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Entering into a
franchise agreement can be challenging. While the advantages of setting
up a business under an already established and recognized trade name
are clear, the agreement itself may seem complex and difficult to understand.
It is important to wade through the ins and outs of the various clauses
so that you have an understanding of the implications of entering into
such a contract.
While most attorneys
may be able to add their legal expertise to your situation, a lawyer
who specializes in franchise law will have all the up to date legislation
at his/ her fingertips and their experience will guide you through the
process. Some of the aspects a franchise attorney will aid in include:
research, the Preliminary Application, the Disclosure Document (Offering
Circular), the Suitability Appraisal and the Franchise Agreement. Additionally,
your franchise attorney will aid in other legal aspects of franchising,
such as the hiring of employees and lease operations. Below we provide
a number of franchise law attorneys and their corresponding information,
should you wish to contact them for assistance.
Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel, LLP, provides a complete range of expert
legal services to our clients by providing high-quality excellent service
while controlling legal expenses. As a mid-size firm, Astor Weiss Kaplan
& Mandel, LLP, is uniquely positioned to provide legal expertise
and also maintain personalized relationships with our clients. The goal
of the firm's experienced attorneys is to solve our clients' legal issues
in a cost-effective and highly competent manner.
Baker, Donelson,
Bearman & Caldwell
Ballard Spahr
Andrews & Ingersoll
Our franchise and business law groups represent start-up and mature
companies in all sectors and implements strategic plans for domestic
and international expansion, funding, distribution and licensing.
Buchanan Intersoll
A full service service law firm with over 130 attorneys and 300+ employees,
providing comprehensive franchise legal services to franchisors and
start-up companies desiring to expand through franchising. Our services
include full franchise development, regulatory and statutory compliance,
patent and trademark registration, FTC advertising compliance, terminations,
drafting uniform offering circulars in compliance with FTC guidelines,
franchise agreement negotiations, transfers, dispute resolution, litigation,
arbitration and mediation, creating franchise advisory and trade associations,
national and international expansion.
Corporate, Business Transactions and Franchise practice including entity
formation, corporate matters, capital finance, equity incentive plans,
stock purchase agreements, employment agreements, mergers and acquisitions,
commercial transactions, professional practice formations and dissolutions,
lending and other financing transactions, franchise registrations, preparation
of franchise offering circulars, franchise compliance, and franchise
litigation.
Cox, Hodgman
& Giarmarco
Dannemann, Siemsen,
Bigler & Ipanema Moreira
Dinsmore & Shohl's Franchise
& Distribution Practice Group consists of highly experienced attorneys
who are involved in all aspects of franchising and distribution throughout
the United States and abroad. We routinely advise new and established
franchising companies (public and private) on the preparation of their
offering circulars and state registrations and on a host of other legal
issues affecting the development, preservation and growth of their franchise
and distribution businesses. The group combines the talents of attorneys
experienced in franchise and distribution law with other attorneys specifically
experienced in the areas of trademark and copyright, antitrust law,
litigation, employment law matters and commercial real estate development.
At Fisher & Zucker, we provide value to our clients by assisting
them with creative, expeditious and cost-effective legal solutions to
business problems. With an emphasis on franchising and distribution
matters, our practice areas include day-to-day business counseling,
transactions, litigation, contract drafting and enforcement, regulatory
compliance and intellectual property. We have offices in Pennsylvania
and New Jersey; however, the scope of our practice is national.
Jenkens
& Gilchrist
Whether you're new to franchising, new to this area, or in an established
franchise relationship, our attorneys can provide you with the sound
advice you need; from getting your new business on its feet -- to dispute
resolution and litigation.
Locke Liddell's franchise and distribution practice encompasses all
legal and business aspects of franchise, licensing, and distribution
arrangements. We analyze legal issues from a global perspective embracing
both legal and business considerations. We achieve solutions that promote
enterprise-wide benefits. Our Franchise and Distribution Team provides
legal services to United States clients with domestic and international
activities and investments, and to foreign-based clients with interests
in the United States. We also litigate franchising and licensing disputes.
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Mackall, Crounse & Moore's franchising and distribution attorneys
assist clients worldwide. On behalf of clients who are expanding their
business concepts through franchising, they structure and develop franchise
programs, comply with state and federal registration and pre- sale disclosure
laws, and provide counsel on financing and tax planning issues on behalf
of franchisors.
Perkins Coie counsels and represents clients in the areas of franchising,
licensing and distribution law. Our Franchising and Distribution Group
includes more than a dozen partners, of counsel and associates, spanning
transactional and litigation practices in our Seattle, Los Angeles,
Denver and Chicago offices. Our experience in franchising extends from
a complete familiarity with the Federal Trade Commission's rules regarding
franchising, to expertise in state laws requiring registration of a
franchise or business opportunity, to knowledge regarding other state
and federal laws affecting the substantive terms of the franchise relationship
(e.g., licensing, tax planning and wrongful termination). Similarly,
our litigators routinely represent clients in disputes ranging from
termination cases to more complex intellectual property, antitrust and
fraud claims.
Piper, Rudnick
Shumaker, Loop
& Kendrick
Strasburger
& Price
Venable has been serving the legal needs of its clients for over a century,
and for more than 20 years in the area of franchising and distribution.
The experience of our franchise team, supported by knowledgeable litigators
and business lawyers practicing in antitrust and trade regulation, international,
real estate, commercial and corporate finance law, enables us advise
and guide franchisors, manufacturing/distribution companies and other
businesses investigating franchising as a means of expansion. Our clients
operate throughout the United States and in a number of foreign countries.
WRF's Franchise Group is among the largest in the United States. Our
franchise attorneys provide a full range of legal services to meet the
unique needs of companies that use franchising to market goods and services.
When necessary, our franchise attorneys call upon specialized expertise
from the firm's other practice areas, including Business and Finance,
Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Internet & E-Commerce, Intellectual
Property, Advertising, Food & Drug, International Transactions and
Trade, Government Affairs, Government Contracts and Employment &
Labor Law. WRF is a member of IFA's Franchise Suppliers Forum.
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