With industry-specific experience and insight, we provide the hospitality and retail industries with counsel and defense related to their litigation, business transactions, and compliance needs.
Overview
Companies, enterprises, and owners in the hospitality and retail industries require legal counsel that not only understands their legal challenges but the overall business challenges unique to their industries. From advising clients on business transactions, construction contracts, and compliance with local, state, and federal laws and statutes, to defending them in employment, general liability, and data breach-related litigation, the attorneys in our multidisciplinary Hospitality & Retail Practice Group collaborate closely with clients in both industries, providing counsel related to their unique legal needs.
Our hospitality industry clients include:
- National and local owners/operators, management groups, and developers of hotels, motels, casinos, resorts, sports and entertainment venues, and amusement parks.
- National chains and individual owners of bars and restaurants, management groups, and franchisees
- National, regional and local providers of food services and facilities management
Our retail industry clients include national and local owners/operators of:
- Big box retailers
- Convenience retailers
- Department stores
- Discount retailers
- Grocery stores and supermarkets
- Pharmacies
- Specialty retailers
- Warehouse retailers
Corporate and Transactional Services
- Acquisitions and sales and divestitures of businesses or portions of businesses
- Contract and lease review
- Commercial financing and leasing transactions
- Drafting of business and corporate documentation, including contracts, leases, agreements, and corporate resolutions
- Environmental due diligence
- Franchising transactions and contracts
- Government contracts and procurement matters
- Insurance lines addressing environmental liabilities
- Land use and zoning
- Real estate
Litgiation Services
- Bed bug claims
- Discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims as well as claims brought under the Family and Medical Leave Act and for alleged failure to accommodate under the Americans with Disabilities Act and state law
- Dram shop and liquor liability
- Food-borne illness
- General and premises liability
- Government and law enforcement investigations, subpoenas, and disciplinary actions
- Human trafficking liability
- Negligent security
- Tax audit defense, administrative appeals, collection cases, criminal tax matters, and refund actions
- Wage and hour
- Workers’ compensation defense (Pennsylvania and New Jersey)
Compliance Services
- Data protection/breach
- Employee disciplinary, compensation and termination issues
- Employee and contractor classification
- Employee handbooks/manuals
- Environmental discharge/waste disposal compliance
- Environmental health and safety matters (mold, dry cleaning facilities)
- Human resources policies and procedures
- Immigration
- Interplay of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FLMA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as well as state disability and workers' compensation laws
- Pension and union health/benefit fund compliance
- State and local tax issues
Attorneys
Daniel S. Altschuler
Chair, Casualty Litigation
Principal
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1107
Fax: 215-320-4143
Robert J. Balch
Principal
Co-Chair, Liquor Liability Practice Group
Allentown
Phone: 610-774-0317
Fax: 484-375-0229
Brian W. Bisignani
Principal
Chair, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Practice Group
Lancaster
Phone: 717-612-6041
Fax: 717-731-1985
Christopher T. Chancler
Associate
Casualty Litigation
Mt. Laurel
Phone: 609-375-2034
Fax: 609-924-4144
John W. Dornberger
Administrative Principal, Harrisburg Office
Co-Chair, Construction Government Contracts & Surety Practice Group
Harrisburg
Phone: 717-612-6037
Fax: 717-731-1985
Steven J. Fox
Principal
Chair, Information Technology and Co-Chair, Information Privacy & Security Practice Groups
Washington, D.C.
Phone: 202-661-6940
Fax: 202-661-6975
Jay A. Gebauer
Principal
Administrative Principal, Mt. Laurel, NJ Office
Mt. Laurel
Phone: 856-301-2576
Fax: 856-301-2568
Stephen C. Jones
Principal
Co-Chair, Environmental Practice Group
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1128
Fax: 215-320-4163
John N. Joseph
Chair, Internal Investigations & White Collar Practice Group
Principal
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1191
Fax: 215-320-4190
Andrea M. Kirshenbaum
Chair, Wage and Hour Practice Group
Principal
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1126
Fax: 215-320-4711
Ronald H. Levine
Senior Counsel
Internal Investigations & White Collar Defense
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1071
Fax: 215-320-4187
Paul R. McIntyre
Principal
Co-Chair, Environmental Practice Group
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1150
Fax: 215-320-4169
Armand Charles Pace Jr.
