Philip's Resume

PHILIP S. HARRIS
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HOSPITALITY AND REAL-ESTATE ATTORNEY 4/2007 to present
San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon

Assisting clients with a variety of business matters including negotiating construction contracts, leasing agreements, and real-property acquisitions, analyzing and drafting CC&Rs, evaluating corporate organization formalities, negotiating technology agreements, providing on-site consulting related to labor compliance issues, developing and implementing employment related programs including leave law, meal and rest period compliance and harassment and discrimination training. Recently assisted a start-up medical temporary staffing agency with all matters necessary to commence operations.


GENERAL COUNSEL and CEO 8/2005 – 4/2007
Shilo Management Corporation, Portland, Oregon

General Counsel and CEO for 1600-employee, privately held hotel company owning, franchising and operating 45 limited and full service hotels in 9 western states and Texas (shiloinns.com). Responsibilities included:

  • Overseeing all of the company’s legal matters including all finance and real-estate agreements, human resource issues, intellectual property and all operations agreements.
  • Directly managing the finance, design, construction, and start-up of a 160-suites full service hotel in Killeen, Texas, and negotiating all agreements related to the development and construction of that project.
  • Negotiating and effecting two multi-property refinance transactions on 10 and then 13 hotels within a 45-day period.
  • Overseeing all litigation and corporate governance
  • Evaluating and negotiating asset acquisition, disposition and lease transactions
  • Evaluating and authorizing capital expenditures

GENERAL COUNSEL and CORPORATE SECRETARY 2000 – 7/2005
VIP’S Industries, Inc., Wilsonville, Oregon

General Counsel for 400-employee regional hotel management and development company comprised of 13 Phoenix Inn Suites and 2 franchised hotels in Oregon, Washington and Arizona. Primary responsibilities included corporate governance, employment and labor law including HR oversight, contract review and negotiation, real property acquisition and disposition including eventual sale of substantially all hotel assets, lease negotiations, risk management including claims handling and litigation management, negotiation and purchasing of all company insurance including employee benefits and commercial property/casualty coverages, and providing ongoing advice to operations executives.


ATTORNEY 1996 - 1999
Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, Portland, Oregon

Advise hotel and restaurant business clients on various matters related to acquisition, management and licensing of properties. Represent clients before state agencies on licensing and rule drafting matters. Negotiate resolutions of disputes with third parties.


ATTORNEY 1992 - 1996
Ericsson&Egan, Portland, Oregon

Draft contracts, negotiate transactions, provide risk assessment evaluations and offer general business advice to hospitality related clients with focus on real estate, employment and asset transfer agreements. Advise individuals with respect to structuring business entities.


OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE:

PROFESSOR 1994 - 2000
Mount Hood Community College, Portland, Oregon

Taught law courses as part of the Hospitality program

GENERAL MANAGER 1987 - 1988
Corporate Food Services, Inc., New York, New York,

General Manager, food service operations.

MANAGER 1984 - 1987
Red Lion Inns, Oregon, Washington and California

Various hotel and restaurant management positions.

EDUCATION:

NORTHWESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW OF LEWIS&CLARK COLLEGE J.D. 1992
Portland, Oregon

Graduated cum laude

CORNELL UNIVERSITY, School of Hotel Administration B.S. 1984
Ithaca, New York,

Academic honors 1981, 1982, 1983

OTHER:
Admitted to practice in the Federal courts and in the State courts in California, Oregon and Washington.