The document provides information about the Tenth Annual 2012 Hospitality Law Conference. The conference will take place from February 8-10 in Houston, Texas and will feature sessions on legal issues in hospitality including food and beverage liability, labor laws, lodging issues, and management agreements. It includes schedules, speaker biographies, sponsor information, and registration details for the conference which aims to provide industry professionals with up-to-date legal information and education.

1. Tenth Annual 2012
Hospitality Law Conference
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Celebrating 10 years
of groundbreaking industry collaboration

2. Greetings from the President
& Founder of HospitalityLawyer.com
It is my pleasure to invite you to the Tenth Annual 2012 Hospitality Law Conference, held in Hous-
ton, Texas from Wednesday, February 8th through Friday, February 10th. Since its inception, the
conference has dramatically expanded in scope, uniting hundreds of industry executives and other
thought leaders around the most pressing issues in the hospitality field. These exciting sessions are
crafted to bring you up to speed and anticipate future issues to assist you in your performance. Our
goal has always been to provide the industry with quality education on legal, safety, and security
issues. That we are celebrating our tenth conference is an incredible testament to our speakers and
the unparalleled quality of information they provide our attendees. We look forward to seeing you
there.
Very beST regArdS,
STepHen bArTH
AbOUT THe COnFerenCe
From development deals to management agreements, from alcohol and food liability to labor and employment, and from business inter-
ruption to recent gun legislation, the latest trends and issues in hospitality law, safety, and security are up for exploration at the Tenth Annual
2012 Hospitality Law Conference, February 8-10.
The pre-Conference Workshop on February 8th offers a full day of sessions on Management Agreements, legal and financial aspects of de-
velopment deals, risk Management & Loss prevention (including data privacy), and issues affecting Corporate Counsel.
The Hospitality Law Conference features break-out sessions in three different topic areas: Food & beverage, Lodging, and Human resources
& Labor relations.
Attend the Tenth Anniversary Celebration, Cocktail reception, & product Showcase and be eligible to win a $1000.00 American express gift
card. The Wine Tasting offers great wine and great opportunities to learn about the latest compliance solutions. Make plans to stay until the
end of the conference to be eligible to win a $500.00 American express gift card. The winner’s name will be drawn during Stephen barth’s
Closing remarks on Friday, February 10. recipients must be present to win.
The conference is presented in coordination with the general Counsel Committee of the AH&LA, the International bar Association, and the
Loss prevention Management Institute.
MCLe accreditation for up to 17.0 hours (including 1 hour of ethics) is available. We will also be applying for recertification credit hours to-
ward pHr, SpHr and gpHr recertification through the Hr Certification Institute.
don’t miss the longest-running conference bringing hospitality risk, legal, and loss prevention professionals together.
Champion Sponsors
Patron Sponsors
Partner Sponsors
Media Sponsors

3. SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE
pre-Conference Workshop
WedneSdAy, FebrUAry 8, 2012
8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Meet and Mingle Continental breakfast Sponsored by Wilson Elser
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Welcome
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Concurrent breakout Sessions
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Luncheon Sponsored by Clyde & Co and Deloitte
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. reAL Luncheon (reAL network Members Only)
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Concurrent breakout Sessions
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Catered break
2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Concurrent breakout Sessions
4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Wine Tasting Sponsored by Fisher & Phillips
Hospitality Law Conference
THUrSdAy, FebrUAry 9, 2012
7:15 a.m. registration Opens
7:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Meet and Mingle Continental breakfast Sponsored by Adjusters International
8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Welcome
Stephen barth, HospitalityLawyer.com
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Sex, drugs, Art, and rock n’ roll in the Workplace
Steven gutierrez, Holland and Hart
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. retaining Separate Counsel for a Hospitality employee and potential Criminal Charges
banks brown, McDermott Will & Emery
James eiler, Kaiser Swindells eiler
richard Keating, Swanson, Martin & Bell
10:30 a.m.- 10:45 a.m. Catered break
10:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Concurrent breakout Sessions
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Awards Luncheon
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Concurrent breakout Sessions
4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Catered break
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Franchising and Vicarious Liability
Arthur pressman, Nixon Peabody
robert Salkowski, Zarco, Einhorn, Salkowski, & Brito
5:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Tenth Anniversary Celebration, Cocktail reception & drawing for $1000 American express gift Card
FrIdAy, FebrUAry 10, 2012
7:45 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Continental breakfast
8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Food & beverage Liability Update
elizabeth deConti, Gray Robinson
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Hospitality Case review
diana barber, Georgia State University
Karen Morris, Monroe Community College
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Catered break
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Medical emergencies At your Hotel, restaurant or business: An Analysis of duty, risk and Liability
Jerry Hamilton, Hamilton Miller & Birthisel
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ethics presentation - Keeping Options Open: Internal Investigations and Anti-Corruption Laws
Anthony Campanelli, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services
Veronique Lanthier, Senior Counsel, Marriott International
Stephen Miller, Cozen O’Connor
12:30 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Closing remarks & drawing for $500 American express gift Card
Stephen barth, Attorney, Professor, Founder of HospitalityLawyer.com
12:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Hospitality Industry bar Association Luncheon & Meeting (HIbA Members Only)

