Economy extended-stay hotel brand LivAway Suites has named Jeremy Raymond as its general legal counsel.
Raymond has 15 years of corporate and real estate legal experience in both private practice and in-house counsel roles. For the past 10 years, he has represented local and regional real estate development companies, including a regional developer of extended-stay properties. Over the past two years, has managed LivAway Suites’ franchise registrations (LivAway Suites is now registered in 48 of 50 states), and LivAway Suites’ various trademark registrations.
In his new role, he is responsible for providing general legal advice and guidance to the company, handling all in-house legal documentation and communications, including company contracts, analyzing legal risks, managing franchising documents and compliance, and advising on other legal issues as they arise. The company anticipates outside franchising efforts to ramp up later this year, and he will be actively involved in franchisor/franchisee relationships, compliance and overall franchising efforts.
“Adding Jeremy Raymond as general legal counsel is a welcomed addition to the leadership of LivAway Suites,” said Mike Nielson, CEO, LivAway Suites. “Jeremy’s experience representing real estate developers around the country supports LivAway Suites’ mantra of being a brand created ‘for developers, by developers.'”
In addition to his appointment as general legal counsel, Raymond was recently added to the board of directors for LivAway Suites and will be actively involved in shaping the direction of the brand over the coming years.