Representative Experience
- Represented brand Management Agreements for several luxury projects, including the branding of Waldorf Astoria, Six Senses, Auberge, Mandarin Oriental, W Hotels and Edition Hotels.
- Represented Rooftop Food and Beverage Management Agreements for several boutique hotels, including Moxy in Downtown Los Angeles, CA and Erwin Hotel in Venice, CA.
- Represented the purchase and sale of dozens of hotels.
- Represented C-PACE Financing for hotels and multifamily units, totaling over $400 million over the past 2 years.
MRED, University of Southern California, 2003
high honors
J.D., UCLA School of Law, 1996
Order of the Coif
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1993
magna cum laude
USC Lusk Real Estate Alumni and Friends
Alder (f/k/a Gen Next) Organization
Guest lecturer for USC Law School Real Estate Law and MRED Hotel and Timeshare Development courses
- Recognized by the Los Angeles Times on their list of "Commercial Real Estate Visionaries: Professional Service Advisors," 2022
- Ranked in Leisure & Hospitality by Chambers and Partners in Chambers USA 2023
- Recognized by EB5 Investors Magazine on their list of “Top 15 Corporate Attorneys,” 2019
- Selected as a Southern California Super Lawyer, 2014-2024
- Recognized in Best Lawyers in America® for 2022-2026
- Recognized as a Global Leader in Who’s Who Legal: Hospitality 2021
- Join JMBM's Global Hospitality Group® at the 2025 Lodging Conference in Phoenix
- Hotel Equities and Springboard Hospitality Merge
- Developer's EB-5 Handbook for Construction Financing — New 3rd edition
- 2022 Update: EB-5 is back! What every real estate and hotel developer needs to know about the program's renewal
- Commercial PACE Financing on a Roll: $103 million C-PACE loan for Chinese Hospital in San Francisco
Alice spoke with David Sudeck, a senior partner in the JMBM Global Hospitality Group®, as part of our video interview series on hotel finance and investment opportunities in 2015.
Elizabeth spoke with David Sudeck, a senior partner in the JMBM Global Hospitality Group®, as part of our video interview series on hotel finance and investment opportunities in 2015.
- Join JMBM's Global Hospitality Group® at the 2025 Lodging Conference in Phoenix One of our favorite hotel conferences kicks off at the JW Marriott, Desert Ridge on October 6, 2025 in Phoenix. The Lodging Conference is expecting
- Hotel Equities and Springboard Hospitality Merge Today at Meet the Money® 2025, Ben Rafter announced that Hotel Equities and Springboard Hospitality formed a strategic merger in which Ben will