3 September 2012
SCOTT ANTEL CHOSEN 2012 LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT
Scott Antel, Partner, DLA Piper, has been selected as the 2012 Leadership Award recipient by the Advisory Board of the Russia & CIS Hotel Investment Conference in recognition of his substantial contribution to the hotel industry in the region. The Award will be given to Mr. Antel during a special presentation and interview at the conference on Wednesday 17 October. Scott is the first lawyer/consultant to receive the award, which usually goes to key hotel industry executives or developers.
Scott Antel, a partner in DLA Piper's Moscow office, heads the firm's Hospitality practice in Russia, the CIS, Central Asia and Turkey. Scott has 19 years based in the region, and has worked on the majority of international hotel projects in Moscow, St. Petersburg and across the Russian regions, CIS and Central Asia countries as well as luxury resort hotels and residential projects in Turkey and the Balkans. Mr. Antel advises clients on legal and taxation matters, including providing initial structuring advice, negotiating and drafting various hotel management, franchise and lease agreements, and representation in purchase/sales transactions.
“The Leadership Award was designed to celebrate an individual who has made a significant contribution to the development of the hospitality industry, leisure and tourism sectors within Russia and the CIS,” said Jonathan Worsley, Bench Events Chairman, and Co-organiser of the RHIC. “Scott is extremely well qualified as this year’s award winner and his contributions over the years have truly made a difference to the professionalism of the hospitality industry in the region.”
The winner is selected by the RHIC Advisory Board. Made up of key hotel industry leaders with vast hospitality experience from the region, the advisory board is instrumental in developing a well-rounded and balanced programme with topics and regional issues to be presented and discussed on panels at the conference.
The Russia & CIS Hotel Investment Conference is the hotel industry's premier event in the region, attracting annually around 450 delegates. It will be held on October 15-17, 2012 at the Radisson Royal Hotel in Moscow.
For further information:
Olga Petrova, DLA Piper, +7 (495) 221 4400, olga.petrova@dlapiper.com
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