Whether you are an investor, hotelier, restaurateur or platform service provider, PETILLION provides your legal compass to navigate the evolving landscape of the hospitality industry. Our expertise includes:
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Successfully resolved contract disputes, claims regarding fair commercial practices, and regulatory challenges
- Intellectual Property Protection: Safeguarded brands, trademarks and creative assets, both in online and offline environments
- Franchise Agreements: Striked the right balance between brand compliance and operational flexibility
Recent cases include:
- Flip Petillion was sole arbitrator and Jan Janssen was secretary to the tribunal in a matter between one of the world’s largest cruise line operators against a former employee
- Flip Petillion was sole arbitrator in a maritime law dispute between one of the largest cruise line operators and the heirs of a former officer
- Flip Petillion was sole arbitrator in a dispute between a hotelier and an online reservation platform regarding changes to the terms and conditions and the cancellation policy during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
- Represented Booking.com in an international arbitration against ICANN, securing the allocation of the .hotels top-level domain to Booking.com
- Represented Booking.com in expert determination proceedings administed by the ICC and ICDR regarding community and string confusion objections initiated by the Hotel Consumer Protection Coalition, HOTREC, Hotels, Restaurants & Cafés in Europe, and a special purpose company
- Represented a consortium of applicants for .hotel in international arbitration proceedings against ICANN, involving claims of unfair competition, due process violations and discrimination