Hotel Owner – Arbitration Win in Lease Dispute

Won an arbitration on behalf of our client, the owner of a hotel and 50 percent member of the hotel’s restaurant tenant. Post‑pandemic disputes between the members led to our client terminating the restaurant’s lease, after which the other member-initiated arbitration alleging operational interference and damages. One of the main issues in dispute was the right to cash in a joint bank account. The arbitrator ultimately ruled in favor of our client, finding that our client held 100 percent of the capital account and, after accounting for unpaid shared costs and the use of joint funds for the restaurant’s legal fees, ruled that our client is entitled to all cash in the shared accounts.