Mr David Wilkinson > Fieldfisher > London, England > Lawyer Profile

With a network of offices across Europe, the Caribbean, Asia and the Middle East, the ‘extremely experienced and knowledgeable’ hotels and leisure team at Fieldfisher is pre-eminent in the franchising space. Instructed by a broad client roster spanning hotels, cruise lines, services apartments, food and beverage outlets, and casinos, the team fields specialist hotel and leisure lawyers covering tax, brand protection, competition, real estate, technology, employment, e-commerce, and corporate matters. ‘Fantastic‘ team head Paul Houston focuses on the real estate aspects of corporate transactions, offering expertise in branded leisure concepts, hotel brands and large-scale portfolio sales. Senior partner David Wilkinson specialises in M&A transactions in the sector. Heading up the firm’s franchising and licensing group, David Bond negotiates franchise and hotel management agreements, as well as handling commercial and advertising issues.