on our contacts and knowledge across the entire leisure sector. Whether it’s acquiring some of the highest profile restaurant groups around or advising the premium or fast casual dining market, our practice is familiar with our client’s requirements.

We have particularly gained increasing recognition for winning roles on high profile M&A deals in the restaurant sector and are proud to be the leading firm in regards to this in the leisure sector.

We have significant experience advising clients on a variety of matters in the restaurant sector. For buyers and sellers of restaurant chains, franchisors of their concepts, property developers, investors and founders on the establishment of new businesses, outsourcing contractual agreements, health and safety provisions, trademark brand protection and helping clients with their dispute issues.

CMS not only offers a full menu of legal services but also can provide access to an unrivalled network of contacts of owners, executives, investors and funders.

A truly international offering, from Dubai to Amsterdam, Chile to Switzerland, our lawyers are there where you need them.

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    03 Apr 2025

    CMS Welcome Reception to coincide with the 26th Annual IBA Arbitration Day

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    31 Mar 2025

    Skills For Future Facing Teams: Advanced presentation skills

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    26 Mar 2025

    CMS Annual Tax Con­fer­ence 2025

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    19 Mar 2025

    Building Safety Act Conference

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    17 Mar 2025

    Skills For Future Facing Teams: Enhance your influence

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    13 Mar 2025

    Spotlight on Sexual Harassment

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    13 Mar 2025

    Technology Disputes & Arbitration: Trends, Challenges and the Future

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    11 Mar 2025

    ESG litigation: recent trends and future developments

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    05 Mar 2025

    CMS/Savills Scottish Hotel Conference

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    27 Feb 2025

    Cross-Border Financial Services 2025 webinar series

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    26 Feb 2025

    Risk Essentials: Managing Cyber Risk & Fraud

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    25 Feb 2025

    CMS ECCTA: Failure to Prevent Fraud

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We provide future-facing legal advice to help your organisation thrive. Combining local market knowledge and a global perspective, and with lawyers in locations worldwide, your organisation benefits from the expertise it needs, even across borders.

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