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The restaurant, retail and hospitality industry relies on insurance coverage to protect against an enormous range of risks, from bodily injury claims to devastating property damage, to crime and even dreaded bedbug claims. At Anderson Kill, we combine our firm’s experience in analyzing and obtaining coverage with our specialized knowledge of the restaurant, retail and hospitality industry to maximize coverage for our clients.

But Anderson Kill’s experience in the restaurant, retail and hospitality industry goes beyond insurance coverage.  Our Restaurant, Retail and Hospitality Industry Group attorneys routinely assist clients with needs relating to real estate and construction, bankruptcy, executive compensation, litigation, finance and a wide range of corporate issues.  Our specific experience providing legal services to companies in the hospitality industry ranges from the routine — such as negotiating construction contracts — to the extraordinary — such as litigating a multi-million-dollar insurance coverage case arising out of severe hurricane damage to an international resort and acting as insurance counsel to the world’s largest chain of casual dining restaurants.

We realize the importance of communicating directly with our hospitality clients and friends, and in furtherance of our commitment to keep them abreast of recent developments in the law, Anderson Kill’s Restaurant, Retail and Hospitality Alert covers a variety of issues the hospitality industry face.

Restaurant

Our attorneys have extensive experience representing members of the restaurant community.   This experience comes from a long history of helping a range of clients, including franchise owners of regional and household-name restaurant brands, commercial landlords leasing space to franchisees, and companies involved in the production, transportation, and timely delivery of foodstuffs and other goods necessary for operating a successful restaurant business.   Our work with and for those clients covers a broad spectrum of matters, including first-party property or business-interruption losses, product recalls, and third-party liability related to familiar perils, such as food-borne illness, employee dishonesty, or alleged injuries arising from the premise.

Our practice also encompasses the transactional needs of businesses within the restaurant industry, from establishing the initial corporate entity to drafting investor and shareholder agreements essential for securing start-up or expansion capital.  We negotiate crucial operational and supply chain contracts, including commercial leases and supplier and distribution agreements, as well as merchant services agreements.   We also tackle necessary lending work, including establishing lines of credit, all with an aim of ensuring comprehensive legal support for industry participants.

Retail

Anderson Kill’s Retail Subgroup of the Restaurant, Retail & Hospitality Industry Group counsels a wide range of clients, ranging from some of the best-known big box conglomerates, consumer and luxury brands, Fortune 500 retailers, to small businesses. Our team has wide-ranging of experience in insurance coverage as well commercial litigation.  On behalf of some of the largest big box conglomerates, we have secured hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance coverage for first- and third-party losses.  We bring our industry knowledge, subject matter expertise, attention to detail, strategic judgment, and trial-tested skills to help our clients navigate and resolve their legal challenges.

ALIS HOTEL WEEK 2026

We look forward to attending the 12th Annual ALIS Law Conference. We invite you to attend Dennis Nolan’s session and meet with our attorneys, Diana Gliedman and Marshall Gilinsky.

//  AK’s RRH Newsletter / Winter 2025 / LINK

//  AK’s RRH Alert – Business Interruption Coverage for the Los Angeles Fires / January 2025 / LINK

//  Risk Management Magazine Article – Coverage for Business Interruption Loss from L.A. Wildfire Smoke Damage / January 2025 / LINK