Bay Area Hospitality & Lodging

Greystone Hotels was formed by Eric Horodas to provide day to management, sales and marketing and accounting services to the affiliated limited liability companies of which Eric Horodas is managing member which own eleven hotels in San Diego, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Los Gatos, San Francisco and Bend, Oregon.

A lifelong lover of food being the granddaughter of farmers, Gwyneth joined the Golden Gate Restaurant Association (GGRA) as the Executive Director in February 2014. Prior to coming onboard, Gwyneth spent 10 years at IBM as the Manager of Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs. Gwyneth is also a Director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and Commissioner, San Francisco Parking Authority, following six years of service as a Planning Commissioner for the City and County of San Francisco. Prior to IBM, Gwyneth was the Director of Government Relations for the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, a legislative aide then San Francisco Supervisor Gavin Newsom, and a staff assistant in U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer's office. Gwyneth is involved in a number of civic and philanthropic organizations and has received numerous awards for her leadership, including being named by the San Francisco Business Times as an Influential Woman in Bay Area Business in 2014, and was previously recognized as an Industry Leader by Professional Business Women of California in 2013.

Ned Delorme is the founding principle of Nebo Hotel Finance. Mr. DeLorme has been arranging real estate financing as an intermediary for developers and investors since 1980. Prior to joining Nebo Capital, Ned was a principal at Presidio Hotel Group from 2000-2014. At Presidio, he oversaw the ground-up construction and/or deep renovation of 15 hotels throughout the United States while simultaneously providing debt and equity for new development and acquisitions. He began his career working for the Bank of Boston in New York and London. In 1984, Ned co-founded Belgravia Capital Corporation, which ultimately embarked on a venture with Heller Financial, creating the first nationwide conduit lender for mobile home parks and self-storage facilities. In 1995 he formed Bridge Capital, a provider of debt and equity funding for opportunistic real estate transactions. Ned has been in the hotel ownership and development business for 17 years and has been involved in the ground up construction, re-branding, and renovation of hotels throughout the US. Ned has also owned other types of commercial real estate including office buildings and multifamily properties. He is currently developing a 5-acre neighborhood shopping center in central California. Mr. Delorme holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and International Relations from Colgate University in Hamilton, NY. He is a licensed pilot with instrument, multi-engine and seaplane ratings boasting over 3,000 hours of flight time. He and his wife, Usha, have four adult children and reside in Yolo County, California. CA license #811505

Stacie Goeddel is a California real estate attorney who represents owners, lenders and hotel brands on a wide range of mixed‐use developments. She advises on urban, residential, resort and hotel projects throughout the United States and in foreign jurisdictions, with a focus on the Caribbean and Latin American regions. Ms. Goeddel is well-versed in all phases of real estate projects, including acquisition and disposition, finance, creation and implementation of mixed‐use legal structures, preparation of project governing and management documents, residential sale documents and registrations, and post‐completion operations. She has extensive experience counseling hotel operators and owners on branded residential projects, including those with whole‐ownership, condominium hotel, and timeshare and vacation club components. She prepares master development and sub‐development governing documents, such as CC&Rs, reciprocal easement agreements, shared facilities agreements, cost-sharing agreements, and use and access agreements, as well as timeshare, fractional share and residence club project governing documentation, management agreements, residential purchase agreements and related sale documentation, and rental program agreements. Ms. Goeddel also assists with structuring and implementing cost-allocation methodologies for mixed-use projects.  In connection with branded developments, Ms. Goeddel advises clients on licensing issues and brand protection. She also counsels on compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements in the registration, sale and marketing of residential projects, including compliance with federal securities laws. Once mixed-use developments have been completed, Ms. Goeddel guides clients on their ongoing operation and management. In addition to counseling real estate owners and lenders, Ms. Goeddel represents financial institutions and borrowers in commercial real property and asset-based financing transactions, including the representation of lenders in connection with distressed resort and residential developments. She is experienced in the acquisition and sale of commercial real estate, with a focus in hospitality and in general corporate matters related to the acquisition, financing, development and management of commercial real property. At Holland & Knight, Ms. Goeddel serves on the Hiring Committee for the San Francisco office and is an active member of the firm's Pro Bono Committee. Ms. Goeddel's representative experience includes: Domestic Development Represented a luxury hotel brand in the development of a Chicago urban mixed-use project comprised of office, retail and branded luxury residential condominiums; negotiated and prepared project governing documents, including a master reciprocal easement agreement, condominium project documents, and residential sale and disclosure documents Represented a luxury hotel brand in the development of a mixed-use project involving a hotel and residences in the Palm Desert in California, which included a shared facilities structure, complicated cost-sharing arrangements and a residential condominium registered for sale with the State of California Represented a developer in a fee-for-services branded timeshare project in Maui, Hawaii, which involved negotiating fee-for-services agreements, including hotel, condominium and timeshare management agreements, and advising in the sale and registration of the project in multiple states Represented a boutique hotel brand in the negotiation of condominium hotel and residential purchase agreements for franchise projects located in Kauai, Hawaii and Miami, Florida Represented an EB-5 lender in the development of a mixed-use project in the Los Angeles Metropolis, which involved residential, hotel and commercial components Represented a luxury hotel brand for a development in Hollywood, California, comprised of a single-building hotel with branded residences and shared amenities, in the negotiation and preparation of a sales and marketing license agreement, management agreements, master and condominium governing documents and California-compliant residential sales documents International Development Represented a luxury boutique hotel brand in the development of a resort mixed-used development in the Bahamas, comprised of a condominium hotel with a robust rental program, including the preparation of a sales and marketing license agreement, hotel management agreement, technical service agreement and rental program documents, as well as the negotiation of project governing and residential sales documents Represented a luxury hotel developer in the structure, implementation and operation of a fractional interest development in Punta Mita, Mexico, including the creation of, and preparation of documentation for, a rental program and a resale program Represented a luxury hotel developer in the implementation of a mixed-use development comprised of a hotel, villas and condominiums in Anguilla, including the creation of legal structure and preparation of master and condominium project documents, shared facilities documents, residential purchase documents and a rental program agreement, as well as counsel on condominium hotel and ongoing operational matters Represented a luxury hotel brand in the development of a mixed-use project in the Bahamas, including the review and negotiation of hotel management and related agreements.

