Hospitality (Bar/Restaurant) Litigation

While rewarding, owning or operating a restaurant, nightclub, venue, hotel or the like is a huge investment and presents unique legal challenges. Our transactional and litigation attorneys offer a dynamic blend of knowledge and experiences that allow us to effectively represent clients on a variety of industry-related matters, like:

  • Management agreements for hotels, resorts, gaming, food, and beverage, golf and spa, mixed-use, service apartments, marinas, and ski resorts.  
  • Franchise agreements and disputes among franchisors/franchisees
  • In-state, national, and international acquisitions, sales or other expansion efforts
  • Development opportunities and related issues, including mixed use projects
  • Asset acquisitions or dispositions
  • Contract negotiations and disputes with suppliers and vendors, investors, or partners
  • Landlord/tenant disputes
  • Business structure and restructuring plans to protect assets
  • Debt or equity financing, including joint ventures, syndications, etc.
  • Personal injury claims arising out of customer incidents
  • Employment claims
  • Defamation claims related to false/misleading online reviews
  • Indemnification claims
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Zoning, rezoning, and special land use applications
  • Licensing and permitting issues such building, signs, restaurant, liquor licensing, outdoor seating sidewalk permits, special event permits, live music permits

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Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose, who represents many data center developers, tells RLGR: “As data centers have evolved to now use very little water, and with the potential for them to supply their own electricity, their impacts on a community have been mitigated. Arizona is solving the concerns of water use and electricity pricing and remains a welcoming place for data

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Opportunity Zone program faces major changes; George Finn, Rose Law Group partner and senior real estate attorney, comments

By Andy Medici | Phoenix Business Journal The federal Opportunity Zone program is undergoing a major transition in 2026, leaving businesses only a few more months to prepare for what’s ahead. The Opportunity Zone program, introduced during President Trump’s first term as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, by definition aims to “spur economic growth and job creation in low-income communities while providing tax benefits to investors.

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[OP-ED] Maricopa County Supervisor Thomas Galvin in The Republic: Cutting red tape to bring down housing costs

By Thomas Galvin, Maricopa County Supervisor and Rose Law Group Partner For The Arizona Republic Despite continued high costs and low supply, the housing affordability crisis has received either short shrift or lip service at the state level. This past year, Maricopa County leaders addressed residents’ concerns by overhauling its zoning ordinance, garnering national attention. Maricopa County achieves results on public safety, lowering taxes, fostering economic development and now, housing affordability. In my chairman’s address just

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