Gate village 10
DIFC
Dubai, PO 507222
United Arab Emirates
Phone: +971 56 441 8495
Scott Antel
ANTEL, SCOTT C. New York and English Bar qualified
Partner
Industry Specialty
franchise expertise
legal advice
management contract negotiation
acquisition / disposition / brokerage
workouts & restructurings
Sectors
arenas
boutique hotels
casinos
condo hotels
conference centre / convention centres
convention hotels
destination casino resorts
destination resorts
extended stay hotels / corporate apartments
full service hotels
golf
institutional food and beverage
marinas
private clubs
resort mixed use developments
restaurants (full, quick and limited service)
spas
time share & interval ownership
tourism / destination management
urban mixed use development
Speaker Topics
alternative dispute resolution
franchising
global hotel industry trends
legal considerations for the hospitality industry
management contracts
real estate
workouts and turnarounds
Geographic Areas
Russia & CIS Countries, the Middle East and Africa
Speaking Engagements
Regular speaker at Bench Events conferences and webinars covering Africa, the Middle East and Russia CIS. Frequent speaker at IHIF Berlin on emerging market economies.
Expertise
Mr. Antel is recommended as the "go to" hospitality lawyer by Chambers Europe, Legal 500, 2010 Who's Who Legal legal directories and was included in the Best Lawyers list for Russia and the Russian Real Estate magazines for his hospitality work. He is on the advisory board of the Russian Hotel Investment Forum and the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference and is a regular speaker at these events, as well as the Berlin IHIF, IHC Rome and ALIS events and is regularly published and quoted on hospitality related topics.
Past Experience
Mr. Antel regularly advises hotel clients on legal, taxation and commercial matters, including providing initial structuring advice, negotiating and drafting various hotel management, franchise and lease agreements, representing owners and operators, as well as buyers and sellers of hotels in Russia/CIS and the Middle East and Africa and providing operational legal advice, including litigation matters. Mr. Antel has also assisted various Russian groups with hotel investments in Turkey, Asia, Montenegro and the Baltics. Today the bulk of Mr. Antel's work involves mixed use projects with particular emphasis on branded residential projects.
Education
Fordham Business School, Masters in Taxation and Trade, Case Western Reserve University Law School, J.D., Manchester College, Oxford, Graduate studies, St. Olaf College (Minnesota), B.A. in English
Professional Memberships
New York State Bar, Ohio State Bar, Law Society of England and Wales
Articles and Publications
Mr Antel has published more than 200 articles in various legal and hospitality publications covering various legal and commercial issues facing the hospitality and tourism sector.