Hotels & Hospitality

The global hospitality landscape is shifting, and we are moving with it. Wherever you are in the life cycle of your hospitality projects, our highly ranked Hotels & Hospitality team focus on listening to your needs to build value in this increasingly complex world.

We understand the industry inside and out, partnering with our clients on the full spectrum of matters, including investment and development, funds, REITs, borrowing or lending, mergers and acquisitions, management agreements, franchising, operations, employment and labor, health and safety, licensing, tax, intellectual property and litigation. This approach allows us to apply our sector perspective to foresee potential issues and protect clients from risk.

Owners, operators, investors, franchisors and lenders work with us in nearly every part of the hospitality sector, including the development of mixed-use projects and related infrastructure, hotels, resorts, casinos, serviced apartments, branded residences, restaurants, spas, golf courses, ski resorts (and many more) meaning whatever asset your next project involves, our team will be ready to assist with intelligent solutions.

Our geographical reach, complemented by our significant depth of experience, allows us to comprehensively assist you, no matter your legal need or location. With offices throughout the US, Europe and the Middle East, we have access to key established and emerging markets, providing us with global insights hard to find elsewhere. We are adept at handling cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions, which often involve multiple legal systems, cultures, conventions and languages.

Our team has been ranked by the leading UK legal directories (Chambers and Legal 500) for the last 15 years.

Advising on the £1.5 billion restructuring of a company who own and operate a portfolio of 16 luxury UK hotels

Branded Residences

Our team is fully equipped to advise you on your structuring, branding, operation, and sales needs across large-scale master-planned communities, to malls and mixed-use developments.

Discover our latest News & Insights

News
Oct 01, 2025

The Legal 500 UK 2026

Insights
Sep 25, 2023

Real Estate Outlook 2023

At the beginning of 2023, our real estate subsector leaders shared their insights on what headwinds and tailwinds they expected for the industry in the coming year. As a follow-up retrospective, we asked the subsector leaders to take another look at what challenges or wins the real estate industry underwent over the last nine months, and what they expect from the rest of the year. These insights help us to determine impacts on our industry, practice, and most importantly, our clients.

Discover our latest News & Insights

News
Oct 01, 2025
The Legal 500 UK 2026
Insights
Jul 22, 2025
Transforming Saudi Arabia's Hotel Industry: Recent Licensing Reforms
News
Jun 20, 2025
BCLP Sports/Real Estate team advises on $3B Georgia arena and entertainment district
News
Apr 26, 2024
BCLP acts on Arlington – the reimagination of the former Le Caprice restaurant
Insights
Jan 03, 2024
Ignore at your peril! Decoding the Building Safety Act 2022
News
Oct 19, 2023
Chambers UK Ranks BCLP in 41 practice areas and recognizes 74 lawyers
Awards
Oct 04, 2023
The Legal 500 UK ranks BCLP in 54 practice areas and recognizes 74 lawyers as “leading individuals”
Insights
Sep 25, 2023
Real Estate Outlook 2023
At the beginning of 2023, our real estate subsector leaders shared their insights on what headwinds and tailwinds they expected for the industry in the coming year. As a follow-up retrospective, we asked the subsector leaders to take another look at what challenges or wins the real estate industry underwent over the last nine months, and what they expect from the rest of the year. These insights help us to determine impacts on our industry, practice, and most importantly, our clients.
News
Jun 07, 2023
Partner quoted in ‘Hospitality Investor’ on lenders in hospitality industry

Meet our sector leaders

Steven M. Stimell

Steven M. Stimell

Office Managing Partner, New York

+1 212 541 2042
Laura Wild

Laura Wild

Partner, London

+44 (0) 20 3400 2357
Natalie Prager
+1 786 322 7380
Steven M. Stimell

Steven M. Stimell

Office Managing Partner, New York

+1 212 541 2042
Laura Wild

Laura Wild

Partner, London

+44 (0) 20 3400 2357
Natalie Prager
+1 786 322 7380