4. Wednesday, February 8th - Pre-Conference Workshop
WedneSdAy, FebrUAry 8, 2012
risk Management and Loss prevention, including data privacy, Workshop
Hosted by: Jim Stover, Arthur J. Gallagher
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Welcome
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. data Security breaches: The Crucial Mistakes That Companies Most Often Make
doug Meal, Ropes & Gray LLP
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Insurance Litigation Survey
Chip Merlin, Merlin Law Group
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Luncheon Sponsored by Clyde & Co and Deloitte
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. business Interruption – Common Challenges and Solutions
rich Clark, Arthur J. Gallagher
Marshall gilinksy, Anderson Kill & Olick
Stan Johnson, Navigant
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. The Claims process
Wes brandt, Arthur J. Gallagher
Harvey goodman, Goodman-Gable-Gould/Adjusters International
gary Thomson, Reed Smith
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Catered Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Current Issues in Loss prevention
Jim Stover, Arthur J. Gallagher
3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. best practices for Coordination between the Legal, risk and Claims departments during Litigation
and Claims processing
James eiler, Kaiser Swindells Eiler
4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Wine Tasting Sponsored by Fisher & Phillips
Hospitality real estate Transactions Workshop
Hosted by: Chuck bedsole, Alvarez & Marsal
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Welcome
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. nuts and bolts of deal Structuring, Investment Analysis and How to Structure equity
Steve Lerner, President & CEO of Redstone Real Estate
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. discussion of Capital
Jonathan Falik, Managing Director, Cantor Fitzgerald
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Luncheon Sponsored by Clyde & Co and Deloitte
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. panel of developers; public/private discussion and Mixed-use projects
phil Colicchio, Taylor, Colicchio & Silverman
John Keeling, Valencia Group
david parker, DP Consulting
rich Sprecher, Aimbridge Hospitality
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Mergers and Acquisitions
ray King, LeClair Ryan
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Catered Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. bankers, Servicers, Franchisors and receivers Answer All your Questions, part I
bill Hoffman, President & CEO, Trigild
Charlie broun, IHG
bob Massey, TriMont Real Estate Advisors
bill O’Connor, Crowell Moring
3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. bankers, Servicers, Franchisors and receivers Answer All your Questions, part II
bill Hoffman, President & CEO, Trigild
Charlie broun, IHG
bob Massey, TriMont Real Estate Advisors
bill O’Connor, Crowell Moring
4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Wine Tasting Sponsored by Fisher & Phillips

5. Wednesday, February 8th - Pre-Conference Workshop
WedneSdAy, FebrUAry 8, 2012
Management Agreements Workshop
Hosted by: bryan Couch, Clyde & Co
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Welcome
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. basic negotiation points and Market Terms; Key business Terms at the LOI Stage
Albert pucciarelli, McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. negotiating the Incentive Fee and performance Test
Alexandra Cole, Perkins Coie
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Luncheon Sponsored by Clyde & Co and Deloitte
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Loans and Key Money Arrangements; Subordination and non-disturbance Agreements
Anne bertsch, Vice President & Senior Counsel, Marriott International
Cliff risman, Gardere Wynne Sewell
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Typical Claims that Might Arise from a Management Contract and possible resolutions and Alter
native dispute resolution
richard barrett-Cuetara, Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Catered Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. bankers, Servicers, Franchisors and receivers Answer All your Questions, part I
bill Hoffman, President & CEO, Trigild
Charlie broun, Vice President, IHG
bob Massey, TriMont Real Estate Advisors
bill O’Connor, Crowell Moring
3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. bankers, Servicers, Franchisors and receivers Answer All your Questions, part II
bill Hoffman, President & CEO, Trigild
Charlie broun, IHG
bob Massey, TriMont Real Estate Advisors
bill O’Connor, Crowell Moring
4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Wine Tasting Sponsored by Fisher & Phillips
Hotel & restaurant Corporate Counsel Workshop
Hosted by: banks brown, McDermott Will & Emery
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Welcome
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. All Things Social Media
Steve roppolo, Fisher & Phillips
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Litigation Update: Cisero’s v. US Bank and Elavon - Challenging Card network pCI rule enforcement
Mechanisms
Steve Cannon, Constantine Cannon
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Luncheon Sponsored by Clyde & Co and Deloitte
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. reAL Luncheon (reAL Members Only)
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Current Issues with Internet and Wi-Fi for Hotels and restaurants
Marc Lindsey, Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Judicial Hellholes: don’t get burned – risk Management Techniques and defense Strategies for
Litigating in plaintiff Friendly Jurisdictions
Marc perry, Post & Schell
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Catered Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Corporate Counsel Tools in a Flash
Kendall Hayden, Cozen O’Connor
3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. best practices for Coordination between the Legal, risk and Claims departments during Litigation
and Claims processing
James eiler, Kaiser Swindells Eiler
4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Wine Tasting Sponsored by Fisher & Phillips

