Represented Strategic Hotels & Resorts in connection with (i) the acquisition of the Essex House Hotel on Central Park South in New York City, (ii) the negotiation of a hotel management agreement with Marriott International, Inc. relating to the conversion of the hotel from a Jumeirah-branded property to the first JW Marriott-branded property in New York City, (iii) the formation of a joint venture with subsidiaries of KSL Capital Partners, LLC, and (iv) acquisition financing via a $190 million loan from Bank of America, N.A.