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 discusses Phoenix Country Day School renovation plans in Paradise Valley Independent

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Phoenix Country Day School.) By Paradise Valley Independent Phoenix County Day School has plans for major renovations to the campus including improvements to the existing baseball field, a new wellness center and two new digital information signs. To fulfill those renovations, the school, represented by Rose Law Group, will need to receive council approval of a statement

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Thomas A. Gilson, Rose Law Group partner and co-chair of the firm’s litigation department, talks to PBJ about design studio’s lawsuit against developer over unfinished homes

By Angela Gonzales | Phoenix Business Journal A lawsuit has been filed against Mesa-based ZenniHome LLC, a developer that went out of business before completing the construction of 160 homes on the Navajo Nation. ZenniHome received a $22 million payment but only partially constructed 18 homes before closing up shop, according to the complaint filed in the Superior Court of

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Tempe planner Templeton joins Rose Law Group

By East Valley Tribune Rose Law Group has hired Ty Templeton as a planner and project manager within its Land Development Solutions Group. Templeton had been with the City of Tempe Community Development Department, reviewing development applications, preparing staff reports, and presenting projects at public hearings. “His public-sector background provides clients with practical insight into how municipalities interpret zoning codes, apply design standards,

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