Pullman & Comley launches hospitality law practice

Law firm Pullman & Comley LLC announced it’s launching a new hospitality law practice with the addition of two new attorneys.

The firm, with offices in Hartford and around Connecticut, has added attorneys Ryan O’Donnell as a member and Maria Rapp as an associate. 

O’Donnell will serve as chair of the firm’s new hospitality practice group, which will include Rapp as vice chair and attorneys from across Pullman’s other practice areas already working in the restaurant and hospitality industries.

O’Donnell is a member of the firm’s labor and employment practice and represents management in both public and private sector labor and employment issues. 

He also provides counsel to both the Connecticut Restaurant Association and Connecticut Lodging Association and routinely works with restaurants and hotels on wage and hour issues, discrimination and harassment claims and other legal challenges distinct to the industry. O’Donnell was named the Connecticut Restaurant Association Vendor of the Year in 2021.

Rapp works in the firm’s labor and employment practice and represents businesses and governmental entities in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies.