Marcus Banks serves as Senior Vice President – Litigation, Employment Law and Government Relations for Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Inc. (“WHR”), in Parsippany, New Jersey, overseeing those functions for WHR and its subsidiaries.  Prior to WHR’s spin-off from Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (“WWC”), Marcus served as Senior Vice President – Litigation, Employment Law and Intellectual Property, for WWC.  Marcus started his franchise law career at Cendant Corporation in May 2001.  Marcus has written and spoken on various franchise law topics, including litigation management, vicarious liability defense, bankruptcy and mediation.