Officials of the California Lodging Investment Conference, the only hospitality conference focused on the California hotel market, announced that Jim Butler, founding partner of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell and founder and 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, Calif.
“Jim was the obvious and unanimous choice to receive the third CLIC Lifetime Achievement Award," said Craig Sullivan, founder and 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.”
As a hotel lawyer, Butler focuses exclusively on hospitality, providing practical legal advice. 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. He is the author of www.HotelLawBlog.com, and serves as an expert witness in hospitality matters. He is a member of the International Society of Hospitality Consultants, founder and seminar chair of The Hospitality Industry Forum and serves as faculty at the University of California, Los Angeles Extension, and the University of Southern California, Advanced Professional Program. Butler earned his J.D. from University of California, Berkeley School of Law and his A.B. from University of California, Berkeley.
CLIC is providing its final reduced pricing of $600, which will run through March 5. Price at the door will be $750. For more information or to register for the event, visit cliconference.com.