William M. Bosch

Partner

• wbosch@steptoe.com
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• Washington Office

William Bosch is a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where he is a member of the Litigation Department. A substantial part of Mr. Bosch’s practice involves advising hotel owners and their asset managers, which includes evaluating and, as appropriate, litigating disputes with management companies, franchisors, joint venture participants, tenants, lenders or vendors. He devotes considerable time to counseling hospitality industry clients on a broad range of issues, including the negotiation and enforcement of management contracts and franchise agreements, intellectual property matters, debt subordination and loan workout issues, and asset management.

Mr. Bosch has successfully litigated cases on behalf of his clients in state and federal courts throughout the country, both at the trial and appellate levels, and also has handled numerous matters through alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration. Notably, Mr. Bosch was trial counsel in the landmark Woodley Road case that resulted in a multi-million dollar jury verdict against a major hotel management company on behalf of the hotel owner. Recent engagements include matters adverse to Marriott (including Ritz-Carlton), Hyatt, Starwood (including Le Meridien), IHG, and other branded and non-branded operators.

The issues Mr. Bosch regularly handles are many and varied, and often involve allegations of breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, civil RICO, IP infringement (patent, copyright, and trademark), trade secret misappropriation, false advertising, or unfair competition. His experience in these varied substantive areas lends itself to formulating creative and effective dispute resolution strategies for a broad array of commercial concerns.

Mr. Bosch also maintains an active pro bono practice representing veterans and their families. 

Selected Publications

• Key Legal Issue
  2012, Hotel Investments: Issues & Perspectives, Fifth Edition
• Hospitality Law Advisory - Allegations of Corrupt Practices Bring Hotel Company Under FCPA Scrutiny
  March 4, 2011
• When Being Hospitable Can Land You In Trouble, Part 4
  July 7, 2009, HotelNewsNow.com
• When Being Hospitable Can Land You In Trouble, Part 3
  June 24, 2009, HotelNewsNow.com
• When Being Hospitable Can Land You In Trouble, Part 2
  June 17, 2009, HotelNewsNow.com
• When Being Hospitable Can Land You In Trouble, Part 1
  June 9, 2009, HotelNewsNow.com

Select News & Events

• "We Are Not There Yet - When Will This End?," Hospitality Leadership Forum, November 12, 2011
• "Hard Talk," 2011 Annual Conference of the International Society of Hospitality Consultants, October 19, 2011
• HotelNewsNow.com Covers Steptoe Hospitality Webinar
• Hospitality Webinar: Employment/Labor Issues, April 7, 2011, (A Steptoe-Sponsored Event)
• Hospitality Webinar: Insurance/Safety Issues, February 24, 2011, (A Steptoe-Sponsored Event)
• William Bosch Speaks at the International Hotel, Motel, & Restaurant Show, November 13, 2010
• William Bosch Speaks at the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show's Hospitality Leadership Forum, November 7, 2009

Professional Affiliations

• International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC)
• London Court of International Arbitration
• American Intellectual Property Association
• Intellectual Property Owners Association
• Federalist Society