Hotel Development Expert Witnesses

Phoenix, Arizona

Hotel & Restaurant, Gaming & Gambling - Hotel Management Agreements, Pre-Development Hotel Planning, International, Hotel Franchise Agreements, Hotel Management Selection, Hospitality Due Diligence, Hotel Transactions, Hotel Brand Selection, Hotel Development, Dispute Resolution, Hotel Acquisitions, Hospitality Asset Management

Michael C. Shindler is President of Four Corners Advisors, Inc. (FCA), a hospitality transactions consultancy and advisory firm he established in June 2007 and relaunched in May 2014. FCA provides strategic, transactional and asset management services to developers or investors in the conception, programming, planning and negotiation of hospitality transactions, advisory services in brand entry to the hospitality marketplace, restructuring and workout services to lenders and borrowers for hotel loans, and expertise in dispute resolution matters through service as an arbitrator or an expert witness. Mr. Shindler is also a member of the International Society of Hospitality Consultants (www.ishc.com). Mr. Shindler’s career arc has involved positions of increasing responsibility in the hospitality transactions industry over the last 40 years, working with a major brand in a development capacity as both General Counsel and, sequentially, as the senior development executive, hospital...

Chicago, Illinois

Hotel & Restaurant - Hotel Management, Hotel Ownership, Hotel Asset Management, Hotel Development, Hotel Marketing, Hotel Operations, Convention Hotels, Hotel Franchisor, Resort Hotels

Jon Peck is the President of Peck Hotel Consulting- a Chicago based hotel consulting firm specializing in hotel development and asset management. Peck is the former Chief Operating Officer for White Lodging. In this role, he was responsible for the day-to-day operation of 155 hotels in 23 states. Prior to his time with White Lodging, Jon was a multi time award winning General Manager and Director of Sales and Marketing with Marriott International and has been involved in more than 70 hotel openings throughout his career. Jon Holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and a B.S. in Marketing from the University of West Florida. He is one of 60 Certified Hospitality Asset Managers in the world. , He has personally invested in more than 20 hotel projects, which gives him a clear owner’s perspective of the hotel business.