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We are a worldwide network of attorneys that focus on hospitality, travel and tourism issues; a marketing conduit for suppliers of legal, safety and security solutions to reach hospitality developers and operators in need of those solutions; we mitigate critical incidents, injuries, litigation and liability within the hospitality industry, in the U.S. and abroad by facilitating the creation, collection, and dissemination of legal, safety and security information, products and services.

WEEKLY SPOTLIGHT

Attorney of the Week
David Denney

Mr. Denney’s practice encompasses both corporate transactions and business litigation. Prior to forming the firm in early 2007, David practiced with Vial, Hamilton, Koch & Knox, LLP, where he was a member of the Litigation and Corporate Transaction Practice Groups, and where he founded and chaired the Food, Beverage, and Hospitality Practice Group. Some of the clients with whom we have been privileged to work over the years have been in industries as diverse as bespoke letterpress printing, commercial landscaping, member-based private air travel, turn-key retail development, medical, and non-profit, as well as myriad restaurants, bars, private chefs, caterers, breweries, wineries and distilleries. Our small firm is agile: an efficient ninja strike force, capable of adapting and turning on a dime – not a battleship that is impossibly slow to turn.

Law Firm of the Week

Dentons

Dentons is designed to be different. As the world’s largest global law firm with 21,000 professionals in over 200 locations in more than 80 countries, we can help you grow, protect, operate and finance your business. Our polycentric and purpose-driven approach, together with our commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and ESG, ensures we challenge the status quo to stay focused on what matters most to you. At Dentons, inclusion and diversity are not just ancillary values. They are core to our business strategy. Inclusion and diversity are essential to the success and strength of our people, our firm and the delivery of justice through our profession. The time for action and courage is now. Today, tomorrow and until this is a different world.

Company of the Week
CED Technologies

Since 1987, CED Technologies has been providing engineering expertise and innovative testing for law firms, insurance companies, and corporations. The company was founded by a group of U.S. Naval Academy engineers dedicated to applying engineering principles to help clients successfully resolve a loss or litigation. Today, the company has offices in six states up and down the Eastern seaboard and into the Midwest along with engineers from most of the branches of the military and civilian experts. The company’s success is built upon CED’s ability to provide qualified and experienced professional engineers with advanced degrees of education and the latest technology to support client needs. CED offers a broad range of comprehensive expertise including mechanical engineering, civil/structural engineering, material science (metallurgy), electrical, chemical, fire investigation and biomechanical engineering.

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Our blog features exclusive content from our contributors, who collectively represent the full spectrum of hospitality law, risk management, and comprehensive duty of care solutions.

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