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hospitality law

The Hospitality Law practice of Taylor-Busch provides experienced legal representation in all facets of the hotel and restaurant industry. The practice group consists of veteran lawyers from several distinct practice areas who provide creative, cost-effective advocacy to clients ranging from start-up businesses, franchisees, and national franchisors with a focus on advising clients with legal issues involving all aspects of their life cycle. The Hospitality Law attorneys provide comprehensive counsel in a multiple of areas needed by the industry, including:

  • Business Formation and Structure
  • Employment & Labor
  • Commercial Transactions (including all facets of day-to-day operations)
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Alcohol Licensing & Compliance
  • Franchise Formation & Franchisor/Franchisee Relations
  • Intellectual Property &Trademarks, Copyrights and Patents
  • Real Estate & Leasing Transactions
  • Regulatory Compliance Including FOG, Smoking Ban and Food Code
  • Commercial Litigation.

The depth of the groups experience encompasses regulatory advice and counsel and general commercial and financial advice. In addition, Taylor-Busch’s Hospitality Law attorneys represent, and serve in executive leadership roles with the Georgia Restaurant Association (GRA) and the Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association (GHLA). We work closely with these organizations to promote and protect the interests of our clients and the industry in matters at the local, state and federal levels.


Charles Hoff, the managing partner of the firm’s Hospitality practice, serves as General Counsel and as an Executive Committee member of the GRA’s Board of Directors. He also chairs the GRA’s Restaurant Operations General Counsel and Franchising Roundtables where he provides helpful information on the most up-to-date legal issues and trends confronting the industry. Members of the firm also actively serve as leaders in the Hispanic Restaurant Association. Additionally, the firm provides the GRA’s Legal Helpline and authors articles in its newsletter as well as the Restaurant Forum magazine. The firm is also proud to represent a major industry non-profit purchasing cooperative involving some of the largest restaurant and franchisors within the food services vertical.

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