Hayden Pace bio Sheet

HAYDEN R. PACE Chief Executive Officer Atlanta Branch: Hayden serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Stokes Wagner nationally, One Atlantic Center, Ste.2400 and as the Managing Shareholder of the San Francisco office. His practice 1201 West Peachtree St., NW focuses on representation and counseling for hotels, resorts, restaurants and nightclubs. He has a particular passion for the operational and legal Atlanta, Georgia 30309 complexities of these hospitality businesses, including labor and employment issues, and has acquired a broad range of industry experience. San Francisco Branch: One Harbor Drive After graduating from law school eighteen years ago, Hayden began his Suite 1-211 career at a mid-sized civil litigation law firm where he previously interned. He then spent many years at one of the world’s largest international law firms Sausalito, CA 94965 practicing civil litigation. While there, he honed his skills by learning from other great lawyers, gained experience, and developed his legal acumen. [email protected] T: 415.943.9471 In 2009, he founded the boutique law practice Pace Law, P.C., dedicated to M: 404.964.5191 serving the hospitality and entertainment industries. His honesty, drive and fluency in common sense undoubtedly contributed to his quick success. Within • Juris Doctorate, a few years, his firm expanded to include several lawyers, and his reputation Emory University earned him media attention and the privilege of representing many of Atlanta’s School of Law, 2000 top nightclubs and food-service agents. • Bachelor of Arts, Having caught Stokes Wagner’s attention with the success of his own firm, Government, Hayden was presented with the opportunity to merge his practice. Building University of Virginia, upon the national hospitality law platform created by the firm’s principles, he 1997 has advanced Stokes Wagner’s “white glove” approach to client service, expanded the firm’s impressive client roster and further elevated the firm’s Licensed to Practice in: profile. Hayden works closely with hotel clients such as Four Seasons, the Dorchester Collection, Viceroy, Nobu Eden Roc, and SBE. • Georgia • California Some of Hayden’s notable successes include a recent defense verdict for • New York an Atlanta nightclub against TCPA claims amounting to over one million dollars. • Washington, D.C. Prior to that, he successfully defended an iconic hotel in a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by three claimants. Those claimants sought 12.5 million dollars from the Hotel. Hayden and the Stokes Wagner team obtained a complete defense verdict at the conclusion of a four-week jury trial held in Los Angeles, California. Hayden regularly speaks nationally and internationally on entertainment, labor and employment-related matters. Over the past eight years, he has been repeatedly honored by his peers as a “Super Lawyer,” as well as a “Legal Elite” and Top 100 Lawyer in the State of Georgia. Most recently, he appeared on the cover of the July 2017 issue of Attorney at Law magazine as the “Attorney of the Month.” Hayden was born in Northern California and was raised in the Hudson Valley area of New York State. He attended the University of Virginia where he received a bachelor’s degree in Government, and Emory University’s School of Law, where he received a juris doctorate. He splits his time between Georgia and California. Atlanta • Ithaca • Los Angeles • Pittsburgh • San Diego • San Francisco