6. Thursday, February 9th - Hospitality Law Conference Concurrent Breakouts
THUrSdAy, FebrUAry 9, 2012
Food & beverage breakout
Hosted by: Melanie Cheairs and david escobar, Lorance & Thompson
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Menus and Food Labeling: do your Health and environmental Claims present Liability risks?
Steven Kronenberg, Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. The Last drink: determining Intoxication and the Industry Standard of Care
dr. Michael McCabe, Robson Forensic
elizabeth Trendowski, Robson Forensic
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. The best Offense is a good defense: Strategies for preventing and defending Food, Allergy and
Alcohol Claims
david denney, Law Offices of David Denney
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Understanding the 3 Tiers of the Alcohol Industry: The promotional perspective
elizabeth deConti, Gray Robinson
Human resources and Labor relations breakout
Hosted by: bruno Katz, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. navigating employment Law Issues for High profile restaurants, Hotels and Lounges
darrell Miller, Fox Rothschild
Carolyn richmond, Fox Rothschild
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Are you Sure you Are paying your employees Correctly Under the FLSA?
brad Adler, Freeman, Mathis & Gary
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ICe Audits, I-9 Forms and e-Verify – put Immigration Compliance at the Top of your To do List
Kim Thompson, Fisher & Phillips
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. emerging Issues at the Corporate Level: danger Spots beyond daily Operations
david Comeaux, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
Lodging breakout
Hosted by: William d. Frye, Niagara University
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Have gun Will Travel: dealing with Firearms in the World of Hospitality
david Moseley, Glast, Phillips & Murray
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Third party Leasing (F&b, Spas, retail, rooftop Antennas)
Aliza Carrino, Corporate Counsel, Marriott International, Inc.
Joe guay, Holland & Knight
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. How to defend a Title III AdA Accessibility Claim
Jennifer Heitman, Wilson Elser Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Mock negotiation of a Hotel Management Agreement
Mitch berkey, Wolff & Samson
Jeff Holdaway, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Marriott
Lynne Messina, General Counsel, Highgate Hotels

7. Registration, Travel, and Continuing Education
registration Fees Hotel Accommodations & Travel
Pre-Conference Workshop (February 8, 2012) Omni Houston Hotel
Includes pre-Conference Workshop notebook complete Four riverway
with Workshop presentations, Luncheon, Catered break, & Houston, Texas 77056
Wine Tasting. (713) 871-8181
• Association/educator: $299 For reservations, please call 1-800-THe-OMnI.
• early registration (by January 9, 2012): $399
• regular registration (after January 9, 2012): $499 The Omni Houston Hotel is centrally located in the presti-
gious Uptown post Oak/galleria area and is just minutes
Hospitality Law Conference (February 9-10, 2012) from all of the excitement that Houston, Texas has to offer.
Includes Hospitality Law Conference notebook complete The Omni Hotel is just 10 minutes by car from the central
with Conference presentations, Continental breakfasts, business district and 30 minutes from george bush Inter-
Catered breaks, Awards Luncheon, and Tenth Anniversary continental Airport or 25 minutes from William p. Hobby
Celebration & Wine Tasting. Airport.
• Association/educator: $499
• early registration (by January 9, 2012): $599 Conference and exhibitions will be held in the Omni Hous-
• regular registration (after January 9, 2012): $699 ton Hotel.
Comprehensive Package (February 8-10, 2012) Daily Room Rate: $189 single / $189 double occupancy
Includes pre-Conference Workshop plus Hospitality Law Cutoff Date: Monday, January 23, 2012
Conference and notebooks complete with presentations,
Continental breakfast, Catered breaks, Awards Luncheon, The hotel will release all unused rooms on the CUTOFF dATe
Cocktail reception, and Tenth Anniversary Celebration & set out above. you must make your reservations before this
Wine Tasting. date in order to get the conference rate. When contacting
• Association/educator: $699 the hotel for reservations, please identify yourself as a par-
• early registration (by January 9, 2012): $799 ticipant with the Hospitality Law Conference in order to
• regular registration (after January 9, 2012): $999 obtain a room from the reserved block. please do not send
payment for accommodations to HospitalityLawyer.com
Continuing education
Ground Transportation
MCLE & HRCI
Town Car Service
MCLe accreditation for up to 17.0 hours (including 1 hour of elite Limousine and Town Car
ethics) is available. please visit www.hospitalitylawyer.com/ 281-955-5450
Announcements/HLC2012_CLe.html for more information.
Taxi
please be aware that each state has its own rules From bush Intercontinental Airport: $45
and regulations, including its definition of “CLe.” From Hobby Airport: $22
please call (713) 963-8800 for questions pertaining
to the number of credit hours granted by each Air Travel
state two to three weeks prior to the program.
Continental and United Airlines are proud to offer a
We will also be applying for recertification credit hours to- discount of 5% - 15% off our online published fares. go
ward pHr, SpHr and gpHr recertification through the Hr to Continental.com. Choose your flight times and access
Certification Institute. your meeting discounts by inserting ZM22 in the Offer
Code box.
If you need a Certificate of Attendance, please request one
at conference check-in.

8. registration Form
Register online at www.regonline.com/2012HospitalityLawConference
Fax completed forms to (713) 627-9934.
1. Contact Information (please print)
name: nickname for nametag:
Firm/Company name: Title:
Address:
City, State and Zip email:
phone: Fax:
p Check here if you have any special needs (including food allergies) so we May we disclose your contact information in the attendee list (name, com-
may arrange to accommodate you or call us at (713) 963-8800. pany, title, address, phone, and email only)
p yes, with email address p yes, without email address p no
2. Registration
To celebrate the Tenth Annual Hospitality Law Conference, from September 15 - October 15,
all attendees may register for the conference under the Association rate.
Pre-Conference Workshop Hospitality Law Conference Comprehensive Package
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 Thursday, Feb. 9 - Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 Wednesday, Feb. 8 - Friday, Feb. 10, 2012
Association/educator Association/educator Association/educator
$299 $499 $699
Pre-Conference Workshops (Please choose the primary Workshop you plan to attend. You may attend more than one Workshop at the conference).
risk Management and Loss prevention, includ- Hospitality real estate Transactions Management Agreements Workshop Hotel & restaurant Corporate Counsel
ing data privacy, Workshop (corporate counsel only)
Hospitality Law Conference Breakouts (Please choose the primary Breakout you plan to attend. You may attend more than one Breakout at the conference).
Food & beverage Lodging Human resources & Labor relations
3. Please confirm your attendance at the following events:
Will you be attending the Luncheon on Wednesday, February 8? yes no
Will you be attending the Wine Tasting on Wednesday evening, February 8? yes no
Will you be attending the Awards Luncheon on Thursday, February 9? yes no
Will you be attending the Cocktail reception on Thursday evening, February 9? yes no
4. Presentation Materials each registration includes a 3-inch Conference Summary notebook with the presentation powerpoints and a USb drive with
papers and powerpoints.
do you want both a notebook and a USb drive? do you only want a USb drive?
5. Payment Information
MasterCard Visa American express Check enclosed payable to HospitalityLawyer.com
Card #:
exp. date: name on Card:
Check Payments: Please send checks to: HospitalityLawyer.com, 2450 Louisiana, Ste. 400-416, Houston, TX 77006.
Cancellation & Refund Assistance
due to our conference venue commitments, conference registrations are non-refundable. Substitutions are always welcome (please contact us with the sub-
stitute’s name so we can have their materials ready). Alternately, the conference registration amount may be applied as a credit for any HospitalityLawyer.
com conference within 12 months of the date of the conference for which the attendee originally registered.
Questions? please contact HospitalityLawyer.com at 713-963-8800 or email diana@hospitalitylawyer.com.
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