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Jim Butler’s article "The Compelling ‘Hard Case’ for ‘Green’ Hotel Development," was published in Cornell Hospitality Quarterly August 2008.
Urban development is a key contributor to climate change and an essential factor in addressing it. California has already begun the process by adopting AB 32, legislation that lays out the framework for action. Basically, AB 32 requires the state to reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. That means reducing the equivalent of […]
California voters have spoken and the state now has a new law on eminent domain. On June 3rd, California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 99, while sending the rival Proposition 98, down to defeat. The genesis of both initiatives was the landmark decision in the case of Kelo v. City of New London. That decision upheld […]
In the course of handling more than $50 billion of hotel transactions, JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® has developed and refined an approach for hotel owners to attract the hotel operator that is right for their project, and to negotiate management agreements that are fair and reasonable. This is critical, as the terms of your hotel […]
James Neudecker co-authored an article titled “The California Supreme Court Adopts the ‘Sophisticated User’ Doctrine,” published by multiple publications.
Ben Reznik was profiled and interviewed by the California Real Estate Journal on his professional accomplishments.
Introduction Industry Fundamentals—Where have we been? Where are we going? Jim Butler is an internationally acclaimed hotel lawyer, author of the industry-leading www.HotelLawBlog.com and Chairman of JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group®. He recently chaired JMBM’s annual Hospitality Roundtable for 2008 with some of the industry’s leading experts. Here’s what they had to say about where the […]
Jim Butler is an internationally acclaimed hotel lawyer, author of the industry-leading www.HotelLawBlog.com and Chairman of JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group®. He recently chaired JMBM’s annual Hospitality Roundtable for 2008 with some of the industry’s leading experts. Here’s what they had to say about where the industry has been and where it is headed. Jim Butler: […]
Dan Sedor’s article, "State E-Discovery Slowly Emerges: What’s in Store for State Court Litigants?" was published in BNA’s Digital Discovery & E-Evidence Report.
Maybe it’s just me, but it seems that recently there has been a rash of requests for full environmental impact reports (EIRs) from community groups, project opponents and elected officials all over southern California, but particularly in Los Angeles. Is it that each one of these projects truly has potential adverse environmental impacts that cannot […]
