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Retail, Restaurant & Hospitality

Retail, Restaurant & Hospitality
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J.S. Held Acquires Stapleton Group & Launches Strategic Advisory Practice

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We deliver reliable, comprehensive solutions to optimize operating capabilities and provide strategic advisory to clients in the retail, restaurant, and hospitality sectors.

Our experts work diligently with clients to improve facility locations, mitigate business interruptions, and advance technology to deliver superior products and offerings. We have significant experience assisting clients ranging from small local restaurants to multinational hotel chains in matters involving health and safety, premise liability, dram shop and social host liability, operations, construction, equipment, compliance, risk mitigation, forensic investigations, restructuring, receivership, and legal disputes. We also support retail organizations in matters related to design/manufacturing defects, warnings/labeling, exposure assessments, and product contamination.

Forensic Accountants &
Economists
Construction Consultants, Engineers & Materials Scientists
Toxicologists, Industrial Hygienists & EHS Experts
Product Liability &
Safety Experts
EXPERTS IN FORENSIC
INVESTIGATIONS
Forensic Accountants &
Economists
Construction Consultants, Engineers & Materials Scientists
Toxicologists, Industrial Hygienists & EHS Experts
Product Liability &
Safety Experts
EXPERTS IN FORENSIC
INVESTIGATIONS

Specialized Expertise for the Retail, Restaurant & Hospitality Industry:

Our experts advise restaurants and bars, hotels, casinos, developers, insurance companies, investors, legal counsel, lenders, risk managers, and operators throughout the hospitality industry.

We also deliver specialized expertise to retailers, consumer brands, grocery stores, processing companies, convenience stores/gas stations, distributors, manufacturers, merchandisers, packaging facilities, suppliers, service providers, and wholesalers across the globe.

Our highly trained and experienced team of chemists, toxicologists, industrial hygienists, materials scientists, product liability and safety experts, intellectual property strategists, brand experts, forensic accountants, economists, construction consultants, engineers, and contents and inventory damages experts develop and implement strategies that address our clients’ needs.

Learn more about the expertise we deliver to clients in the retail, restaurant, and hospitality industries below.

Digital & Data

Cyber Security Consulting & Digital Investigations
  • Cloud Security Consulting
  • Cyber Risk & Compliance Consulting
  • Digital Forensics Services
  • eDiscovery Consulting Services
  • Forensic Data Analytics
  • Penetration Testing Services
  • Virtual CISO Services (vCISO)
Information Governance & Data Privacy Consulting
  • Ad Tech Data Privacy & Compliance
  • Cookie/Tracking Pixel Consent & Compliance Management
  • Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA)
  • Departing Employee Data Theft Consulting
  • Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Frameworks
  • Off-Channel Communications (OCC) Compliance
  • Policy, Procedure & Program Development / Monitoring 
  • Regulatory & Privacy Compliance
  • Third-Party Risk & Compliance

Financial Investigations, Valuation & Risk

Forensic Accounting & Economics
  • Asset, Portfolio & Business Valuations
  • Calculating Business Interruption & Economic Damages
  • Commercial, Labor & Employment Disputes
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Cyber Damages
  • ESOP Valuation & Consulting
  • Financial Reporting
  • Fraud & Financial Crime
  • Intellectual Property Damages
  • Inventory, Recall & Spoiled Goods Valuations
  • Labor & Employment Disputes & Transactional Data Analysis
  • Lost Inventory / Stock & Profits
  • Quantification of Product Liability Damages
  • Tangible & Intangible Asset Valuations
  • Trust & Estate Valuations
Investigations & Compliance Services
  • Compliance & Regulatory Consulting
  • Corporate Investigations
  • Financial Statement Misstatements / Auditor Conduct Investigations
  • Fraud Investigations
  • Global Sanctions Compliance
  • Integrity Monitoring
  • Investigative Due Diligence
  • Solvency Evaluations

