Litigation Support Services

   Workouts & Restructuring

   Valuations & Economic Damages Calculations

   Ground Lease Reviews and Analysis

   Expert Witness Testimony

   Partner Disputes

   Owner-Operator Disputes

 Example Past Assignments

• Valuation of a hotel operator’s interest in a long-term management contract, and review of applicability of various Non-Performance and Termination-by-Owner clauses, on behalf of a major institutional owner involved in litigation with operator.^(*)

• Non-judicial restructuring plans^(*) for complicated real estate and hotel portfolios totaling over $6.5 Billion in asset value for such major clients as:

  • VMS Realty Partners, of Chicago (240 assets, 64 hotels)  with $8 Billion Debt

  • Cardinal Industries, of Columbus OH (1,100 assets, 225 hotels)

  • Vantage Companies, of Dallas (600 assets, 3 hotels);

• Eminent domain valuation of hotel in downtown Minneapolis, MN on behalf of the City of Minneapolis.^(**)

^(*)  Conducted by Mr. Branigan while with Kenneth Leventhal & Co.

^(**)  Conducted by Mr. Branigan while with Laventhol & Horwath.