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Advising The Blackstone Group International in the purchase of 46 hotels from Lone Star Fund;
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Advising Marriott in connection with the development of two Courtyards by Marriott Hotels in Czech Republic (Prague and Plzen);
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Representing the operator of the Radisson SAS Carlton Hotel, Bratislava, in a follow-on financing;
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Representing Hilton Hotels Corporation in a joint venture with a Turkish group to acquire a site in central Istanbul and develop the Conrad Hotel;
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Advising The Blackstone Group International Ltd in the acquisition and financing of the Hyatt Regency at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris;
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Acting as advisor to International Hotel Investments (Corinthia) in the formation of their USD 300 million joint venture with Intourist to develop hotels in the Russian Regions;
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Advising a Danish investment fund in the purchase of Hotel Radisson Eurodisney in Paris;
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Representing DBRE Global Real Estate Management in the acquisition of the Hotel Jan III Sobieski in Warsaw, Poland;
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Representing ORCO Property Group in the acquisition of Residence Diana Apartment Hotel situated in the centre of Warsaw, Poland;
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Advising AEW on the sale of a hotel/golf course complex near Paris;
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Providing advice and assistance to Strategic Hotel Capital in connection with the new entity Paris Hotel Management SAS;
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Advising Tishman Realty & Construction International, Inc., on development of a chain of three-star hotels in Poland;
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Advising Europe Israel concerning securities and financing to major Israeli listed holding group in connection with post-closing matters and fulfillment of investment obligations related to its acquisition of a major hotel in Bucharest;
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Advising Strategic Hotel Capital in connection with its purchase of the Hotel InterContinental in Prague; this deal was recognised as the "Hotel Deal of the Year 2000" at the Third Annual International Hotel Investment Forum in Berlin, and the value of the real estate exceeded USD 100 million;
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Acting as lead counsel to the owner of five branded hotels in Moscow in negotiating facility and security documentation for a USD 100 million hotel refinancing;
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Representing Société Hôtelière Montfleury S.A. in an ICC arbitration initiated by SAS Hôtels A/S as a response to a breach of the management agreement regarding Montfleury Hôtel in Cannes;
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Representing Deutsche Bank AG on a USD 600 million financing of the Moscow Hotel reconstruction project in Russia;
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Advising the owner of a Marriott Courtyard Hotel construction project at Paveletskaya Train Station, Moscow, including on all development and financing issues; representing the owner in negotiating a management agreement with the Marriott Group;
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Negotiating and drafting a series of hotel leases with Marriott Group (Renaissance Samara, Renaissance Baltic, St. Petersburg and Courtyard Moscow);
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Assisting the operator in structuring Hotel Corinthia Nevsky Palace acquisition deal, drafting a standard hotel management agreement, providing legal consultation on various matters in St. Petersburg;
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Due diligence on the 300-room Isaak Hotel (5 star) in St. Petersburg for London & Regional Properties;
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Advising the owner of Hotel Baltschug Kempinski, Moscow, including advice on corporate, tax, administrative and other matters; negotiated a hotel management agreement with the Kempinski group;
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Advising the owner of Hotel Hilton Leningradskaya, Moscow, in negotiating agreements with the Hilton group regarding franchising, management, technical services and IP licensing;
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Advising the owner of an hotel located at Red Square 5, including the selection of an operator and negotiation of a management agreement; the potential operators included Mandarin, Starwood, Campbell Gray Hotels Limited and InterContinental;
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Acting as lead counsel to the building owner of Hyatt Regency Hotel, Minsk, in negotiations with Hyatt Group on hotel management; and,
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Advising the owner of a new hotel building, the “Krasnaya Polyana” in Sochi, in selecting an operator and conducting negotiations on management.