Proskauer

Cynthia Cheng is a Senior Legal Consultant and a member of our internationally recognized Lodging & Gaming Group. Cynthia’s extensive experience in advising global and local leading real estate and hospitality & leisure companies. Her practice focuses on the diverse range of issues relating to hotel, branded residences and mixed-use development projects, and hotel operations through their cycle from the initial design and construction stages to exit, including the drafting and negotiating of commercial contracts (such as technical services, management, marketing and license agreements), and matters relating to intellectual property protection, employment and dispute resolution.

Prior to joining Proskauer, Cynthia was General Counsel of the Regent Hotel Group where she established the in-house legal team, and was responsible for overseeing the Group’s legal affairs and corporate compliance. In 2018, Cynthia was involved in the sale and joint venture with Intercontinental Hotels Group with respect to the Regent brand. The transaction was recognized by the hospitality industry as one of the most significant hotel deals of that year.

Cynthia has also previously worked as in-house Legal Counsel for Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts where she was involved in projects for some of the world’s most iconic hotels including Shangri-La Hotel at the Shard in London, Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort in the Maldives, Shangri-La Bosphorus, Istanbul, Shangri-La Paris, as well as numerous other luxury properties in Europe, Middle East, North America and Asia.