Cipriani Hires Standard Hotel Lawyer Amid Global Expansion Push

Cipriani, an operator of high-end hotels, members’ clubs, and restaurants embarking on a global expansion effort, has revived its general counsel role by hiring Thayer Thompson from Standard International LLC.

Thompson joins New York-based Cipriani USA Inc., which is part of the Italian company of the same name, and whose roots began in Venice’s iconic Harry’s Bar in 1931. The company’s most recent general counsel appears to have been Blank Rome partner and hospitality practice chair Christy Reuter, who left for private practice in 2013. Reuter didn’t return a comment request.

A Cipriani spokeswoman didn’t provide a timeline for ...