Practice Overview

Representative Experience

Corporate Law

• Entity formation. Represent entrepreneurs in entity formations, including LLCs and corporations.

• Corporate governance. Advise clients in corporate governance and compliance matters, including governing resolutions, restructurings, buy-sell agreements, and ownership transfers.

• Mergers and acquisitions. Counsel clients during asset and business purchases and sales and mergers and acquisitions.

• Purchases and sales. Represent clients in purchases and sales of equipment and other property.

• Terms and Conditions. Develop product warranties and disclaimers, including under the Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, and terms and conditions of purchase and sale and for online applications.

• Contests and sweepstakes. Structure contests and sweepstakes, draft rules under state anti-gambling laws, and draft gift card/certificate disclaimers under gift card laws for retailers and franchisors.

 

Franchise Law

• Structure new franchise systems. Represent a variety of clients in franchising their brands, including preparation of initial franchise disclosure documents.

• Franchise and disclosure documents. Amend and update annual franchise disclosure documents, draft and revise franchise agreements, and register franchise offerings.

• Franchise system acquisitions and sales. Represent franchisors in acquisitions and sales of franchise systems and in conducting franchise due diligence.

• Sales representation arrangements. Represent clients in sales representation arrangements under state commission dealership laws.

• Supply arrangements. Represent distributors in distributor and supply arrangements (both domestic and international).

 

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