Michael is a member of the New York State and U.S. Federal bars, and worked for major international law firms in New York and London before joining Hyatt International Corporation in 1984.
While at Hyatt International, Michael worked closely with Jay Pritzker, the legendary founder and Chairman of Hyatt, and oversaw the development of approximately seventy Hyatt International hotels worldwide, as well as several casinos and multi-purpose projects.
Among the investment deals for which Michael was responsible at Hyatt International were the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, the Grand Hyatt Bali, the Park Hyatt Paris, the Park Hyatt Milan, the Grand Hyatt Mumbai, the Grand Hyatt Seoul, the Regency Hotel and Casino (Greece), and the Park Hyatt Zurich.
Of course, as General Counsel of Hyatt Michael was also responsible for general corporate and commercial matters, compliance, litigation, and intellectual and technology issues.
Since leaving Hyatt International, Michael has represented both hotel investors and management companies, and has worked on projects in the U.S., Australia, Cambodia, the Czech Republic, Greece, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, the Maldives, Mauritius, the People’s Republic of China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. He also advises on corporate and commercial law generally, compliance matters, and on franchising and intellectual property and technology issues.
Michael was educated at Michigan State University, the University of Michigan Law School, and the London School of Economics. He is a member of the New York and U.S. Federal Bars, and is the author of The International Hotel Management Agreement: Origins, Evolution and Its Status Today, a peer-reviewed paper published by Cornell University (Cornell Hospitality Report, May 2016, www.chr.cornell.edu, Volume 16, Number 11). He has also published several articles on specific aspects of hotel management agreements, and has been a guest instructor at several major business schools.
Michael is widely known in the international hotel industry for representing hotel developers, investors, and hotel management companies. He is particularly skilled at the preparation and negotiation of hotel management agreements, and related documentation.
Hyatt International’s former head of Technical Services, Malcolm Turner, is in charge of providing technical assistance to developers and investors – and sometimes to boutique hotel management companies.
Malcolm was educated at the prestigious Lausanne Hotel School, and oversaw the design and construction of Hyatt hotels in Mexico, North Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America before being put in overall charge of Hyatt International’s Technical Services Department. Prior to retiring from Hyatt in 2010, Malcolm authored the Brand Standard Manuals for all four brands then in Hyatt’s stable – Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency and Andaz. At the time of his retirement, Malcolm’s Technical Services Department had eighty employees, worldwide.
Since leaving Hyatt, Malcolm has continued to work on hotel projects on almost every continent, providing guidance to developers on design, construction, outfitting (furnishings and equipment) and budgetary matters.
Andre Pury is Marlborough’s Senior Vice-President and Development Director, and has a roving brief to assist Marlborough in its hotel development activities throughout Southeast Asia. Before retiring from Hyatt International in 2006, Andre was Senior Vice President, Europe-Africa-Middle East, including Russia and neighboring CIS nations.
Like Malcolm, Andre is a graduate of the Lausanne Hotel School. Prior to taking over Hyatt International’s EAME Division, Andre held senior positions with the company in Indonesia and Singapore.
Andre is familiar with hotel development and operations in all corners of the world. He was also a Board Member of numerous Hyatt International subsidiaries.
