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R. Britton Colbert
Hotel Asset Management / Litigation Consulting

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
724-238-5180   Fax 724-238-5188
ColbertLLC@aol.com

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Professional Experience

30+ years Operations and Corporate Hotel Management experience, including senior management positions with ITT Sheraton Hotels and Holiday Inns in Chicago, Boston and New York City. Directed the opening of 5 Embassy Suites Hotels and managed a nationwide 9-hotel portfolio with over 1,925 rooms, which included the Embassy Suites, Pasadena Hilton, The Melrose Hotel and The Sterling Hotels whose annual revenues exceeded $81 million. Lead partner in managing over $510 million of hotel acquisition due diligence including the Beverly Hills Hotel, Bel Air Hotel, Los Angeles Hilton & Tower, and the Melrose Hotel, Dallas. Participated in obtaining over $205 million in commercial real estate financing.

  • R. Britton Colbert, Hotel Asset Management and Litigation Consulting; Principal; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 1992-Present
  • Ken+ Asset Management, Inc.; Executive Vice President; Los Angeles, California; 1990-1992
  • Laventhol & Horwath; Senior Principal; Los Angeles, California and New York, New York; 1983-1990
  • Holiday Inns, Inc.; Director System Planning, Regional Director of Sales; Memphis, Tennessee; 1978-1982
  • Sheraton Hotel Corporation; Northeast Regional Sales and Director of Sales, Manager of Technical Services; Chicago, Illinois, Boston, Massachusetts and New York, New York; 1970-1977
Consulting
  • Operating Standards
  • Franchisor / Franchisee Issues
  • Cash Flow Analysis
  • Mismanagement
  • Property Control
  • Reporting Practice
  • Representation
  • Negligent Hiring/Retention
  • Wrongful Termination
  • Premise Liability
  • Assault
  • Security
  • Wrongful Death
Clients

Developers, owners, management companies, insurance companies and national hotel franchisor. Select law firms: Morgan, Lewis, Bockius; Burkley, Greenberg & Fields; Mitchell, Silberburg & Knupp; Stutman, Treister & Glatt; and Clark, Scott & Streetman.

Professional Qualifications

Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA), American Hotel & Lodging Association 1991-2006
Pennsylvania and California Real Estate License
BSBA, University of Denver, School of Hotel and Restaurant Management

Guest Lecturer

UCLA, Annual Real Estate Finance Course
Col Poly, Pomona, California, Senior Class Seminar

Professional Affiliations

Hotel Asset Managers Association (Former)
Association for Corporate Growth, Pittsburgh
Executive Committee (Former), Embassy Suites Owners Association
American Red Cross, Board Member, Chestnut Ridge District

Military

United State Army Reserve, Honorable Discharge, 1975

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