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BAKE R & H OS TE TLE R LLP
200 South Orange Avenue | Suite 2300 | Orlando, FL 32801 | 407.649.4000 ph | 407.841.0168 fax
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. | Suite 1100 | Washington, DC 20036-5304 | 202.861.1500 ph | 202.861.1783 fax

www.bakerlaw.com

Kurt P. Gruber

John R. Lehrer

John Melicharek Jr.

Partner

Partner

Partner

Partner

kgruber@bakerlaw.com

jlehrer@bakerlaw.com

jmelicharek@bakerlaw.com

rwebb@bakerlaw.com

Baker & Hostetler LLP-with offices in Los Angeles and Costa
Mesa, CA; Denver, CO; Washington, DC; Orlando, FL; Atlanta, GA;
Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus,
OH; Philadelphia, PA; Houston, TX; and Seattle, WA-is one of the
oldest and largest law firms in the country.

Robert J. Webb, Esq., RRP

tenure as General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Planning
and Development for a timeshare development and management
company also allows him to provide practical and in-depth advice.
Kurt has served in many roles for ARDA, including as chair of the
General Counsels' Council and as chair of ARDA's Resale Taskforce,
and he currently serves as ARDA-Florida's general counsel and is
a member of the Meetings Committee, Federal Issues Committee
and State Legislative Committee.

Having celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2016, the firm has
extensive experience in timeshare resort structures and product
design, development and management of resorts, franchising,
financing, state registrations and intellectual-property protection.
Its lawyers are experienced in handling matters ranging from
simple acquisitions to sophisticated transactions that include
complex financing, multiuse projects, developments of regional
impact, land-use planning and permitting, construction, licensing,
financing and ultimate disposition.

John R. Lehrer is the lead tax partner for BakerHostetler's hospitality
practice and is the Tax Group Coordinator for the firm's Washington,
DC office. John maintains a strong M&A tax practice and is the
"go to" tax counsel for diverse entities in the vacation ownership
industry. John frequently lectures on various tax topics at seminars
and conferences around the country, including at ARDA events.
Prior to joining BakerHostetler, John worked in the national office
of a global accounting firm and also served as Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel of an international company.

BakerHostetler attorneys have many years of experience in the
vacation, travel and leisure industries. The Hospitality Industry
Team is composed of attorneys from each of the firm's four
practice groups-business, litigation, tax and personal planning,
and employment law and benefits-with experience in their
respective fields pertaining to product design, land acquisition
and development, timeshare and condominium documentation,
state registration, developer and manager operations, owners
associations, financing structures, franchising, management,
international transactions and marketing/sales issues. Since 1983,
BakerHostetler lawyers have participated in the creation and
revision of the laws and regulations affecting the timeshare industry
in Florida, across the United States, and in Puerto Rico, Jamaica
and the Bahamas. BakerHostetler also serves ARDA as national tax
counsel, as national human resources counsel, as federal and state
legislative and regulatory lobbyists, and as counsel to ARDA-Florida.

John Melicharek is the team leader of the BakerHostetler
Hospitality Industry Team, advising clients for over 30 years on
transactional matters. He maintains a diverse real estate, business
and finance practice with a strong emphasis on resorts, hotels and
the travel and leisure industry. He is a member of the American,
Florida and New Jersey Bar Associations and serves on the ARDA
Finance Committee, and the Urban Land Institute Recreational
Development Council.
Robert J. Webb has practiced law since 1980 and has been
Board Certified in Real Estate Law by the Florida Bar since 1987.
He currently serves as treasurer of ARDA, on the ARDA Executive
Committee, on the ARDA board of directors, on the board of
trustees of the ARDA International Foundation, and as chair of the
ARDA Legislative Council. During a leave of absence from the firm in
2000, Rob served as president of firm client and multisite timeshare
developer, Island One, Inc.

