Liza Stone has joined Virgin Hotels as General Counsel

Liza Stone joined Virgin Hotels as General Counsel in April 2022. As the chief legal officer of the company, Stone oversees Virgin Hotel's domestic and international legal affairs, including corporate governance, regulatory compliance, labor and employment, intellectual property, and litigation matters. Stone brings to Virgin Hotels over 25 years of legal experience in domestic and cross-border hospitality transactions. Prior to joining Virgin Hotels, Stone was a senior member of the Global Hospitality Group at Sidley Austin LLP, an internationally recognized law firm. At Sidley, Stone represented institutional owners, investors, and lenders as well as major hotel brands in connection with acquisitions and dispositions, financings, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions for hospitality assets. Prior to Sidley, Stone worked at internationally recognized law firms, and served as Associate General Counsel of the Real Estate Healthcare Lending Group of a publicly traded commercial finance company. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of Santa Barbara, as well as two Law Degrees from the McGeorge School of Law at the University of The Pacific.