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New California Supreme Court Decision Impacts Hotel Management Agreements

On April 24, 2025, the California Supreme Court issued a major decision in New England Country Foods, LLC v. VanLaw Food Products, Inc., clarifying that parties cannot use contract clauses to limit liability for intentional wrongdoing.

Mark Adams
Mark Adams
Experienced trial lawyer and a member of JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® and Chinese Investment Group™
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by Mark Adams
28 April 2025JMBMLegal
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Hotel Data Privacy Alert: Fairmont has a New (Website) Visitor – A CIPA Class Action

A recent lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California alleges that Accor Management US Inc., the parent company of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, violated California’s privacy laws by improperly sharing users’ browsing...

Robert E. Braun
Robert E. Braun
Partner, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, LLP
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by Robert E. Braun and Jim Butler
11 April 2025JMBMLegal
JMBM Global Hospitality Group
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Renewing a Hotel Restaurant Lease in France: Mastering the Concept of “Monovalency”/Single Use for Rent Optimisation

When a commercial lease comes up for renewal, the new rent amount is usually determined through indexing. However, there are exceptions to this rule. In particular, this does not apply when renewing leases for “monovalent” or “single-use” premises. ...

Christopher Boinet
Christopher Boinet
Lawyer at the Paris Bar and Partner at In Extenso Avocats
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by Christopher Boinet and Anne Epinat
9 April 2025In Extenso AvocatsLegal
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Why reps and warranties in France are essential when selling a hotel

The bedrock of any hotel transaction, representations and warranties (“reps and warranties”)1 offer protection to the buyer by guaranteeing that a business’s assets and liabilities conform to the statements of fact made by the seller. Here, we outli...

Christopher Boinet
Christopher Boinet
Lawyer at the Paris Bar and Partner at In Extenso Avocats
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by Christopher Boinet and Anne Epinat
21 March 2025In Extenso AvocatsLegal
In Extenso Avocats
Opinion

President Trump’s $5 million Gold Visa for foreign investors. An end to EB-5 or simply an additional avenue for wealthy foreign investors?

The news is full of headlines about President Trump’s announcement last week (February 25, 2025), that in the next two weeks, he will propose a $5 million “Gold Card” program to replace the EB-5 program. The new program would allow wealthy individua...

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by David A. Sudeck and Jim Butler
7 March 2025JMBMLegal
JMBM Global Hospitality Group
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Successfully negotiating a “reverse” hotel management agreement in France

With the rise of “reverse” hotel management agreements (HMA), efficiently negotiating with international hotel operators makes it possible for owners to reconcile investment profitability with operational and financial risk control.

Christopher Boinet
Christopher Boinet
Lawyer at the Paris Bar and Partner at In Extenso Avocats
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by Christopher Boinet and Anne Epinat
5 February 2025In Extenso AvocatsLegal
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