Westin Invests to Help Lawyers Prep for Battle
from San Diego Business Journal (March 7, 2014):
Hotel consultant Robert Rauch, who operates two Hilton-branded properties in Carmel Valley, said there is likely not large demand for war rooms in that northern San Diego neighborhood and others where law firms have a large presence and their own legal prep facilities. However, he and other operators are often called on to set up short-term space accommodations for arbitrations and other matters requiring a neutral site. For a hotelier, the choice of whether to invest in a war room is guided by factors such as location and how often the services would be used. “It’s similar to what a hotel would do to address the needs of a high-end client,” said Rauch, president of San Diego-based R.A. Rauch & Associates Inc.
