New York Law Journal

Examining New York City's Controversial Hotel Licensing Bill

Authors Todd Soloway, Bryan Mohler and Itai Raz offer an overview of the draft "Safe Hotels Act," and consider potential legal challenges to the bill if it is passed into law.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Longtime Lawyer Lands Front Man Role in Hard Rock's Legal Dept.

Frank Chesky continued to climb the ladder after joining Hard Rock in 2017 to help open the company's Atlantic City casino.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Duane Morris Adds Whiteford Hospitality Chair to 'Litigation-Heavy' Pittsburgh Office

Bringing on Gosia Kosturek and her clients adds a transactional flavor to the office, with Kosturek handling both buyer and seller side transactions and management and franchise agreements, among other matters.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

BakerHostetler, Faegre Drinker, Sidley Austin All Get Recent Lifts From Florida's Sports Stadium Boom

The Tampa Bay Rays just closed a $1.3 billion deal to redevelop its stadium that included lawyers at BakerHostetler and Faegre Drinker. The deal is just the latest in a large lineup of stadium deals across the country that have been keeping lawyers busy.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

First-of-Its-Kind Civil Computer Fraud Act Case Lands in Favor of Ryanair

"I think Judge Bryson's decisions are going to be an important roadmap for how you can and can not use the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act," said Ryanair's Chicago-based Holland & Knight attorney R. David Donoghue.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorneys Battle PPP Loan-Forgiveness Woes for Hotel Clients

"We just want what everyone else has gotten," said co-counsel for the hotel groups in the multidistrict litigation.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Divided DC Circuit Panel Rejects Brooklyn Hotel Operator's 'Unfair Labor Practice'

The majority opinion for the D.C. Circuit upheld a National Labor Relations Board administrative order, but Judge Neomi Rao in a dissenting opinion described the administrative order as "arbitrary and capricious and unsupported by substantial evidence."
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

A Rape, a Foreign Country and Maritime Law: Attorneys Brace for Challenging Litigation

"I do see an upward tick," said one attorney about sexual assault lawsuits involving tourists from around the nation.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

FTC Strikes Back at MGM for Fighting Its Probe of Massive Cyberattack

In one line of attack, MGM is seeking to disqualify FTC Chair Lina Khan, who was staying at the company's Las Vegas hotel when the hackers struck and, because of the disruption, was asked by a front desk clerk to write her credit card number on a piece of paper.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

DC Circuit Sides With Casino Magnate Stephen Wynn in Foreign Lobbying Case

Judge Patricia Millett, writing for the appeals court, rejected the government's bid for force Wynn to register as a foreign agent. Wynn's Paul hastings attorneys denied the government's assertion that he engaged in lobbying.
3 minute read

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