Alyona is a commercial lawyer with particular experience in the hotel industry. She has 20 years’ experience working for top international law firms and in-house for the largest hotel companies in the world.

Her clients include the world biggest hotel operators (such as Marriott and Wyndham), owners, developers and sector-focused lenders with the projects in the UK, Russia/CIS, Europe, Middle East and India.

Alyona advises on a wide range of development and operational legal issues. She structures, negotiates and drafts franchise and hotel management agreements, key money, development and joint venture agreements and related contract documentation and wholesale distribution agreements. She also advises on any operational issues arising during the full hotel project’s lifecycle. She provides training to in-house legal teams and develops boilerplate and templates of the management and franchise agreements.

Alyona is a dual qualified solicitor in England & Wales and Russia.

  • Alyona was a huge support throughout the project to secure new branding and management arrangements for Billesley Manor Hotel. She was always on hand, proactive, and incredibly thorough - bringing just the right balance of commercial insight and legal precision. Her solutions-based advice enabled us to navigate the franchise and management agreements with certainty and assurance. We could not have asked for a better legal partner on this journey.

    Chairman of Bi Group, Shashank Bhagat

  • Alyona has acted as a trusted legal adviser to Wyndham EMEA since 2019, delivering consistently high-quality, commercially astute support across a broad range of matters. Her in-depth knowledge of the hospitality sector, sound legal judgment, and pragmatic approach have been invaluable. Alyona integrates seamlessly with our internal teams and is regarded as a highly valued extension of our in-house legal function.

    Dimitris Manikis, President EMEA, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts