AVP, Counsel (Hospitality/Hotel)

Who We Are

Revantage, a Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company, is a global provider of corporate services.

With a corporate purpose of ‘In Pursuit of Better,’ Revantage delivers value-added services and world-class talent for Blackstone Real Estate portfolio companies, spanning diverse asset classes, including residential, logistics, office, hospitality and retail sectors. Headquartered in Chicago, the company’s footprint extends across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Rooted in a commitment to collaboration and inclusivity, Revantage goes beyond traditional corporate services and acts as a trusted partner. Across offerings that include finance, technology, human resources and operations, Revantage proactively anticipates stakeholder needs, recruits exceptional talent and enables its business partners to thrive.

What We Value: Our Culture

Our people are our most important asset, enabling Blackstone portfolio companies and investments to scale and thrive. Together, we foster a workplace where everyone can be themselves, enabling them to do their best work.​

At Revantage, we have exceptional people who live our values and help us pursue better every day. We offer dynamic and meaningful work, competitive compensation, benefits and flexibility. We listen and take action to ensure our organization evolves to reflect our employees’ voices and support an inclusive culture.

Our demonstrated commitment to our people and collaborative culture have earned us numerous awards as a top employer.

Our culture is built on our shared core values and commitment to be:

• Learners – We learn from our challenges and successes
• Leaders – We commit to continuous improvement
• Enthusiasts – We face challenges with optimism and believe anything is possible
• Achievers – We expect high standards for ourselves and enable the success of our teams
• Partners – We deliver value and positive impact to our partners

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Grow your career with us. As a member of our team, you'll gain hands-on experience in the real estate industry and benefit from a supportive environment that fosters personal and professional growth.

WHY THIS ROLE IS VALUABLE

The AVP, Counsel role will provide day-to-day legal support to the Hospitality Operational Team and will be tasked with addressing the legal needs of hotels of various service levels. This role will be expected to draft and negotiate contracts, complete analyses of legal issues and documents, interface with hotel and investment partners, manage outside counsel and compliance matters and assist with key aspects of the deal processes (onboarding hotel acquisitions and offboarding hotel dispositions). This role will be expected to forge substantive relationships throughout Revantage, Blackstone, and BRE Hotels, as well as with various external stakeholder groups. It will be essential for the person in this role to possess excellent business judgment and an ability to identify and communicate risk in a clear and concise manner, as well as an ability to produce creative proposed solutions to ensure that the reputation of Blackstone, Revantage, and BRE Hotels for reasonability and thoughtfulness is maintained.

This position will be based out of Revantage’s offices in either Chicago, IL or Dallas, TX; in addition, the candidate may sit within the offices of other portfolio companies from time to time.

HOW YOU ADD VALUE

• Deliver high quality and clear legal guidance as an integral part of a various real estate transactionally focused team and ensure Blackstone’s legal priorities and initiatives are addressed.
• Partner closely with investment professionals to explain and evaluate the legal risks of any transaction, whether they arise in transaction documentation, diligence, or otherwise.
• Negotiate, write, analyze, review, catalog, and execute business agreements, contracts, and other legal agreements including hotel management agreements, franchise agreements, leases, development agreements and vendor contracts.
• Address all aspects of business partner management.
• Train and develop portfolio company deal teams to be sensitized to legal issues at the investment and organizational levels.
• Create and implement policies and procedures; ensure adherence to governance, risk, and compliance programs.
• Supervise outside counsel, when necessary or appropriate, and assume responsibility for quality and cost of outside legal representation.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE

Required:

• Juris Docto