Hospitality

Served as M&A counsel representing a Reno, Nevada-based glazing company and its shareholders, which were five brothers, on the sale of the equity of the company to Palingen Capital. Came up with creative post-closing structure for the existing management team to indirectly benefit from 100% of the rollover equity received by the selling shareholders in the transaction.  Coordinated and implemented pre-closing F reorganization for entity conversion and navigated regulatory/licensing and tax structuring challenges.

Served as lead M&A counsel representing a Reno, Nevada-based glazing company and its shareholders, which were five brothers, on the sale of the equity of the company to Palingen Capital. Came up with creative post-closing structure for the existing management team to indirectly benefit from 100% of the rollover equity received by the selling shareholders in the transaction.  Coordinated and implemented pre-closing F reorganization for entity conversion and navigated regulatory/licensing and tax structuring challenges.

Successfully obtained partial summary judgment on behalf of restaurateurs on claims for breach of fiduciary duty/usurpation of a partnership opportunity and oppression claim filed by restaurateurs’ partners. Subsequently obtained a second partial summary judgment with the court declaring a “Right to Participate” clause contained in the partnership’s operating amendment was invalid. The summary judgments gutted the plaintiffs’ claims and led to a favorable settlement for our clients.

Represents popular Houston restaurant group in various business disputes and employment matters.

Represented a Houston-based hospitality business in its post-probate entity reorganization and restructuring.

Represented a Houston-based restaurant business in its reorganization and restructuring.

Representation of the minority owners and operators of a multi-location fast casual food franchise in the transfer of majority ownership from one private equity owner to another private equity owner and the restructure of operating lines of credit.

Successfully represented real estate investor in its claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and fraud by nondisclosure