セクター
Aerial view of a golf course with fairways and greens extending onto a small peninsula, surrounded by water and wooded land, with nearby residential buildings and prominent law offices specializing in intellectual property law.

Foley provides strategic counsel to owners, operators, developers, lenders, and investors in golf and private clubs, helping them navigate the complex regulatory, business, transactional, and operational challenges unique to the golf and private club industry. Foley assists with structuring, financing, and operations guidance to golf and private clubs to provide insight to the client in order to allow clients to maximize asset value, protect their investment, and achieve their business goals. Our key areas of focus include:

  • Membership Programs & Club Governance – Advising on equity and non-equity membership structures, documentation, governance policies, and compliance with club documents.
  • Management Agreements – Structuring and negotiating agreements for management and unique partnerships.
  • Real Estate Development – Assisting with acquisitions, zoning, entitlements, and master-planned community developments around golf courses, private clubs, and mandatory clubs.
  • Mergers, Acquisitions & Financing – Assisting with the sale, acquisition, and financing of golf clubs, resorts, and integrated hospitality assets.
  • Operations – Providing legal guidance on operations, food and beverage management, and owner/guest services.
  • Sponsorships & Corporate Partnerships – Negotiating sponsorships, naming rights, and strategic partnerships to enhance revenue opportunities.
  • Event & Tournament Management – Structuring contracts for professional and amateur tournaments, vendor agreements, and media rights.
  • Employment & Labor Compliance – Advising on workforce issues, seasonal employment, immigration, and compliance with wage and hour regulations.
  • Environmental & Sustainability Compliance – Guidance with environmental regulations along with compliance with regulations related to water usage, conservation, and sustainability initiatives.
  • Risk Management & Liability – Assisting with the mitigation of risks related to guest safety, course maintenance, and relationship with the community and owners’ association.

The Foley team has deep longstanding ties with the professional golf community, which facilitates our ability to make valuable introductions and unlock opportunities.

