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Chairman, Global Hospitality Group®
JButler@JMBM.com
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Main BioPersonal Bio

Jim Butler is a partner, chairman of the Global Hospitality Group® author of www.HotelLawBlog.com, and a senior member of the Chinese Investment Group™. The Global Hospitality Group® specializes in representing owners, developers, and lenders. We have helped our clients as business and legal advisors on more than $60 billion of hotel transactions, involving more than 1,300 properties all over the world. For more information, please contact Jim Butler at jbutler@jmbm.com or +1 (310) 201-3526.

Jim is one of the top hospitality attorneys in the world. GOOGLE "hotel lawyer" and you will see why. He is frequently quoted as an expert on hotel issues by national and industry publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Forbes, BusinessWeek, Hotel Business, Thomson Reuters, and Bloomberg News.

Jim devotes 100% of his practice to hospitality, representing hotel owners, developers and lenders. Jim leads JMBM's Global Hospitality Group®—a team of 50 seasoned professionals with more than $60 billion of hotel transactional experience, involving more than 1,300 properties located around the globe. Over the past decade, Jim and his team have assisted clients with more than 100 hotel mixed-use projects—frequently integrated with energizing lifestyle elements.

Jim and his team are more than "just" great hotel lawyers. They are also hospitality consultants and business advisors. They are deal makers. They can help find the right operator or capital provider. They know who to call and how to reach them.

Contact him at jbutler@jmbm.com or +1 (310) 201-3526. For his views on current industry issues, visit www.HotelLawBlog.com.

Education

J.D., 1969, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley Order of the Coif, Editor, California Law Review, 1968-1969

A.B., 1966, University of California, Berkeley Great Distinction (highest academic designation), Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Sigma Alpha

PracticesGlobal Hospitality Group®, Real Estate, Distressed Assets & Real Estate, Chinese Investment Group™

IndustriesHospitality

Associations
  • Member, International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC)
  • Founder and Seminar Chair, The Hospitality Industry Forum, 1991-present
  • Faculty, University of California, Los Angeles Extension
  • Faculty, University of Southern California, Advanced Professional Program
Awards &
Recognition
  • Listed, Daily Journal's California Real Estate Deal Makers, 2011
  • Listed, Los Angeles Magazine's Southern California Super Lawyer, 2009-2012
  • Listed, Corporate Counsel Super Lawyer, May 2010

 

Bar Admissions

State Bar of California

State Bar of Nevada

JMBM SuccessesFor Formosa International Hotels Corporations: JMBM Client Acquires Regent Hotel BusinessGlobal Hospitality Group® Gallery of Hotel Transactions
 
JMBM Events
03/10/10 - 03/10/10JMBM Executive Briefing on Troubled Hotel Assets
 
Speaking
Engagements
11/11/11Artisan Business Group: The National EB-5 Investment Boot Camp
09/21/11The Lodging Conference 2011
05/02/11 - 05/04/11JMBM's 21st Annual Meet the Money® 2011
Articles
05/14/12ehotelier.com: Top 10 Challenges for Hotel Industry in 2012
05/11/12Hotel Online: Hotel Lawyer from Meet the Money® -- Lodging Industry Investment Council (LIIC) announces its top 10 challenges for hotel industry in 2012
05/09/12Hotel Online: Meet the Money® conference talks about Hotel loans and equity investment, creating value with hotel value-add and repositioning, hotel opportunistic investment, deal making and much more
Media Mentions
Hotel Online: Hotel Lawyer with insights on 'How to get a great hotel operator'
04/13/12Daily Journal: The Busch Firm
04/11/12MortgageOrb: The Lodging Sector: Commercial Real Estate's Wild Card
Press Releases
01/23/122012 Top Attorneys In Southern California - Nineteen JMBM Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers
07/11/11JMBM's Global Hospitality Group® Announces Formation of the Chinese Investment Group™
05/31/11JMBM's Global Hospitality Group® Plays Role in Wheelock Street Capital's Acquisition of California Hotels
Blogs
05/18/12ADA compliance and defense lawyer alert: ADA pool lift deadline extended to January 31, 2013
05/10/12Hotel Lawyer from Meet the Money® -- Lodging Industry Investment Council (LIIC) announces its top 10 challenges for hotel industry in 2012
05/10/12Meet the Money® conference talks about Hotel loans and equity investment, creating value with hotel value-add and repositioning, hotel opportunistic investment, deal making and much more

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