Schalast | Hotels & Resorts

Schalast advises on all aspects of the hotels and resorts business, serviced residences and mixed-use developments. We provide legal support to German and international owners, investors, developers and operators in all transactional and operational issues, starting from the structuring of a project through to the drafting of all relevant agreements.

Working in a multi-disciplinary team we combine the knowledge and experience of the experts from all our Practice Groups. We also have a very efficient Notary Practice, which covers all areas of real estate law, company law, corporate transactions, family and inheritance law. In case of a dispute, our litigation lawyers will support you before all state and institutional or arbitration courts as well as in mediation proceedings.

In this area we mainly focus on:

  • Structuring of a project
  • Project finance
  • Transaction management
  • Structuring and operation of mixed-use developments
  • Acquisition and disposal by way of share deal or asset deal
  • Corporate, joint venture and cooperation agreements
  • Restructuring and reorganization
  • All real estate issues
  • Tax structuring of real estate transactions
  • Project developments and ongoing asset management advice
  • Developer agreements
  • Pre-opening, management agreements and other operation and services agreements
  • Franchise
  • IP, license agreements
  • Notary services
  • Employment law
  • Compliance, including real estate compliance, and environmental issues
  • Inheritance law, including inheritance planning and contracts
  • Dispute resolution