Kevin Grady Bio

Kevin Grady advises clients in the hospitality industry, representing hotel developers, owners, investors and operators engaged in all facets of hotel ownership and operation in the United States and throughout the world. Kevin regularly handles the acquisition and disposition of hotels, negotiation of hotel management agreements, franchise agreements, hotel financing matters and operational matters. Prior to joining the firm’s Hospitality Group, Kevin participated in the firm’s client secondment program, during which he served as assistant in-house counsel to one of the world’s largest life sciences companies. Reporting directly to the Global Division Counsel, he drafted and negotiated an array of contracts in support of the business and also managed all legal aspects of a corporate reorganization that required changes to multiple domestic and international legal entities. In addition, Kevin handled a number of business line divestiture projects, including the management of due diligence reviews and virtual data rooms. Kevin continues to serve as outside counsel to the client in leading the review of various IT procurement contracts, with a particular emphasis on software and technology licensing, software as a service, IT consulting, telecom and digital marketing agreements. Kevin regularly represents hospitality clients on their most strategic and complex hospitality transactions providing critical experience on vital financing and corporate matters for successful results.