Legal Counsel, Development
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About the Role
Provide strategic legal support for development projects, including drafting agreements, managing transactions, and ensuring compliance across jurisdictions.
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Responsibilities
- Structure, draft, negotiate and execute franchise and management agreements, residential licensing and management agreements, guaranties, lender agreements, and related development documentation
- Advise on existing franchise and management agreement matters, including pre opening issues, restructurings, hotel sales, financings, amendments, conversions, and terminations
- Lead legal due diligence, instruct and supervise outside counsel, and manage legal budgets for development projects
- Partner closely with Development, Development Asset Management, Operations, Owner & Partner Relations, and Asset Management teams
- Provide advice on proposed transactions and guidance on confidentiality agreements, letters of intent, transaction structuring, tortious interference, trade area restrictions, and related risk considerations
- Oversee transaction closings, coordinate execution requirements, and manage post closing deliverables
- Ensure compliance with franchise regulatory requirements, including franchise disclosure obligations, relationship laws, antitrust, agency, and other applicable regulations
- Navigate complex cross border legal environments, coordinating employment, tax, privacy, compliance, insurance, and intellectual property considerations
- Develop or support development of forms and best practices
- Support Law Department initiatives, as appropriate
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer with experience in development legal work
- Experience with franchise and management agreements in hospitality
- Knowledge of franchise regulatory requirements
- Ability to travel regionally
- English fluency required; Arabic and/or French advantageous
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Position Summary
- The Legal Counsel Development, Middle East & Africa provides strategic and transactional legal support to Marriott International's development activities across the MEA region.
- Based in Dubai and reporting to the Vice President & Senior Legal Counsel Development, Middle East & Africa, this role supports owned, leased, franchised and managed hotel, residential, and mixed use projects.
- Scope: Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Language Requirements: English (Arabic and/or French advantageous); Travel: Regional travel required; Role Type: Individual Contributor.
Key Responsibilities
- Structure, draft, negotiate and execute franchise and management agreements, residential licensing and management agreements, guaranties, lender agreements (including comfort letters and SNDAs), and related development documentation.
- Advise on existing franchise and management agreement matters, including pre opening issues, restructurings, hotel sales, financings, amendments, conversions, and terminations.
- Lead legal due diligence, instruct and supervise outside counsel, and manage legal budgets for development projects.
- Partner closely with Development, Development Asset Management, Operations, Owner & Partner Relations, and Asset Management teams to support transactions from initial structuring through closing and post closing matters through project opening.
- Provide advice on proposed transactions and guidance on confidentiality agreements, letters of intent, transaction structuring, tortious interference, trade area restrictions, and related risk considerations.
- Oversee transaction closings, coordinate execution requirements, and manage post closing deliverables and follow up matters.
- Ensure compliance with franchise regulatory requirements, including franchise disclosure obligations, relationship laws, antitrust, agency, and other applicable regulations.
- Navigate complex cross border legal environments, coordinating employment, tax, privacy, compliance, insurance, and intellectual property considerations across jurisdictions.
- Develop or support development of forms and best practices.
- Support Law Department initiatives, as appropriate.
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