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Hospitality & Retail

Hospitality and retail businesses face a myriad of complex legal and business issues. Whether your legal needs are regional, national, or international in scope, ALFA International’s network of law firms provides the experience and local knowledge needed to navigate your company’s risks and unexpected challenges in the ever-changing world of hospitality and retail.

Across the United States and around the globe, today’s hospitality and retail businesses constitute one of the world’s most vibrant and economically active sectors. But the very nature of the hospitality and retail industries poses a host of potential legal issues, from low risk routine matters to issues with potentially devastating consequences to your company.

ALFA International’s Hospitality & Retail Practice Group focuses on helping its national and global clients—hotels, restaurants, bars, retailers, grocery stores, resorts and spas, amusement parks, sports venues, gyms and health clubs, event entertainment venues—navigate the litigation minefields they encounter.   

With attorneys from law firms around the globe, the Hospitality & Retail Practice Group provides seasoned experience and local knowledge to help your company stay ahead of the curve in the ever-changing areas of hospitality and retail law.

Areas of focus

  • Premises liability litigation
  • Safety and security failures
  • Labor and employment liability
  • Federal and state regulatory legislation
  • Workplace violence
  • Food and beverage liability, including food-borne illnesses
  • Franchisee/franchisor issues
  • Liquor liability
  • Sanitation failures
  • Menu labeling and advertising misrepresentations
  • Crisis management
  • Trademark litigation
  • Business litigation matters

Hospitality Client Advisory Board

The ALFA International Hospitality Practice Group is grateful to have the following clients contribute to our on-going success by participating in our Client Advisory Board:

Ben Gross, Associate General Counsel, rue21, Inc.

Mary Haefer, Head of Casualty Claims, CapSpecialty

Latrice Lee, HR Legal | Corporate, External and Legal Affairs (CELA), Microsoft

Erik Lindseth, Vice President and General Counsel, Lifetime Fitness Co.

David Marshall, VP & Associate GC, Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Risk Management, ILG, Inc

Jacqueline Murphy (“Jackie”), Associate General Counsel, Flynn Restaurant Group

  • News
ALFA International Welcomes Monaco Cooper Lamme & Carr PLLC
November 10, 2021 // ALFA International News
Ethics of Diversity – ABA Adopts New Anti-Discrimination Rule – How Does This Impact the Practice?
February 13, 2018 // ALFA International Publications
Hot Topics in Employment Law
February 13, 2018 // ALFA International Publications
If You Could Only Read My Mind Love… What Clients Want Outside Counsel to Know
February 13, 2018 // ALFA International Publications
The Impact of Increasingly Restrictionist Immigration Policies on the Hospitality/Retail Sector
February 13, 2018 // ALFA International Publications
Jurors’ Use of Social Media – Addressing Your Online Profile in Light of What a “Google” Search Would Uncover
February 13, 2018 // ALFA International Publications
Primal Fear: The Reptile Theory
February 13, 2018 // ALFA International Publications
The Expanding Scope of Vicarious Liability for Franchisors/Franchisees
February 13, 2018 // ALFA International Publications
What You Need to Know Now! Prevalent Trends and Up-to-Date Developments in Premises Liability Law
February 13, 2018 // ALFA International Publications
Baker Sterchi partner Shawn Rogers discusses Liquor Liability Laws as part of a series of articles published by HotelNewsNow based on content from ALFA’s 2012 Hospitality Seminar
October 03, 2013 // Member Publications
Peter Middleton of ALFA member firm Hall & Evans discusses “The importance of deposition preparation” as part of a series of articles published by HotelNewsNow based on content from ALFA’s 2012 Hospitality Seminar
September 25, 2013 // Member Publications
Steve Getzoff of ALFA International Member Firm Lester Schwabb Katz and Dyer has Article Published in HotelNewsNow.com - Revisit Pool-Lift Policies as Deadline Nears
January 31, 2013 // ALFA International Publications

Contacts

Chair
Dean M. Arruebarrena
Dean M. Arruebarrena
Leake & Andersson, L.L.P. - New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
(504) 585-7500
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Vice Chair
Mackenzie Monaco
Mackenzie Monaco
Monaco Cooper Lamme & Carr, PLLC
Albany, New York
(518) 675-7739
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Program Chair
Benjamin W. Jones
Benjamin W. Jones
Lewis Thomason - Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee
(865) 546-4646
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Regional Programming Co-Chair
Kimberly Harris
Kimberly Harris
Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser, P.C.
Dallas, TX
(214) 871-2100
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Regional Programming Co-Chair
Barath Raman
Barath Raman
Lewis Wagner, LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana
(317) 453-8710
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Monica R. Garcia
Monica R. Garcia
Butt Thornton & Baehr PC
Albuquerque, New Mexico
(505) 884-0777
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Chair Emeritus/Marketing Chair
Joseph M. Moore
Joseph M. Moore
McCandlish Holton PC
Richmond, Virginia
(804) 344-8300
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View the 2019 Hospitality & Retail Law Compendium

Upcoming Events

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Jan 25 2023
2023 Hospitality & Retail Practice Group Seminar

Past Events

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Jun 16 2022
2022 Hospitality & Retail Practice Group Regional Seminar
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