Salvatore Caccavale, CLSD
Salvatore "Sal" Caccavale brings more than 40 years of hospitality security, safety, and risk-management experience to expert witness and litigation consulting assignments. His professional career has been centered within the lodging industry, providing him with first-hand knowledge of hotel security operations, management responsibilities, guest safety, crime prevention, incident response, and industry practices.
He assists both plaintiff and defense counsel in cases involving negligent security, premises liability, crime foreseeability, assaults, shootings, robberies, human trafficking, guest-room security, parking areas, access control, CCTV, security staffing, policies and procedures, and hotel operational responsibilities.
Sal's expertise is grounded specifically in hospitality. His experience includes senior corporate security leadership, hotel security program development, risk assessment, training, industry committee leadership, and presentations to hospitality professionals and attorneys. He provides independent analysis focused on the security practices, operational conditions, and industry considerations relevant to each matter.
Sal is the past co-chair and the past chair of the American Hotel & Lodging Association's Safety and Security Council, a member of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) Hospitality, Entertainment, and Tourism Steering Committee and a Board Member of the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC).
- Bars/Lounges/Night Clubs
- Hotel & Hospitality
- Hotel Security
- Premises Liability
- Restaurants
- Tourism & Travel Industry
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS)
International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC)
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
U.S. Department of State - Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC)
Past Member – OSAC’s Global Hotel Working Security Group (HWSG)
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Domestic Security Alliance Council (DSAC) - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Hotel security subject matter presenter at the twice annual Hospitality Lawyer Conferences
Frequent guest on the RM World Travel radio show discussing current hotel security concerns - Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Hotel security, hotel premises liability, resort security
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 50
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 50
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Full-service consultancy providing document review, site inspection, interviews, report preparation
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