Lauren Giovannone is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher and practices in Real Estate Practice Group. She represents real estate development companies, financial institutions, investors, and commercial lessors and tenants in all aspects of the acquisition, development and finance of hotels, condo-hotels, resorts, theme and water parks, and large mixed-use projects, including, without limitation, the negotiation of management, franchise, licensing and branding agreements, restaurant leases and management agreements, pre-opening, technical service and PIP agreements, marketing and sales agreements, subordination and non-disturbance agreements, executive compensation and consulting agreements, and celebrity chef joint venture and management agreements.
Ms. Giovannone is ranked as a leading lawyer in Chambers USA for Nationwide Leisure & Hospitality. She was also recognized in Lawdragon's 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers in 2024, as well as The Best Lawyers in America® for Leisure and Hospitality Law and Real Estate Law for 2023 and 2024.
Ms. Giovannone received her B.S. in Psychology from Vanderbilt University, magna cum laude, in 2002 and her J.D. degree from Loyola Law School, cum laude, in 2005, where she was awarded the Order of the Coif, received five American Jurisprudence Awards, and was a member of the St. Thomas Moore Honor Society.
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Education:
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles - 2005 Juris Doctor
- Vanderbilt University - 2002 Bachelor of Science
Admissions:
- California Bar