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12 April 2021
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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McCarthy Denning—Soulla Berger

McCarthy Denning bolsters international hospitality practice with new partner
McCarthy Denning, is proud to announce that Soulla Berger has joined the firm as a partner. This appointment strengthens the firm’s international hospitality practice especially within the area of hotel real estate transactions.


Soulla is a highly experienced hospitality lawyer with particular expertise in the development, management, acquisition, disposition and financing of hotels, resorts, branded residences, and other mixed-use hospitality assets.  She has over ten years of experience acting for branded international operators, white label operators, hotel owners, private equity funds and institutional investors, both in private practice (at Goodwin Procter LLP) and in-house (at Marriott International and Four Seasons).

Soulla’s practice covers all sectors of the hotel industry from new-build projects to hotel conversions, and from select service projects to ultra-luxury mixed-use beach resorts. She has worked on projects all around the world including projects across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the US and the Caribbean and is accustomed to cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions and management of local counsel advice.

Partner Soulla Berger said: “I’m excited to be joining such an innovative firm as McCarthy Denning and look forward to expanding our hospitality and leisure presence in EMEA and beyond. The optimised infrastructure that McCarthy Denning offers will enable me to provide the specialist advice that hospitality and leisure clients require without the overheads of a traditional firm during an unprecedented time in the hospitality industry. I’m thrilled to be able to help navigate clients through such times with a focus on quality of work, adaptability and transparency around costs.”

 

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