代表的なクライアント

  • Assisted a European resort developer with corporate and tax advice, development and operating entities, and with structuring the offering of Rosewood branded residences in a luxury hotel for sale residential mixed-use, master planned community to be located in Barbuda. In addition to structuring advice, Foley’s representation included preparation of condominium, club, and purchaser offering documents.
  • 32 Winds, LLC(国内各地のプライベートレジデンスクラブ及びゴルフクラブにおける居住権益とゴルフ会員権を所有する、設立過程にある卓越したクラブ・ウィズイン・ア・クラブ)の有限責任会社(LLC)エンティティ構築において、同社を代表した。
  • Represented a client in connection with: (a) Restructuring the membership program for a prominent high-end private golf club in Georgia and preparing all new membership documents and agreements; and (b) Restructuring the cottage/bungalow occupancy agreements and the cottage/bungalow designee privileges agreements and preparing all new documents and agreements.
  • フロリダ州南東部に位置する開発プロジェクトであるパークランド・ゴルフ&カントリークラブの買収に関連し、住宅建設会社を代理した。同プロジェクトには、エクイティクラブとして構成されたゴルフおよびカントリークラブ施設が含まれていた。
  • フロリダ州南西部における開発プロジェクトの取得に関し、ある民間不動産開発会社を代理した。当該プロジェクトには、エクイティクラブとして構成されたゴルフおよびカントリークラブ施設が含まれる。
  • Represented a prominent high-end golf club in connection with revisions to its membership program.
  • Represented an exclusive high-end private country club in connection with updating and modernizing its bylaws.
  • Represented an exclusive private club in connection with revisions to their bylaws and other governing documents of the club.
  • Represented an owner-operator of private golf and country clubs in the acquisition of the club known as The Club at Pasadera located in Monterey, CA.
  • Represented an owner-operator of private golf and country clubs in the acquisition of the country clubs known as Northgate Country Club, located in Houston, TX, and Walden on Lake Conroe Golf Club, located in Montgomery, TX.
  • アーシス・エクイティ・パートナーズLLCを代理し、プラデラ・クラブおよびスノクォルミー・リッジ・クラブのクラブ会員規約の改訂に関与した。
  • アルシス・ゴルフのプライベートクラブ買収全般および会員制度再編に関し、同社を代表して対応した。
  • Represented developers of planned unit development, five condominium projects, golf membership program with Nicklaus and Watson design golf courses, spa, and water park.
  • Represented Enterprise Car Rental and negotiated various sponsorship agreements with professional golf.
  • フロリダ州サンタローザビーチに位置する、私有クラブであり運営される社交・リゾートクラブ施設であるカイヤクラブを代表しました。当チームはカイヤクラブの会員制度計画の文書化を支援しました。
  • キツン・アンド・パートナーズLLC(フロリダ州ウェストパームビーチ所在の大型ゴルフ&社交クラブ「アイビス・ゴルフ・アンド・カントリークラブ」の所有者)を代理し、同クラブの会員への引渡し・譲渡ならびに持分会員制度の導入に関し、アイビス・ゴルフ・アンド・カントリークラブ1700ユニット総合開発コミュニティにおける業務を遂行した。
  • Represented large publicly traded entertainment company in the structuring and preparation of the membership documents for a private club located in a master planned residential community.
  • ソノマに所在するプライベートクラブであるマヤカマ・ゴルフクラブに対し、ゴルフクラブ会員制度に類似した30年間の返還可能預金に基づく会員権の売却、ならびにタイムシェア権益のカリフォルニア州不動産局への登録に関する法的代理業務を実施した。
  • Represented NEXUS, an international hospitality real estate and asset management company, in its new partnership to develop and manage The Wellington, a new 600-acre luxury equestrian themed residential club in Wellington, FL, designed to celebrate the best of South Florida.
  • Represented one of the owners of Cordillera Golf Club, located near Vail, Colorado, in a four-year arbitration against certain of the other owners. The claim included allegations of fraud, misappropriation of funds and concealment. A favorable decision in the arbitration eventually led to the acquisition of The Club at Cordillera. Thereafter, Foley represented the debtor in a successful Chapter 11 reorganization of Cordillera Golf Club.
  • ネバダ州リノにおいて、ランチャラ社の住宅コミュニティ会員制度の構築および会員規約文書の作成を担当した。
  • カリフォルニア州ポウェイにあるマデラス・カントリークラブの会員規約書類作成において、サンロード・エンタープライズを代理した。
  • カリフォルニア州ナパにあるスタンリー・ランチ・クラブ(別名:スタンリー・ランチ・オーベルジュ・クラブ)に対し、非持分制プライベートクラブ会員制度の創設および会員規約文書の作成において法的代理人を務めた。
  • Represented Todd Interests in preparing membership documents for Freestone, an under development residential commuity and high-end golf development in Texas.
  • Represented Wheelock Street Acquisitions, LLC in structuring a whole ownership and fractional mixed-use luxury condominium with branded residences in the South Seas Resort.  The owners will be mandatory members in two clubs.
  • 「クラブ・ウィズイン・ア・クラブ」の最高峰であるウィンドローズ及びその関連クラブの設立・組織構築を代理した。ウィンドローズは、全国に所在するプライベートレジデンスクラブ及びゴルフクラブにおける居住権益とゴルフ会員権を所有するプライベートクラブである。
  • Represented a client by preparing new membership documents for TPC River’s Bend, a country club.
  • Represented a client in a comprehensive analysis of existing Membership Program.
  • Represented Wheelock Street Capital, LLC, a private real estate investment firm, to create two separate club memberships for a longstanding resort community in southwest Florida that the client acquired. As part of its rebranding, updating, and future development, client is creating multi-faceted amenities, marina, and social clubs for legacy owners and future owners.
  • Represented a private equity firm in its connection to the restructuring of the membership program of a private golf and country club.
  • アイダホ州のゴルフコースを核としたマスタープランコミュニティの会員権に関する私募目論見書の作成および交渉において、クライアントを代理した。
  • Represented Murbee Resorts Inc., a high-end developer, in creating beach club documentation for its mixed-use hotel and residential development.
  • Represented developer of 2200 acre planned development community with single family homes, seven condominiums, timeshare, spa, and golf (Nicklaus, Palmer, and Watson courses).
  • Represented Timbers Company, a developer of mixed use residential and fractional condominium with mandatory club membership.
  • 米国を拠点とする高級住宅建設の専門企業であるトール・ブラザーズを代理し、メリーランド州、バージニア州、ノースカロライナ州に所在する6つのゴルフ&スポーツクラブの売却に関与した。また、サウスカロライナ州のリバートン・ポイントとして知られる複合開発の再編に関する助言を行い、ガバナンス文書およびゴルフクラブ会員規約の起草を含む業務を担当した。