Kurt P. Gruber has been focusing his practice on matters of
importance to BakerHostetler's hospitality clients for over 30 years.
The knowledge and experience he garnered during his 8-year

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ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory

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Accelerated Assets, LLC
BakerHostetler
Ballard Spahr LLP
Bluegreen Corporation
Breckenridge Grand Vacations
BuyaTimeshare.com
Capital One
Capital Vacations
CapitalSource
Christel House
Concord
Cozen O’Connor
Daily Management, Inc.
Diamond Resorts
Disney Vacation Club
Eck, Collins & Richardson
Elements Hospitality
Equiant Financial Services
Fidelity National Timeshare
Fidelity Resales
Fiesta Americana Vacation Club
First American Title Insurance Company
FNTC America Ltd.
Foley & Lardner LLP
Global Exchange Development Corp.
Gold Key | PHR
Great Eastern Resort Corporation
Greenberg Traurig LLP
GreenspoonMarder LLP
Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.
Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Holland & Knight LLP
ICE Enterprise
Imanaka Asato
Interval International
Liberty Bank
Manley Deas Kochalski LLC
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
MasterCorp
Next Stage Resort Development, LLC
Nordis Technologies
North Highland Worldwide Consulting
Palmera Vacation Club
Preston Arza LLP
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
PwC
Quorum Federal Credit Union
Raintree Resorts International, LLC
RCI
ResortCom International, LLC
River Run Company, Inc.
Spottswood Companies, Inc.
Starpoint Resort Group, Inc.
Starr Associates LLP
Taylor English Duma LLP
The Berkley Group, Inc.
The Christie Lodge Owners Association, Inc.
The Registry Collection
TimeShareWare
Universal Orlando Resort
Vacatia and Vacatia Holdings, Inc.
VacationGuard, Inc.
Vacation Partner Services, Inc
VRI Americas
Welk Resorts
Wellington Financial
Western Alliance Bank
WithumSmith+Brown
Wyndham Destinations
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Cover1
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Cover2
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Cover2b
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Accelerated Assets, LLC
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - BakerHostetler
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Ballard Spahr LLP
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Bluegreen Corporation
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Breckenridge Grand Vacations
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - BuyaTimeshare.com
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Capital One
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Capital Vacations
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - CapitalSource
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Christel House
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Concord
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Cozen O’Connor
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Daily Management, Inc.
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Diamond Resorts
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Disney Vacation Club
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Eck, Collins & Richardson
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Elements Hospitality
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Equiant Financial Services
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Fidelity National Timeshare
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Fidelity Resales
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Fiesta Americana Vacation Club
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - First American Title Insurance Company
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - FNTC America Ltd.
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Foley & Lardner LLP
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Global Exchange Development Corp.
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Gold Key | PHR
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Great Eastern Resort Corporation
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Greenberg Traurig LLP
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - GreenspoonMarder LLP
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Holiday Inn Club Vacations
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Holland & Knight LLP
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - ICE Enterprise
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Imanaka Asato
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Interval International
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Liberty Bank
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Manley Deas Kochalski LLC
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - MasterCorp
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Next Stage Resort Development, LLC
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Nordis Technologies
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - North Highland Worldwide Consulting
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Palmera Vacation Club
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Preston Arza LLP
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Publix Super Markets, Inc.
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - PwC
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Quorum Federal Credit Union
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Raintree Resorts International, LLC
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - RCI
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - 50
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - ResortCom International, LLC
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - River Run Company, Inc.
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Spottswood Companies, Inc.
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Starpoint Resort Group, Inc.
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Starr Associates LLP
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Taylor English Duma LLP
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - The Berkley Group, Inc.
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - The Christie Lodge Owners Association, Inc.
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - The Registry Collection
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - TimeShareWare
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Universal Orlando Resort
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Vacatia and Vacatia Holdings, Inc.
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - VacationGuard, Inc.
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Vacation Partner Services, Inc
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - VRI Americas
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Welk Resorts
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Wellington Financial
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Western Alliance Bank
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - WithumSmith+Brown
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Wyndham Destinations
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Cover3
ARDA 2019 Trustee Directory - Cover4
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