Co-Chair of the firm's Real Estate Practice and Hospitality and Recreation Industry Group, Cecilia frequently advises clients in the hospitality industry regarding the investment in, and branding and management of, hotel and resort properties across the country.

Cecilia provides the firm’s clients with the benefit of her experience handling all kinds of acquisitions and dispositions, joint venture arrangements, franchise agreements and management agreements. Her legal work in this space often involves advising clients with respect to contracts with hospitality industry brand names such as Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Choice and Kimpton.

Cecilia also devotes much of her time to advising clients with respect to equity investments in all real estate asset classes. Cecilia has particularly strong experience in creating optimal structures for joint ventures and counseling clients looking to partner with others in the development and ownership of multifamily properties, office buildings, senior living developments, hotels and resorts.