Boston Hospitality Business Lawyer

Running a hotel, restaurant, bar, or other hospitality business involves a unique combination of business, real estate, licensing, employment, and regulatory concerns. Having experienced legal counsel who understands the hospitality industry can help business owners address these issues proactively while protecting their investments and long-term goals.

Rudolph Friedmann LLP has represented some of Boston’s most well-known restaurants and hotels for more than 40 years. The firm’s attorneys understand the legal and business challenges facing the hospitality industry and provide counsel to businesses ranging from neighborhood restaurants and family-owned establishments to nationally recognized hotels and fine-dining operations.

Experienced Boston Hospitality Business Attorneys

Hospitality businesses face legal issues that can directly affect day-to-day operations and profitability. Whether you are opening a restaurant, acquiring a hotel, negotiating a commercial lease, obtaining a liquor license, managing employees, or dealing with a business dispute, Rudolph Friedmann LLP can provide practical legal guidance tailored to your business.

The firm’s hospitality experience encompasses matters involving business formation, real estate construction and leasing, licensing, financing, employment, insurance and liability, intellectual property, licensing, partnership disputes, business transactions, and franchising.

Hospitality Business Legal Services

Our attorneys can assist hospitality businesses with a broad range of legal matters, including:

• Business entity formation and organization
• Corporate governance and shareholder matters
• Purchase and sale of businesses
• Real estate construction and leasing
• Stock and asset purchase agreements
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Partnership and ownership agreements
• Commercial leasing and real estate matters
• Liquor licensing and regulatory matters
• Negotiations with Massachusetts licensing agencies
• Employment agreements and employment disputes
• Non-compete and non-solicitation agreements
• Business contracts
• Insurance and liability issues
• Trademark and copyright matters
• Business disputes and litigation
• Partnership and shareholder disputes
• Business financing and restructuring

The firm’s broader corporate and business practice assists companies from formation through dissolution, including transactions, contracts, governance, litigation, real estate, employment, and risk management.

Boston Restaurant and Bar Business Lawyer

Rudolph Friedmann LLP has extensive experience representing restaurants and food-service businesses throughout Greater Boston, Massachusetts and New England. The firm’s attorneys have advised businesses on matters involving commercial real estate, construction, leasing, liquor licenses, employment, corporate structure, ownership disputes, and business transactions.

The firm also serves as advisory counsel to the Massachusetts Restaurant Association Legal Center, providing legal guidance to restaurant owners ranging from neighborhood cafes and family-owned diners to nationally recognized establishments.

Hotel Business Legal Counsel

Hotels and hospitality groups can encounter complex legal issues involving real estate, financing, employment, licensing, ownership, contracts, and business operations.

Rudolph Friedmann LLP has represented hotels and hospitality companies in the Boston area and throughout Massachusetts and New England. The firm’s experience includes legal work involving hotel purchases and sales, business transactions, real estate, liquor and lottery licensing, employment matters, and disputes.

Whether you are acquiring a hotel, negotiating a lease, restructuring ownership, or addressing an operational dispute, our attorneys can help evaluate the legal issues and develop a strategy based on your business objectives.

Hospitality Business Transactions

Buying or selling a hospitality business requires careful attention to the company’s assets, ownership structure, real estate, contracts, licenses, and potential liabilities.

JimRudolph has extensive experience drafting and negotiating asset purchase and stock purchase agreements for businesses, including hotels and restaurants. His transactional work has included the purchase, sale, and financing of businesses across a variety of industries.

Our attorneys can assist with:

Buying or Selling a Restaurant or Hotel

We provide counsel throughout the transaction process, from reviewing proposed terms and conducting legal due diligence to negotiating definitive agreements and completing the closing.

Ownership and Partnership Matters

Hospitality businesses are often closely held or family-owned. We assist owners with shareholder, partnership, and other ownership matters, including disputes involving control and management of the business.

Liquor License Transactions

Liquor licenses can be a critical asset for restaurants, bars, and hotels. Rudolph Friedmann LLP provides legal guidance concerning liquor licensing, ownership and operational control, licensing requirements, and related transactions.

Hospitality Employment Law

Restaurants, hotels, and other hospitality businesses rely on large and diverse workforces, creating a range of employment-law considerations.

We advise hospitality businesses regarding employment agreements, employee handbooks, wage and hour matters, wrongful termination claims, discrimination, non-compete issues, and other employment matters and disputes. Our attorneys also regularly publish analysis concerning employment issues affecting Massachusetts restaurants and hospitality businesses.

Hospitality Business Disputes and Litigation

Legal disputes can disrupt operations and create significant financial uncertainty for a hospitality business. We represent businesses and owners in commercial litigation and disputes involving contracts, shareholders, partnerships, fiduciary duties, employment, real estate, and other business matters.

Our attorneys have represented hospitality businesses in highly contested shareholder disputes and other commercial matters. Robert Rudolph, for example, has represented owners of closely held businesses in disputes involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and corporate freeze-outs, including disputes involving hospitality companies.

When appropriate, our lawyers seek to resolve disputes through negotiation or alternative dispute resolution. When litigation is necessary, we are prepared to represent clients through trial and appeals.

Speak with a Boston Hospitality Business Lawyer

Whether you own a restaurant, hotel, bar, brewery, or another hospitality business, Rudolph Friedmann LLP can provide experienced legal counsel for the challenges your business faces.

If your organization needs guidance call Jim Rudolph or Robert Rudolph at 617.723.7700 or contact us online to schedule a consultation. Rudolph Friedmann LLP is ready to help.