Michael J. Sullivan

• Represent Loews Hotels Holding Corporation, a subsidiary of Loews Corporation (NYSE:L) in connection with the forming of a Partnership with Universal Parks and Resorts, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation, to finance, develop and operate a new hotel complex within the Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida, including a total of 4,000 hotel rooms, with a $408 million construction loan provided by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
• Represent citizenM Hotels in the acquisition of properties in North America, including fee simple acquisitions, acquisitions by ground lease, co-development joint venture investments, and in development and construction financings, operating leases, hotel management agreements and related development and operations matters.
• Represented LaPlaya, LLC, an affiliate of the Barron Collier Companies and Noble House Hotels & Resorts, in the sale of the LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort in Naples, Florida to an affiliate of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB).
• Represented an affiliate of Goldman Sachs and Petra Capital Management in the sale of the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort and Spa, a 511 guest room resort and spa in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
• Represented The Related Companies (New York) in the acquisition of the W Fort Lauderdale Hotel & Residences and related financings of the Hotel and Residence components.
• Represented, as part of a team, Anbang Insurance Group Co. in both the acquisition of the Waldorf Astoria New York Hotel from Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. and a long term hotel management agreement and related agreements with Hilton.
• Represented Starwood Capital Group in negotiation of a long term hotel management agreement with Sunshine Group, a Chinese Insurance Company, for the management of the Baccarat Hotel located in Midtown Manhattan.
• Represented an affiliate of Lionheart Capital, LLC in the negotiation of a hotel management agreement and related agreements with Sustainable Luxury Mauritius Limited for the Six Senses Resort in Tola, Nicaragua.
• Represented 50 Bowery Holdings, LLC, as owner, in the negotiation of a hotel management agreement and related agreements with Joie de Vivre Hospitality, LLC  for a newly developed Hotel at 50 Bowery New York City and in the development and construction loan made by HSBC Bank USA.
• Represented an affiliate of Ironstate Development Company, LLC in the negotiation of a hotel management agreement with HotelsAB, LLC for The Cooper Square Hotel, New York City.
• Represented an affiliate of GFI Capital in the negotiation of a hotel management agreement and related agreements with Ace Group for the Ace Hotel Brooklyn.
• Represented Hilton Hotels Corporation in connection with the development and management of a 500-room Waldorf Astoria and a 1,000-room Hilton in the Bonnet Creek master development near Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
• Represented Hilton Hotels Corporation in the land acquisition, joint venture agreement negotiations, hotel management agreement negotiations, and local government permitting and entitlements with respect to the 1,400-room Hilton Hotel under construction on International Drive in Orange County, Florida.
• Represented Hilton Hotels Corporation in the sale of various U.S.-located hotels and the negotiation of hotel management agreements with the purchasers as part of a sale/managed back disposition strategy.
• Represented owners and hotel brands in luxury and upper upscale hotel ownership and development joint ventures and related hotel management agreements.
• Represented private equity funds in the purchase of distressed debt instruments secured by hotels and related hospitality real estate.
• Represented private equity funds and REITs in the purchase of upper-upscale, upscale and mid-scale urban hotels.
• Represented owners in the negotiation of hotel management agreements involving luxury and upper-upscale hotels in the United States, Caribbean, Mexico and South America.

• Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
  • Real Estate Law, 2005-2021
  • Leisure and Hospitality Law, 2015-2021
  • Named, "Lawyer of the Year," Leisure and Hospitality Law, Orlando, 2017
• Listed, Chambers USA Guide, Real Estate and Leisure Hospitality, 2004-2020
• Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2007-2010, 2012 and 2019
• Listed, Latin Lawyer, "Latin Lawyer 250 - Practice Recognition: Real Estate & Tourism," 2020
• Team Member, Chambers USA Award for Excellence, Real Estate, 2010, 2013 and 2017-2018
• Team Member, a U.S. News - Best Lawyers^®, "Law Firm of the Year" in Real Estate Law, 2015
• Listed, "Lawyer of the Year," Orlando Real Estate Law, 2013
• Team Member, The Legal 500 United States, "Top Tier" Firm in Real Estate, 2013 and 2014
• Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-2014
• Team Member, a Law360 "Real Estate Practice Group of the Year," 2011-2013 and 2015
• Rated, AV Preeminent^® 5.0 out of 5.0

°AV^®, AV Preeminent^®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished^SM and Martindale-Hubbell Notable^SM are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell^® certification procedures, standards and policies.

• Past Board Member, YMCA, Orlando Metropolitan, Board of Directors
• Chairman, Aspire Charter Academy School, Orlando, Florida, Board of Directors
• Past Faculty, Practicing Law Institute (Hospitality)
• Member, Central Florida Yale Club
• Member, Yale College Alumni, Real Estate Association
• Past Member, Orange County, International Drive Community Redevelopment Area, Advisory Board
• Past Member, St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church Parish, Council and Development Committee