Bringing a wealth of experience in real estate acquisition, development, leasing and financing, Todd has overseen over $1 billion in real estate throughout his career. With a degree from Santa Clara as a Juris Doctorate, Todd is a passionate deal maker at heart and is inspired by structuring joint ventures and complex business deals that take him to the places he loves. Prior to joining the JMA team, Todd practiced law at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe along with Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory. He also served as JMA’s primary outside counsel for over six years in addition to representing other large institutional and development clients throughout the United States. Todd sits on the Advisory Board of Squaw Valley Holding Company, the board of a private educational institution in San Francisco and is a member of and contributing author to the California State Bar Real Property Section and various other real estate and investment trade groups. Todd is also passionate about sports and athletics having captained the rugby team during his time at Boston College. Education: B.S. from Boston College; Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University

Shannon Shackerley-Bennett is CEO of North Star Hotel Development, a new firm focused on capital raise, acquisition and entitlement of select service, luxury and lifestyle hotels across North America. She also does coaching and consulting work in the industry. Shackerley-Bennett was previously chief operating officer for Knowhere Holdings, a Bay Area development firm that focuses on large-scale, mixed-use urban village communities and hotel projects.

Marites Abueg’s professional focus is on creating warm, soulful, and brand-specific interior environments, using design to elevate individual experience and create opportunities for connection with others. As one of the founding principals of Studio KDA Marites has spent the last 18 years designing distinctive and noteworthy hospitality projects such as Comal Berkeley, Prather Ranch in the SF Ferry Building, Nopalito, and most recently Flour & Water Pizzeria.

Rich Brand is the firm’s San Francisco Managing Partner and head of the Sports practice group. He focuses on sports law, real estate and corporate transactions, e-commerce, hospitality and leisure, and partnership and corporate law. Rich is recognized as a leading sports attorney by Chambers USA and Legal 500 and as a leading real estate attorney by Best Lawyers. As noted by Chambers USA, “he is highly regarded for his expertise in representing both sellers and purchasers of sports teams” and “he brings tons of experience, and good business sense to the deal table.” Rich speaks extensively on many aspects of sports, real estate and hospitality law at major industry conferences. He is frequently featured on the Yes Network’s Forbes SportsMoney sports talk show and has appeared on CNN, Fox Sports and other national video/television/radio programs. Rich is also an adjunct professor at Stanford Law School and UC Berkeley School of Law, where he leads seminars on sports law transactions. Rich regularly guest lectures at prominent undergraduate and graduate Sports Administration programs.