Michael J. Sullivan is Co-Chair of the firm’s Hospitality Group. Mike has wide-ranging experience in the acquisition, development, finance and disposition of hotels, resorts, branded residences and condo-hotels; management, franchise and operating agreements for hotels; publicly financed hotel management agreements; construction and permanent financings (balance sheet and CMBS); and the purchase of distressed mortgage debt instruments secured by hospitality-related real estate.

Concentrations

• Representation of owners in the acquisition, development, finance and disposition of hotels, resorts, branded mixed-use hotel, residence and condo-hotel projects

• Hotel management agreements, condo hotel rental program agreements, and franchise agreements; publicly financed hotel management agreements

• Restaurant leases and operating agreements

• Real estate sale-leaseback transactions

• Workouts and restructurings

• Hotel construction, mezzanine, bridge and term financings representing owners

• Commercial, ground and net leasing

• Lender representation in hospitality asset financings, including cash management agreements, mortgage and mezzanine financings, intercreditor agreements, SNDAs, and comfort letters