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COO Michelle Harden and Partner Amy Huff Share Legal Insights for Restaurants

Messner Reeves LLP Partners Michelle Harden and Amy Huff were featured in an article titled, “Preventing Restaurant Legal Landmines” on fastcasual.com.

The piece focused on a panel discussion held at the 2024 Fast Casual Executive Summit, which was moderated by Michelle Harden and on which Amy Huff served as a panelist. Other panelists included professionals and CEOs in the restaurant industry.

As part of the discussion Amy spoke on the necessity for restaurateurs to engage a lawyer, particularly when it comes to leases, noting that “nine times out of 10, something that happens down the line could have been avoided and it will be much more expensive,” without an attorney involved.

Read the full article.

Amy Huff is a Partner in the Denver office, and has expertise in the retail, restaurants and hospitality practice area as well as in real estate and corporate matters. She regularly advises national and local restaurant clients, commercial developers, health care providers and non-profits on a wide range of real estate and contract concerns.

Michelle Harden is COO and Managing Partner with a broad range of legal expertise. A former nurse, Michelle brings valuable industry insight into her practice, which encompasses litigation, labor and employment, professional liability and retail, restaurants, and hospitality matters, among others. She has been recognized with numerous awards and accolades, including SuperLaywers Top 50 Women, Best Lawyers, America’s Top 100 and many more.

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