Associate
Casualty Litigation
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1113
Fax: 215-320-4174
Marc H. Perry
Co-Chair, Hospitality & Retail Practice Group
Principal
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-6606
Fax: 215-320-4709
Abraham J. Rein
Co-Chair, Information Privacy & Security Practice
Principal
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1057
Fax: 215-320-4194
Charles W. Spitz
Principal
Co-Chair, Hospitality & Retail Practice Group
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-6629
Fax: 215-320-4768
Richard B. Wickersham Jr.
Chair, Products Liability Practice Group
Principal
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-6612
Fax: 215-320-4875
News & Insights
Daniel S. Altschuler
Chair, Casualty Litigation
Principal
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1107
Fax: 215-320-4143
Robert J. Balch
Principal
Co-Chair, Liquor Liability Practice Group
Allentown
Phone: 610-774-0317
Fax: 484-375-0229
Brian W. Bisignani
Principal
Chair, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Practice Group
Lancaster
Phone: 717-612-6041
Fax: 717-731-1985
Christopher T. Chancler
Associate
Casualty Litigation
Mt. Laurel
Phone: 609-375-2034
Fax: 609-924-4144
John W. Dornberger
Administrative Principal, Harrisburg Office
Co-Chair, Construction Government Contracts & Surety Practice Group
Harrisburg
Phone: 717-612-6037
Fax: 717-731-1985
Steven J. Fox
Principal
Chair, Information Technology and Co-Chair, Information Privacy & Security Practice Groups
Washington, D.C.
Phone: 202-661-6940
Fax: 202-661-6975
Jay A. Gebauer
Principal
Administrative Principal, Mt. Laurel, NJ Office
Mt. Laurel
Phone: 856-301-2576
Fax: 856-301-2568
Stephen C. Jones
Principal
Co-Chair, Environmental Practice Group
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1128
Fax: 215-320-4163
John N. Joseph
Chair, Internal Investigations & White Collar Practice Group
Principal
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1191
Fax: 215-320-4190
Andrea M. Kirshenbaum
Chair, Wage and Hour Practice Group
Principal
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1126
Fax: 215-320-4711
Ronald H. Levine
Senior Counsel
Internal Investigations & White Collar Defense
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1071
Fax: 215-320-4187
Paul R. McIntyre
Principal
Co-Chair, Environmental Practice Group
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1150
Fax: 215-320-4169
Armand Charles Pace Jr.
Associate
Casualty Litigation
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1113
Fax: 215-320-4174
Marc H. Perry
Co-Chair, Hospitality & Retail Practice Group
Principal
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-6606
Fax: 215-320-4709
Abraham J. Rein
Co-Chair, Information Privacy & Security Practice
Principal
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1057
Fax: 215-320-4194
Charles W. Spitz
Principal
Co-Chair, Hospitality & Retail Practice Group
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-6629
Fax: 215-320-4768
Richard B. Wickersham Jr.
Chair, Products Liability Practice Group
Principal
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-6612
Fax: 215-320-4875
Corporate and Transactional Services
- Acquisitions and sales and divestitures of businesses or portions of businesses
- Contract and lease review
- Commercial financing and leasing transactions
- Drafting of business and corporate documentation, including contracts, leases, agreements, and corporate resolutions
- Environmental due diligence
- Franchising transactions and contracts
- Government contracts and procurement matters
- Insurance lines addressing environmental liabilities
- Land use and zoning
- Real estate
Litgiation Services
- Bed bug claims
- Discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims as well as claims brought under the Family and Medical Leave Act and for alleged failure to accommodate under the Americans with Disabilities Act and state law
- Dram shop and liquor liability
- Food-borne illness
- General and premises liability
- Government and law enforcement investigations, subpoenas, and disciplinary actions
- Human trafficking liability
- Negligent security
- Tax audit defense, administrative appeals, collection cases, criminal tax matters, and refund actions
- Wage and hour
- Workers’ compensation defense (Pennsylvania and New Jersey)
Compliance Services
- Data protection/breach
- Employee disciplinary, compensation and termination issues
- Employee and contractor classification
- Employee handbooks/manuals
- Environmental discharge/waste disposal compliance
- Environmental health and safety matters (mold, dry cleaning facilities)
- Human resources policies and procedures
- Immigration
- Interplay of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FLMA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as well as state disability and workers' compensation laws
- Pension and union health/benefit fund compliance
- State and local tax issues