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Retail and Hospitality Law
The retail business environment is extremely fluid and challenging. In such an environment, we provide innovative and efficient legal counsel that emphasizes solutions. Our team has extensive depth counseling retailers engaged in disputes and helping to develop policies that minimize the ultimate cost of disputes before they arise. Our access to our worldwide resources – lawyers working inside more than 100 firms – allows us to bring our collective resources to bear on behalf of our clients. Moreover, our affiliation with USLAW and our member firms enables us to stay ahead of issues impacting retailers, exchanging best practices for both dispute resolution, as well as dispute avoidance.
WHY CHOOSE USLAW RETAIL AND HOSPITALITY LAW FIRMS?
When you choose a USLAW member firm, you put the collective experience lawyers who have represented thousands of retail clients in all facets of consumer transactions to work for you. Our NETWORK allows the USLAW Retail and Hospitality Law Practice Group to bring virtually unmatched depth and experience to our retail clients. Because of our global footprint, our members are adept at providing solutions for retailers who operate multiple stores, locations, or brands on a regional, national, or international basis.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
We work with retailers helping them address the full spectrum of legal issues, including:
- General Counseling
- Labor and Employment
- Leasing and Landlord/Tenant Relations
- Premises Liability
- Real Estate Development
- Retail Red-lining
- Risk Management
- Transactional
- Zoning
LEADERSHIP
Chair
Frank Gattuso
Sweeney & Sheehan, P.C.
Philadelphia, PA
United States
United States
Vice Chair
Maryalyce Cox
MehaffyWeber
Houston, TX
United States
United States
Secretary
Meghan M. Goodwin
Thorndal Armstrong, PC
Las Vegas, NV
United States
United States
Educational Coordinator
Ryan C. Holt
Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A.
Columbia, SC
United States
United States
Listen in as Anne Umberger, associate general counsel at Nordstrom, shares what she loves about and what she gains from participating in USLAW NETWORK events.
RETAIL AND HOSPITALITY PRACTICE GROUP CLIENT ADVISORS
Client Advisor
Lisa A. Dillard
Dave & Buster's
Coppell, TX
United States
United States
Client Advisor
Amanda Stacy Hartman
7-Eleven, Inc.
Enon, OH
United States
United States
Client Advisor
Jacqueline Murphy
San Francisco, CA
United States
United States
Client Advisor
Virginia A. Murphy
Sunoco LP/Energy Transfer Partners
Westville, NJ
United States
United States
Client Advisor
Jenny Novoa
Gap Inc.
San Francisco, CA
United States
United States
Client Advisor
Bridget Peterson
Inspire Brands, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
United States
United States
Client Advisor
Susan E. Shaughnessy
ABM Industries Incorporated
Brookhaven, GA
United States
United States
Client Advisor
Anne M. Umberger
Nordstrom, Inc.
Seattle, WA
United States
United States
Client Advisor
Christine Viggiano
Caesars Entertainment
Las Vegas, NV
United States
United States
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