Christopher Lee

Practice Areas

Highly specialized hotels and leisure lawyer with extensive knowledge of, and in-depth insight into, the hotel and leisure industry. Focuses on representing hotel owners, investors and developers (including private equity groups, REITs and family offices) in all types of hospitality and leisure transactions throughout North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and Asia, particularly in the luxury and upscale segments. Utilizes market expertise to routinely represent clients in connection with the drafting and negotiation of hotel management agreements, purchase and sale agreements, franchise agreements, and related agreements for hotels, restaurants, golf courses, spas and other recreational components included in complex mixed-use hotel projects, and regularly advises clients on structuring hotel and residential mixed-use projects. Handles a wide variety of hospitality transactions throughout various geographies and in different segments of the industry with a keen understanding and appreciation of the unique business and operational issues impacting hotel and leisure projects.

Professional Memberships

International Society of Hospitality Consultants

Personal

The University of Arizona, 2007, JD

University of Virginia, 2004, BS in Commerce