Strategic Advisory

Business Intelligence
  • Competition, Market & Regulatory Assessments
  • Due Diligence Assessments
  • Government Relations Advisory
  • Political Risk Analysis
  • Supply Chain Integrity Assessments
Intellectual Property (IP)
  • Intellectual Property Advisory
  • Intellectual Property Expert Opinion
  • Intellectual Property Management Consulting
  • Intellectual Property Specialty Services
Investment Banking, Portfolio Optimization & Investor Services
  • Asset, Portfolio & Business Valuations
  • Balance Sheet Restructuring
  • Capital Markets Advisory – Loans, Debt, Equity, Financing
  • Due Diligence - Commercial, Economic, Financial, Market, Operational, Strategic & Technical
  • Executive Leadership & Interim Management
  • Integration Planning & Execution
  • Intellectual Property Debt & Equity
  • Intellectual Property Transaction Advisory
  • Market Balance for Securitized Risk, Insurance & Complex Claims
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory – Buy-Side & Sell-Side
  • Portfolio & Capital Model Restructuring/Optimization
  • Portfolio Strategic Review
  • Project Financing, Acquisitions & Divestitures
  • Regulatory Compliance & Asset Review
  • Securitizing Transactions Through Complex Insurance Products
  • Transactional Diligence & Support
Operational Value Creation
  • Board Advisory & Participation
  • Growth Strategies
  • Interim Operations Management
  • Office of the COO & Operational Support
  • Operating Model Development
  • Operational Advisory Services
  • Operational Risk Assessment & Mitigation
  • Organizational Structure & Efficiency Advisory
  • Profit Improvement
  • Program & Project Management
  • Revenue Enhancement
  • Strategic Operational Planning
Regulatory Advisory
  • Certificates of Public Convenience Assistance
  • Environmental Mandate Strategy
  • Expert Testimony
  • Integrated Resource Planning Support
  • Rate Case Strategy, Preparation & Training
Strategy Development & Implementation
  • Alternatives Identification & Evaluations
  • Business Case Development & Communication
  • Complex Insurance Claims & Risk Engineering Solutions
  • Risk Management & Contingency Planning
  • Stakeholder Engagement
Sustainability & ESG Services
  • Corporate Strategy, Risk Management, Assurance & Dispute Services
  • Environmental Sustainability Services
  • Governance Sustainability Services
  • Social Sustainability Services
Turnaround & Restructuring Services
  • Alternatives to Bankruptcy Advisory – ABC, Settlements, Receiverships, Article IX Sales
  • Asset, Portfolio & Business Valuations
  • Bankruptcy Advisory
  • Board Advisory & Participation
  • Business / Operational Assessments
  • Business Plan Validation
  • Chief Restructuring Officer & Interim Management Services
  • Construction Cost, Schedule, Finance & EPC Assurance
  • Fiduciary Services – Receiver, Assignee, Trustee
  • Financial Reporting & Performance Management
  • Lender Advisory
  • Liquidity Management
  • Maximizing Ultimate Recovery for Businesses in Distress
  • Office of the CFO & Corporate Finance Support
  • Project & Corporate Loan Workout Economics
  • Store Closings

Technical & Scientific

Construction
  • Construction Claims Services
  • Construction Defect Investigations
  • Due Diligence & Facility Condition Assessments
  • Exposure & Vulnerability Assessments
  • Project Support Services for New Construction, Expansions & Remediation
  • Property Damage Assessments
  • Third-Party Scheduling Services
Environmental, Health & Safety
  • Asbestos & Lead Assessments, Protocols & Monitoring
  • Cannabis
  • Consumer Product Liability & Safety
  • Contamination & Exposure Liability
  • Contamination & Off-Spec Analysis
  • Corrective Action & Compliance Support
  • Dram Shop & Liquor Liability
  • Emergency Response
  • Environmental / Natural Resources Impact Assessment & Permitting
  • Environmental Assessments & Remediation Protocols
  • Environmental Due Diligence Assessments (Phase I & Phase II)
  • Environmental Remediation
  • ESG & EHS Digital Solutions
  • Fate & Transport of Chemicals
  • Foodborne Illness or Foreign Objects, Toxicology & Epidemiology
  • Grow House Damage Assessments
  • Indoor Air Quality
  • Industrial Hygiene (Assessments, Testing & Mitigation)
  • Mold, Asbestos, Lead-Based Paint, Water Quality (Drinking Water) & Indoor Air Quality
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Legionella
  • Mold Assessments & Remediation Protocols
  • Product Stewardship
  • Safety Plans & Training, Corrective Action & Regulatory Compliance Support
  • Waterborne Illnesses
Equipment Consulting
  • Comparable Replacement Equipment Analysis, Identification of Upgrades
  • Contents & Inventory Evaluations
  • Design, Building Code & Industrial Standards (NFPA, UL, Etc.) Analysis
  • Desk Reviews
  • Equipment & Systems Damage Assessments
  • Equipment Inventory / Configuration Determination
  • Equipment Remediation Protocols & Solutions
  • Forensic Cause of Loss / Failure Analysis
  • Machinery & Equipment Breakdown
  • Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) Engineering Services
  • Quantifying Contamination Levels to Equipment / Systems
  • RCV & ACV Pricing / Evaluate Repair Proposals
  • Repair Versus Replacement Analysis
  • Solutions for Re-Establishing Production Capabilities (Minimize / Mitigate BI)
  • System Contamination Level Analysis
Forensic Engineering & Specialized Investigations
  • Accident Reconstruction
  • Biomechanical Investigations
  • Building Envelope Assessments
  • Civil & Structural Engineering
  • Code Upgrade & Compliance
  • Design & Defects Analysis
  • Failure & Collapse Analysis
  • Fire & Explosion Investigations
  • Geology / Geophysics
  • Human Factors Analysis & User Experience Research Services
  • Materials Testing & Failure Analysis
  • Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) Assessments
  • Moisture Intrusion & Ventilation Investigations
  • Premises Liability & ADA
  • Product Liability Investigations
  • Roof Inspections & Determination of Damage
  • Seismic Evaluations
  • Slip / Trip / Fall
  • Standard of Care
  • Structural Condition Assessments
  • Visualization Services
 
A Selection of Our Experts’ Experience
     
 
Our Experts