Matt Gunlock is an impactful strategic advisor, tested transaction leader, and entrepreneurial driver of organizational results. Alongside his role at Hospitality Law Group LLP, Matt is a Principal of Highgate, a privately-held, industry-leading investor in, and manager of, a global hospitality portfolio currently comprising over 80,000 keys across more than 500 hotels. Matt joined Highgate as General Counsel in 2015 and was promoted to Principal in 2020. Prior to joining Highgate, he was an attorney in the Commercial Real Estate Group at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. Matt holds a Juris Doctor from William & Mary School of Law, where he graduated as the valedictorian of his class and served on the Editorial Board of the William and Mary Law Review, and a Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, in Accounting from the Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University, where he attended on a full-tuition National Merit Scholarship.