ALM’s Law Journal Press Announces Publication of New Book on Hotel Law

June 27, 2011 - PRLog -- NEW YORK – June 27, 2011 – ALM's Law Journal Press, a leading publisher of books for legal professionals, today announced the publication of Hotel Law, by Ellen S. Smith and Victor P. Haley.

The new book provides comprehensive guidance for practitioners representing hotel buyers, sellers, borrowers, lenders, franchisees, franchisors and others in the hotel industry. It is available in print and in an online edition, enhanced for the Web and mobile devices.

A detailed table of contents, as well as ordering information for this and other Law Journal Press publications, is available at www.lawcatalog.com.

As hotels are active businesses providing a variety of services and amenities, Hotel Law addresses all aspects of these complex enterprises. In addition to issues related to real property, the book covers hotel acquisitions and dispositions, hotel financing, management agreements, franchise agreements, troubled hotel projects, and hotel liability. It includes discussion of tactics for negotiating management agreements, strategies for lenders, and detailed guidance on due diligence and documentation of transactions.

Smith is Counsel in the Real Estate and Hospitality & Leisure Practice Groups at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, and was formerly Senior Attorney at InterContinental Hotels Group in Atlanta. Haley is a Partner in the Real Estate Practice Group at Sutherland and is Chairman of the firm's Hospitality and Leisure Practice Group.

Law Journal Press, a division of ALM, publishes more than 130 books, in print and in digital online and mobile formats, on a broad range of legal and business topics. Written by leading lawyers and experts and updated regularly, Law Journal Press editions offer definitive and timely information, insightful analysis and practitioner-oriented guidance for the legal profession.

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