Bio

Lada Shelkovnikova specialises in all aspects of hotel acquisitions and disposals, hotel operator appointments, branded residences arrangements, structuring of serviced apartments projects with optional and mandatory rental pool, project structuring of mixed-use developments with hospitality component, master franchise and manchise arrangements, structuring of hospitality-focussed joint ventures and mediation in hospitality. Lada’s clients include hotel owners and hotel operators and she has experience in over 25 jurisdictions worldwide, including Singapore, Japan, UAE, Indonesia, Maldives, South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Seychelles, Cambodia, Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Oman, Bahrain, Turkey, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Myanmar, Kenya, Georgia and the USA. Lada has negotiated and advised on numerous hotel management agreements with major hotel operators, both global and regional, including Accor, Ace, Anantara (Minor), Alila (Hyatt), Ascott, Banyan Tree, Campbell Gray, Centara, Dream Hotels, Dusit, Emaar Hospitality, Four Seasons, Golden Tulip, Hilton, HMH, Hyatt, Intercontinental Hotel Group, Marriott and Starwood, Meliá, MGM, Millennium & Copthorne, Mövenpick (Accor), Oakwood, One & Only (Kerzner), Six Senses (IHG), Chiva Som, Radisson, Rotana, Steigenberger, The Standard, Wyndham and Yotel. Her experience also includes providing holistic structuring advice on numerous branded residences projects with mandatory and optional rental pools, including in Singapore, Japan, Dubai, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Seychelles, Qatar and Turkey. Lada is named a “Global Elite Thought Leader in Hospitality – Asia Pacific” (Who’s Who Legal 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023) and is a regular speaker at hospitality conferences, including in Singapore, Hong Kong, UAE, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, India, Cambodia and Seoul. Lada was designated as HICAP’s Regional Advisor in 2021 & 2022 for Southeast Asia and is the HICAP award committee member for HICAP Deal of the Year Award (M&A Deal of the Year and Single Asset Transaction of the Year) for 2020, 2021 and 2022. Lada is a SIMI Accredited Mediator, SMC Accredited Mediator and SIArb Member.