Our People
The attorneys who pick up the phone.
Every InnCounsel principal spent time close to the hospitality floor before they touched a client file. Meet the people you’ll actually work with.
Attorneys & Principals
Meet the Team
Eleanor Hayes
Principal, Litigation & Disputes
Bar Admissions: NY, CT · 22 years as a hospitality attorney
James Porter
Principal, Finance & Development
Bar Admissions: MA, FL · 19 years as a hospitality attorney
Priya Anand
Principal, Licensing & Regulatory
Bar Admissions: WA · 15 years as a hospitality attorney
Marcus Okafor
Principal, Employment & Labor
Bar Admissions: FL, NY · 17 years as a hospitality attorney
Renata Silva
Principal, Trademark & Brand
Bar Admissions: CA · 13 years as a hospitality attorney
Thomas Whitfield
Principal, Franchise & Management
Bar Admissions: CT, MA · 24 years as a hospitality attorney
Claire Lindqvist
Of Counsel, Finance & Development
Bar Admissions: AZ · 20 years as a hospitality attorney
Daniel Abara
Senior Associate, Licensing & Regulatory
Bar Admissions: NY · 8 years as a hospitality attorney
Nina Kowalski
Senior Associate, Litigation & Disputes
Bar Admissions: CT, NY · 9 years as a hospitality attorney
How We Staff a Matter
One principal, start to finish.
A new matter goes straight to the principal who handles that area — not an intake team, not a junior associate learning the file. That person stays on the matter from the first call to the last invoice.
Associates support the work, and clients meet them early. But the attorney who answers the phone on day one is the same one who signs the closing documents or argues the hearing months later.
Join the Firm
We hire attorneys who already know hospitality.
If you’ve spent time in hotel operations, restaurant management, or a licensing office before law school, we’d like to hear from you. Send a resume and a short note to [email protected].
Get In Touch
Reach a principal directly.
Tell us about your matter, and it will land on the desk of the attorney who handles that kind of work — not a queue.