Hotels, Tourism and Leisure

Extensive experience combined with in-depth knowledge of the industry

Our Hotels, Tourism and Leisure Group, formed by a multidisciplinary team of lawyers with extensive experience in this industry, offers global advice to owners, developers, operators, investors and banks involved in tourism accommodation (holiday hotels, rural tourism, holiday resorts, etc.), city accommodation (hotels, convention and conference centers, etc.), and catering, and other principal or complementary activities (including, among others,  tour operators, travel agencies, leisure companies, theme parks, shopping centers, golf courses, spas, ski resorts, gambling providers, exhibition sites, museums, fairs, and land, air or sea transport companies).

The team’s vast experience in different branches of law, along with its innovative and practical business approach, has resulted in the firm representing the most distinguished national and international players in the sector.

The group has extensive experience in all types of special transactions, as well as in providing ongoing advice on the daily legal problems of this industry. Thanks to our clients’ trust, we have participated in some of the most important transactions in the tourism industry in recent years.

Ongoing advice: We provide ongoing legal assistance for all types of tourist and leisure facilities.

Contracts: We assist with negotiating and implementing contracts for operating (management, leases, franchise, technical service, etc.) all types of tourist and leisure facilities.

Corporate finance: We assist with structuring, negotiating and implementing financing contracts.

Tax: We advise on tax planning for investments, financing, and divesting tax structures. We also provide ongoing tax advice.

M&A: We assist with negotiating and implementing mergers, acquisitions, transfers, shareholdings, takeovers, reorganizations and similar transactions, as well as joint-venture agreements.

Real estate and construction: We advise on real estate issues related to structuring, negotiating and implementing purchases, sales, leasing, and asset-management transactions, as well as advising on the different property structures for tourist and leisure facilities (including condominium hotels, destination clubs, timeshare apartments, and aparthotels). We also advise on building and installing golf courses, spas, leisure parks, and other tourist leisure and sports facilities.

Timeshare: We advise on setting up timeshares schemes, providing ongoing advice on the rights of use for the timeshare and other transfer schemes to transfer or use tourism units and vacation ownership (“timesharing” and “fractional interests”).

Intellectual property: We advise on intellectual property, e-commerce, information technology and publicity (including protecting trademarks and domain names).

Public law: We advise on administrative law, and on planning and environmental issues.

Regulatory advice: We provide regulatory advice, including advising on protecting data.

Labor and employment: We advise on employment legislation, preventing work-related hazards, outsourcing activities, and social security.

Litigation: We advise on all aspects of litigation (administrative, civil, corporate, criminal and tax).