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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
Frank Gattuso
United States
Maryalyce Cox
United States
Meghan M. Goodwin
United States
Ryan C. Holt
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
Lisa A. Dillard
United States
Ashley A. Dorocke
United States
Amanda Stacy Hartman
United States
Jacqueline Murphy
United States
Virginia A. Murphy
United States
Jenny Novoa
United States
Bridget Peterson
United States
Susan E. Shaughnessy
United States
Anne M. Umberger
United States
Christine Viggiano
United States
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