Officials of the California Lodging Investment Conference [CLIC] have revealed that Jim Butler, founding partner of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM), and founder/chairman of the firm’s Global Hospitality Group, will receive the lifetime achievement award at the upcoming event being held March 6-7 at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, CA.
“Jim was the obvious and unanimous choice to receive the third [CLIC] Lifetime Achievement Award,” said Craig Sullivan, founder/president, [CLIC]. “Not only did he co-found one of the leading hospitality law firms that has become synonymous with the industry, but he also has worked on thousands of acquisitions, sales, developments, brandings, repositionings and financings throughout his career. He has graciously taken the time to mentor new hospitality professionals, helping to make the industry a better place. For this and so many more reasons, he is the perfect recipient.”
Butler devotes 100% of his practice to the hospitality industry. He and his team represent lenders, owners, developers, independent management companies and capital providers on their hotel projects worldwide. The group brings more than 30 years of hotel experience with more than 4,700 hospitality properties located around the globe valued at more than $125 billion. They have worked on more than 2,700 hotel management and franchise agreements and more than 100 hotel-enhanced mixed-use developments.
Butler is also the author of hotellawblog.com and serves as an expert witness in hospitality matters. He is a member of the International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC), founder/seminar chair of The Hospitality Industry Forum and serves as faculty at the UCLA Extension and the USC Advanced Professional Program.
For more information or to register for the event, visit cliconference.com.
