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Hospitality, Craft Beverage & Tourism Law

The hospitality, craft beverage and tourism industries are important drivers of Western North Carolina’s economy, and we are proud to represent and counsel many tourism-related companies across our region.

Planning to develop a new hotel or restaurant? Working to expand your brewery or take your homebrew operation from garage to taproom? Operating a bed and breakfast? No matter your company’s size or stage, our attorneys understand the challenges you face and represent your interests with responsive, efficient, and innovative legal services. From banking and finance to real estate transactions, alcoholic beverage licensing to intellectual property issues, our depth of experience and collaborative approach help keep your business running smoothly.

Types of Services

  • Acquisitions and sales
  • Alcoholic beverage liability, licensing and compliance
  • Asset purchases and sales
  • Banking & financing
  • Construction contracts & litigation
  • Corporate law
  • Craft beverage industry issues
  • Crisis management
  • Development
  • Dispute resolution
  • Environmental issues
  • Franchise agreements and disputes
  • Insurance disputes
  • Intellectual property
  • Labor audits
  • Labor and employment
  • Land planning
  • Leases
  • Litigation
  • Management agreements
  • Permitting
  • Promotions
  • Public/private partnerships
  • Real estate
  • Tax law
  • Technical services agreements
  • Vendor contracts

TYPES OF CLIENTS

  • Attractions
  • Bed & Breakfasts
  • Breweries
  • Developers
  • Distillers
  • Golf courses
  • Hotel operators, owners and managers
  • Inns
  • Investors
  • Lenders
  • Resorts
  • Restaurants
  • Wineries