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Tourism and leisure

We provide legal counsel to professionals in the tourism and leisure industry, including French and international groups operating leisure complexes, luxury hotels, hotel chains, amusement parks, and casinos. We also assist online operators involved in the sale or promotion of tourism services, such as online brokers and booking engines.

 

Areas of practice

International arbitration

We assist our clients in international arbitration related to disputes concerning concession or franchise agreements in the hospitality and leisure sectors.

Domestic arbitration

Our lawyers handle national disputes involving commercial leases, hotel management agreements, and conflicts related to tourism projects.

ADR & mediation

With a focus on amicable resolution, we prioritize alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods for conflicts related to tourism real estate projects, concessions, or intellectual property rights.

Litigation

We defend our clients’ interests in litigation related to public tenders, advertising law issues, or trademark conflicts in the tourism sector.

Construction law

We assist companies in implementing and securing construction projects for hotels, resorts, and museums, particularly through contracts such as BEFA (lease agreements before completion) or ERP (public-access buildings).

Urban planning law

Our experts advise clients on the compliance of tourism projects with urban planning regulations, including building permits and commercial leases.

Project financing

We support investors in structuring financial arrangements for tourism and hotel infrastructure projects, including public tenders and private partnerships.

Trademark law

Protecting trademarks is crucial for maintaining the identity and reputation of companies in the sector. We assist in managing trademark portfolios and combating counterfeiting.

Advertising law

We advise our clients on compliance with advertising and promotional campaigns in the tourism sector, ensuring adherence to current regulations.

Distribution law

We assist businesses in structuring distribution agreements for tourism products and services, including e-commerce solutions.

Museum law

We provide legal support for museums and cultural sites, addressing copyright issues, concession agreements, and public-private partnerships.

Real estate law

Our teams ensure the legal security of real estate transactions, from negotiating commercial leases to structuring tourism-related real estate projects.

Examples of support

We assisted a financial institution in negotiating a partnership with a British investment fund for the development, construction, and operation of a major tourist complex. Our support included advice on partnership structuring, due diligence, and the M&A and real estate aspects of the transaction. This covered drafting and negotiating contractual documentation, including the investment agreement, representations and warranties, shareholders’ agreement, terms and conditions of financial instruments, project company bylaws, development contract, lease agreement, and hotel management agreement.

We supported a client, owner of one of the largest vineyards in France, in diversifying its activities by transforming one of its properties—initially structured as an office building—into a five-star hotel with a gourmet restaurant, to be leased to an American investment group specializing in luxury hotel complexes.
We structured the operation (legal, corporate, and tax aspects) and assisted the client in negotiating and drafting the associated documents, including the commercial lease for premises under construction, the project company’s bylaws, the hotel management agreement, the product marketing agreement, the restructuring work contract, and the acquisition of parking spaces in collaboration with the city hosting the project.

We advised a French public institution responsible for overseeing and coordinating works for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games regarding public subsidies provided for the renovation and construction of around thirty Olympic and Paralympic facilities.
We supported our client in the process of notifying these public subsidies to the European Commission, working closely with the Prime Minister’s Office (General Secretariat for European Affairs).

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