Hospitality Real Estate Associate

Foley & Lardner LLP; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Foley & Lardner LLP in Washington, DC seeks an associate to support a national hospitality and leisure practice, representing hotel and resort owners, developers, investors, lenders, brands, operators, and management companies in sophisticated real estate and development transactions.

The role emphasizes substantive experience in hotel and hospitality transactions, including negotiating management agreements, acquisitions, dispositions, and financings, with opportunities to handle complex

Qualifications

• Substantive experience in hotel and hospitality transactions.
• Experience drafting purchase and sale agreements, licenses, and loan documents.
• Experience negotiating hotel management agreements and related financing matters.
• Advising developers on mixed-use, condominium, and master planned projects.

Responsibilities

• Work on the full lifecycle of hospitality and development projects from structuring to disposition.
• Diligence, acquisition, and financing transactions for hotels and resorts.
• Draft and negotiate complex real estate and development documents.
• Provide direct client interaction and collaborate with partners on matter strategy.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Drafting agreements

Client communication

Real estate transactions

Job description

Overview

• The role supports a national hospitality and leisure practice, representing hotel and resort owners, developers, investors, lenders, brands, operators, and management companies in sophisticated real estate and development transactions involving hospitality, condominium, branded residential, mixed‑use, and master planned community projects.
• Requires substantive experience with hotel and hospitality transactions, including negotiating hotel management agreements, and handling hotel and resort acquisitions, dispositions, and financings.
• Alternatively, requires developer-side experience with condominium and master planned community projects.
• Candidates should have experience drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, licenses, loan agreements, and related financing documents.
• Additionally, experience advising developers of sophisticated mixed‑use projects, including drafting easements, declarations and CC&Rs, development‑related agreements, and property management agreements, is sought.
• Experience with real estate development and joint venture transactions is a plus.
• The associate will work closely with partners and clients on matters spanning the full lifecycle of hospitality and development projects, from structuring, diligence, acquisition, and financing through development, operation, and disposition.
• The position offers meaningful responsibility and direct client interaction.