A law firm that only knows one industry.
Since 1987, InnCounsel has represented hotels, restaurants, and hospitality companies — and nothing else. That focus shapes how we work, who we hire, and the advice we give.
"A hotel or restaurant owner shouldn't have to explain their business to their own lawyer."
Sandman Savrann is devoted to providing comprehensive, first-choice legal counsel to the hospitality industry.
Our highly regarded industry attorneys lead an interdisciplinary team of professionals to deliver cost-effective, industry-informed counsel for local, regional, national, and international hotel and development companies.
Sandman Savrann is built on the understanding that narrow, technical legal assistance is no longer enough. Companies need counselors who know the special relationships that exist in their clients’ industries, who have extensive contacts within it, and whose reputations are built on trust, loyalty and integrity.
Sandman Savrann’s industry attorneys are distinguished by their extensive knowledge, experience, contacts, and reputations in their clients’ industries. These strengths allow us to reach your objectives more quickly and effectively, minimizing stress and enhancing your valued relationships. We actually help clients create opportunities and accomplish objectives that otherwise might not be achievable.
Our Firm’s organization as a dedicated industry team stands in sharp contrast to other law firms. Traditional firms organize in technical practice area silos, such as tax, trademark, real estate, and litigation. Because most firms aren’t organized to build, maintain, or teach industry knowledge, clients must educate and re-educate their lawyers about the basics of their industry, the players in the industry, and their business strategies and objectives. We understand this frustration. At Sandman Savrann the difference is unmistakable from the very first phone call.
The Firm’s structure includes our Associated Firms based in Boston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Scottsdale, and Seattle, and with offices throughout the United States. These team members, led by our industry counselors, allow us to deliver in-depth practice and technical knowledge, without myopic thinking, to fully handle our clients’ specialized needs throughout the United States, including trademark, franchise, litigation, reorganization and workouts, employment, securities, and tax. For example, our Associated Firms include Lewis Brisbois, a national law firm that provides localized litigation and employment counsel, as well as depth in a broad range of legal specialties, through more than 50 offices nationwide.
Our Firm is recognized as a Tier 1 law firm by Best Law Firms® in the category of Leisure and Hospitality Law. Three of our principals are listed by The Best Lawyers in America® in the category of Leisure and Hospitality Law, making our Firm one of the country’s most highly recognized law firms in the hospitality industry.
Sandman Savrann works with some of the best hoteliers, developers, and hotel companies in the industry. We look forward to the opportunity to help you reach your goals.
1987
Year founded
8
Offices and associated firms
1,200+
Licensing & regulatory matters handled
98%
Client retention
Four decades in one industry.
InnCounsel opens in New Haven with three attorneys and a single client: a regional hotel group in the middle of a licensing dispute.
The firm opens a New York office to serve a growing roster of restaurant and nightlife clients across the Northeast.
A dedicated finance and development group forms to handle hotel acquisitions, ground-up construction, and troubled-asset repositioning.
InnCounsel opens in Miami and Los Angeles, adding hospitality-heavy coastal markets to a client base that now spans the country.
The firm forms associated relationships in Boston, Seattle, and Tacoma, giving clients local counsel in every region they operate.
InnCounsel serves clients from eight offices, with a bench of principals who cover licensing, finance, employment, litigation, brand, and franchise work.
Four things clients tell us they notice first.
01
One Industry, No Exceptions
We don't take on matters outside hospitality. A client never pays to educate an attorney on how the business runs.
02
A Principal Picks Up the Phone
Every matter is led by an attorney with years in the industry — not passed down a chain of associates.
03
Local Relationships, National Reach
Eight offices mean a licensing board, a landlord, or a regulator across the country is already a known contact.
04
Fees You Can Plan Around
Predictable billing built for owners who budget legal spend the same way they budget payroll or inventory.
Eight offices, one referral network.
Clients with venues in more than one state get the same principal-led service in each location, without handing a matter off to a stranger.
Boston
Associated Firm
New York
Office
Miami
Office
Los Angeles
Office
Seattle
Associated Firm
Scottsdale
Office
New Haven
Headquarters
Tacoma
Associated Firm
Legal Counsel Devoted to the Hospitality Industry.
Our highly regarded industry attorneys lead an interdisciplinary team of professionals to deliver cost-effective, industry-informed counsel for local, regional, national, and international hotel companies.
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