Brenda Durham

Senior Vice President & Regional General Counsel

Brenda Durham, Senior Vice President & Regional General Counsel for Marriott International, Inc., serves as primary legal counsel for Marriott’s hotels and resorts located throughout the Caribbean & Latin America. In this capacity she provides oversight guidance to Marriott’s law department group supporting the region. Her team is comprised of attorneys, paralegals and support staff located in offices in Bethesda, Maryland and Plantation, Florida and together, they support development, operations, asset management, compliance and casino oversight.

Durham has been with Marriott for 24 years and is Marriott’s senior-ranking Latina. She has a comprehensive practice that includes negotiating financial, equity, and management agreement transactions, hotel owner relationship development and dispute resolution, and global safety and security. During 2012 to 2014, Durham took on additional responsibilities in Madrid, Spain supporting Marriott’s JV partner/founder of the AC Hotel brand in the integration of the AC by Marriott brand. In January 2016, she was selected as the Caribbean & Latin America business lead for the three-year integration process of Starwood-branded hotels in the region. Durham is the region’s account executive for a large portfolio owner of mixed-brand hotels.