Retail, Restaurants & Hospitality

We understand that a successful retail store, restaurant or hotel not only requires excellent food and service but also strict intellectual property protections, a functional corporate structure, savvy lease or real property purchase negotiations, timely obtainment of permits (including liquor licensing) and proper employment procedures.

In addition, we counsel our retail, restaurant and hospitality clients on financing issues they might face, including raising public and private capital, mergers and acquisitions and complicated financing (equity or debt).

We have a client-focused, solution-oriented approach that has earned the trust of some of the most successful businesses in the country – from individual proprietors to Fortune 500 companies. We have established relationships that span decades with clients who trust our firm and look to our attorneys for outside general counsel. Our years of experience have enabled our firm to provide an objective perspective on the business needs, priorities and growth strategies of our clients. Our attorneys work collaboratively with owners, operators, managers, landlords, tenants, franchisors and lenders.

Drawing upon our firm resources, we counsel the retail, restaurant and hospitality industry in areas such as:

  • Corporate Transactions & Finance
  • Crisis Management
  • Estate & Business Planning
  • Food Safety Consulting & Litigation
  • I-9 Compliance and Work Authorization
  • Intellectual Property & Trademarks
  • Labor & Employment
  • Liquor Licensing
  • Litigation
  • Product Recall, Product Liability
  • Real Estate & Commercial Leasing
  • Tax and Private Client Services (equity or debt)
  • Workers’ Compensation

Find your Retail, Restaurants & Hospitality Attorney

Alex Beltz

Partner
Greenwood Village

Phone: 303.623.1800
Email: abeltz@messner.com

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Allison Dodd

Partner
Denver

Phone: 303.454.2159
Email: adodd@messner.com

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Amy E. Huff

Partner
Denver

Phone: 303.623.1800
Email: ahuff@messner.com

Austin J. Gemmell

Partner
Denver

Phone: 303.454.2151
Email: agemmell@messner.com

Bruce Montoya

Bruce A. Montoya

Partner
Denver, Greenwood Village

Phone: 303.405.4184
Email: bmontoya@messner.com

Chad Harrison

Chad A. Harrison

Associate
Las Vegas

Phone: 702-363-5100
Email: charrison@messner.com

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Charles C. Cavanagh

Partner
Denver

Phone: 303.454.2144
Email: ccavanagh@messner.com

Cheryl C. Bradford

Cheryl C. Bradford

Associate
Las Vegas

Phone: 702.363.5100
Email: cbradford@messner.com

Daniel J. Klett

Partner
Las Vegas

Phone: 702.302.4328
Email: dklett@messner.com

David A. Reeves

Managing Partner
Greenwood Village

Phone: 303.623.1800
Email: dreeves@messner.com

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Erica M. Deatherage

Partner
Phoenix

Phone: 602.635.6133
Email: emdeatherage@messner.com

Heather E. Stern

Partner
Orange County

Phone: 949.209.9555
Email: hstern@messner.com

Jack Hakim

Associate
Denver

Phone: 303-623-1800
Email: jhakim@messner.com

Jenny L. Thornton

Partner
Greenwood Village

Phone: 303.623.1800
Email: jthornton@messner.com

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Joseph A. Carucci

Associate
Orange County

Phone: 949.386.8396
Email: jcarucci@messner.com

Lawrence Balanovsky

Lawrence Balanovsky

Associate
Las Vegas

Phone: 702.339.9623
Email: lbalanovsky@messner.com

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Maclain Joyce

Partner
Denver

Phone: 303.605.1561
Email: mjoyce@messner.com

Michelle L. Harden

COO & Managing Partner
Denver

Phone: 303-623-1800
Email: mharden@messner.com

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R.J. Ertmer

Partner
Greenwood Village

Phone: 303.623.1800
Email: rertmer@messner.com

Rachel Farr

Partner
Denver

Phone: 303.623.4743
Email: rfarr@messner.com

Samuel A. Harden

Associate
Denver

Phone: 303.607.0650
Email: sharden@messner.com

Simone M. Montoya

Partner
Denver

Phone: 303.405.0481
Email: smontoya@messner.com

Valerie D. Bromley

Partner
Greenwood Village

Phone: 303.623.1800
Email: vbromley@messner.com

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Messner Reeves LLP
1550 Wewatta St. Suite 710
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 623-1800.