Restaurants & Hospitality
Counsel for restaurants, from lease to liquor license.
Lease, licensing, vendor contracts, and employment handled by one attorney at a fixed monthly fee. Predictable cost, dedicated counsel, no hourly surprises.
Practice
What we handle for operators.
Lease Review
Personal guarantees, CAM charges, and termination clauses, read line by line before signature.
Liquor Licensing
Local, state, and federal applications filed correctly the first time, so the opening date holds.
Entity Formation
Buyout clauses, equity splits, and decision rights documented before the first dollar is spent.
Employment Setup
Handbooks, tip compliance, and termination procedures that hold up when a claim arrives.
Vendor Contracts
POS agreements, distributor exclusivity, and equipment warranties reviewed before they auto-renew.
Claims & Insurance
Settlement terms reviewed and the file documented so one claim does not become two.
Counsel
The attorneys behind institutional clients hold your file.
Kent Grover and Rob Young are former Am Law 100 attorneys with nearly two decades of combined experience representing Fortune 100 companies and institutional clients. Elite Legal Strategy brings that standard of counsel to hospitality operators at a fixed monthly fee.
Kent Grover
Partner · Co-Founder
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2027 (Two Years Running)
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars (SoCal), seven years
- Nelson Mullins Alumni
Robert Young IV
Partner · Co-Founder
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2027 (Two Years Running)
- Top 12 National Litigator
- Nelson Mullins Alumni
Representative matters — the record of the work.
Engagement
How an engagement begins.
First
Send your inquiry
Tell us about the restaurant, the timeline, and where you are in the process.
Second
We build the legal checklist
Lease, licensing, entity, employment, and vendors, sequenced against your opening date.
Third
Your attorney takes the file
One dedicated attorney across every matter, at one monthly fee.
Membership
Start with one matter. Stay on if it fits.
The Startup Package is how most clients begin. Membership is for clients who want us on retainer after their first matter.
Startup Package
Foundation Setup
Your legal foundation. Done right. Done once.
- Entity selection and formation
- Operating Agreement and core governance documents
- EIN registration
- Business name search and registration
- 20-minute strategy session
- Work beyond the package at a reduced $395/hour
Essentials
Core Legal Support
A dedicated attorney, every month.
- Unlimited contract & document review
- Unlimited contract & document preparation
- Unlimited decision protection on major moves
- Dedicated attorney who knows your business
- Secure legal document repository
- Work outside the subscription at a reduced $395/hour
Executive
Priority Legal Guidance
For businesses that can't afford to wait.
- Everything in Essentials
- Priority response queue
- 24/7 litigation monitoring
- Quarterly legal strategy reviews
- Annual legal health check
- Welcome onboarding kit
- Work outside the subscription at a reduced $375/hour
No long-term contracts.
See full comparisonFor New Operators
Opening your first location.
Business name search and registration, entity selection and formation, initial governance documents, EIN registration, and a twenty-minute strategy session. One flat fee of $699.
Start the $699 Package“Professional, well versed in contracts, acquisitions, and reducing business exposure. They are my go-to legal team.”
Questions
Start with a conversation.
Send us the lease on your desk. Membership begins at $995 a month.
Book a free 20-min call