ALIS Law Program
The ALIS Law program and its topics are developed with the help of the Program Planning Committee, representing legal leaders from the hotel and lodging industry.
Preliminary 2027 Agenda
Sunday, January 24th
1:30pm - Registration & Information
3:20pm - Opening Plenary Session
Lifetime Achievement Award
General Counsel Outlook – Round One
5:00pm – Opening Networking Reception
6:45pm - GC2 (Great Chow with General Counsel) Dining Event (Separate Registration)
Monday, January 25th
7:00am - Registration & Information
7:30am - Continental Breakfast
8:30am – Plenary Session
Session to be Announced
CEO Check-In
Two Seats, One Vision: CEO & GC
10:30am - Networking Break
11:15am – Breakout Session 1-2
Topics to be Announced
12:15pm Networking Lunch
1:15pm Plenary Session
CEO Check-In
General Counsel Outlook – Round Two
2:50pm – Networking Break
3:45pm – Breakout Session 3-4
Topics to be Announced
4:45pm – Closing Networking Reception hosted by Marriott International
The 2027 program will feature numerous panels led by 40+ industry leaders as they look ahead to the future and what evolution is on the horizon.
ALIS Law 2026 was approved for 7.25 MCLE Credit Hours in the State of California. We are working on obtaining approval for MCLE Credit Hours in the state of California for 2027. Attorneys in attendance may be eligible to receive MCLE credit through reciprocity or attorney self-submission in other states.
ALIS Law 2027 Speakers
as of October 6, 2026
Adam Parry, Shareholder & CEO, Stokes Wagner
Alan Tantleff, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting
Alex Lewis, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, KHP Capital Partners
Andrew Wharton, Managing Director, REH Capital Partners
Andria B. Hill, Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary, RLJ Lodging Trust
Anthony Capuano, President & CEO, Marriott International
Brett Horton, Chief Advocacy Officer, AHLA
C.J. Chapman, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, Stonebridge
Carl Hurwitz, Senior VP & Assistant General Counsel, Marriott International
Chirag Shah, EVP of Policy, Regulatory Affairs, and Legal Counsel, AHLA
Christopher Camarra, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
Christopher Dekle, Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, Extended Stay America
Christopher Wallace, Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Global Franchising, and Assistant Corporate Secretary, Choice Hotels International
Clark Hanrattie, CEO & Managing Partner, HEI Hotels & Resorts
Cynthia Warren, General Counsel, Pyramid Global Hospitality
D. Andrew J. Bullard, 1st Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Host Hotels & Resorts
Dan Konzelmann, Vice President, Acquisitions & Development, Noble Investment Group
Dana Kravetz, Firm Managing Partner, Michelman & Robinson LLP
Dave Sherwyn, Ceriale Professor, Director CIHLER, Cornell University
Dominic Dragisich, President and CEO, Choice Hotels International
Frank Arado, Co-Chair, Global Real Estate Department, Katten
Greg Moundas, Chief Legal Officer, Aimbridge Hospitality
James Donald, General Counsel MEA APAC & Group Deputy General Counsel, PME Division, Accor
Jay Pricher, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, BWH Hotels
Jeff Higley, President, Hotel Investment Group by Northstar
Jeff Lobb, General Counsel, Choice Hotels International
Jonathon S. Zink, COO, Hotel Investment Group by Northstar
Justin Epps, Managing Director, Barings
Kathryn Arbogast, General Counsel, BRE Hotels & Resorts and VP & Assistant General Counsel, Revantage, A Blackstone Portfolio Company
Lan Elliott, Principal & Co-Founder, Acacia Holdings LLC
Larry Martinez, SVP- HR, Employment & Litigation Counsel, Highgate
Lee Eulgen, Partner, Neal, Gerber, & Eisenberg LLP
Margaret Egan, EVP & General Counsel, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Mark Hoplamazian, Chairman, President and CEO, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Marshall Gilinsky, Shareholder (Partner), Anderson Kill
Matthew F. Ferraro, Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP
Michael J. Gray, Partner, Jones Day
Nathan Logan, General Counsel, MCR Hotels
Nevriye Davis, Senior Legal Counsel, AAHOA
Nicholas Melito, VP Human Resources, Employment & Litigation Counsel, Highgate
Paul Cash, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Rachel Humphrey, Founder and Chair, Women in Hospitality Leadership Alliance
Rena Reiss, EVP & General Counsel, Marriott International
Sarah Bratko, Vice President & Policy Counsel, State & Local Government Affairs, AHLA
Shaun Devereaux, Counsel, Ashurst Perkins Coie
Simone Wu, Former SVP & General Counsel, Choice Hotels International
Sloan Dean, Founder & CEO, AI Hospitality Group
Tanya Nebo, Senior Counsel, Clark Hill
2027 Program Planning Committee
Frank Arado, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Mosmi Bhakta, PM Hotel Group
Jay Blount, Eckert Seamans
Andria Boateng Hill, RLJ Lodging Trust
Christopher Camarra, Holland & Knight LLP
CJ Chapman, Stonebridge
Nevriye Davis, AAHOA
Christopher Dekle, Extended Stay America
Jeff Dover, ISHC
Lan Elliott, Acacia Holdings LLC
Justin Epps, Barings, LLC
Lee Eulgen, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Roberto Garcia, Marriott International
Diana Gliedman, Anderson Kill, P.C.
Marlo Goldstein, Host Hotels & Resorts
Nicole Graves, Aimbridge Hospitality
Francesca Ippolito-Craven, AHIA
Taylor Kessel, Xenia Hotels & Resorts
Dan Konzelmann, Noble Investment Group
Dana Kravetz, Michelman & Robinson LLP
Alex Lewis, KHP Capital Partners
Nathan Logan, MCR Hotels
Rolf Lundberg, Choice Hotels International
Melissa Maher, Women in Hospitality Leadership Alliance
Larry Martinez, Highgate
Lynette Montoya, LHA
Tanya Nebo, Clark Hill PLC
Brian Russo, HEI Hotels & Resorts
Xander Saide, Hospitality Law Group, LLP
Mike Segall, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Chirag Shah, AHLA
Dave Sherwyn, Cornell University
Amy Simone, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Kirsten Smiley, HVS
Christina Tantoy, Stokes Wagner
Shaneka Thurman, She Has a Deal.
Andrew Wharton, REH Capital Partners, LLC
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