Full service international law firm; assists clients in all aspects of franchising, distribution and licensing relationships, including regulatory compliance, contract negotiation, and intellectual property protection and leveraging.

Stark & Stark helps franchise clients in formation, expansion, and divestiture, as well as to protect and license trademarks, service marks, and trade secrets.

Tracing its origins back over one hundred years, Dale & Lessmann LLP is a full service business law firm based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. As a full service business law firm, the legal expertise of Dale & Lessmann LLP includes: renewable energy law (wind energy, solar and biogas); corporate commercial law; distribution & franchise law; securities law; employment law; real estate law; wills and estates law; project financing; immigration; intellectual property law and commercial litigation.

The law firm of Wiggin and Dana represents national, regional and start-up franchisors and distributors in numerous industries. The firm regularly assists these clients in regulatory, transactional and litigation matters. The firm's Franchise and Distribution Practice Group is national litigation counsel for several well-known franchise systems.

Gordon & Rees is a full service law firm with a premier national and international franchise law practice. We assist franchisors in the numerous complexities of national and international franchising, providing guidance of all aspects from evaluating a franchise program, expanding the network, and protecting the brand.

Buchalter is a full-service business law firm with offices in AZ, CA, CO, OR, UT, and WA. Built on over 80 years of practice, the Firm's 300+ attorneys are experts in: banking and finance; corporate; health care; insolvency and financial solutions; litigation; labor and employment; intellectual property; real estate; tax and estate planning. With a strong regional presence and a national reputation, Buchalter is able to meet all the legal challenges its clients face, providing them with legal counsel at all stages of their growth and evolution, and helping them address the decisions that they face. Our founding principle—providing our clients with the best business solutions in a timely manner with sensitivity to cost—continues to guide us. The Firm's diversity of attorneys and staff provides clients with a greater array of creative talent and alternative thinking, benefiting all.

Taft has an extensive Franchising Law practice, with vast depth and experience in all aspects of franchising across a broad spectrum of industries. Taft represents franchisors in the complete development of their franchise systems, including: the creation of franchise disclosure documentation, the securing of intellectual property rights, compliance with federal and state franchise regulations, adherence to state registration laws and advertising
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Luther Lanard, PC is a nationwide franchise law firm that works with clients who want help evaluating the franchise disclosure documents and businesses that want to begin selling franchises. Our firm can also help with review and negotiation of commercial leases and with business acquisition and sales of businesses. Our firm also helps resolve disputes whether through litigation, mediation or arbitration on behalf of franchise owners.

With more than 40 years of experience involving more than 450 franchise systems, Osler’s Franchise Group provides full-service business advice and litigation counsel to franchisors of all sizes in almost every product and service category. Osler’s Franchise team is composed of internationally recognized legal professionals who have the expertise to help you build and protect your franchise system and brand — our group is ranked Band 1 in Chambers Canada. Our proactive business approach combined with product offerings like Osler Dash™ — our end-to-end solution that automates the franchise disclosure and contracting process — make Osler’s Franchise Group the smart choice in Canada’s increasingly complex franchise regulatory environment.

Clark Hill Strasburger's Franchise & Distribution Law Group provides comprehensive representation of businesses using franchising, licensing, dealership or direct selling arrangements for the distribution of goods and services in the U.S., Mexico, and Latin America, including: counseling; litigation; arbitration and transactional work involving franchise; dealership; antitrust; supply chain; intellectual property; employment, and corporate issues.

Recognized franchise and licensing practice group in national law firm. We represent national, regional and local franchise companies, including mature, emerging and start-up franchisors and subfranchisors. Authors of The Franchise Seller's Handbook, we advise on: federal and state franchise laws and regulations, international expansion (including Cuba expansion), trademarks, patents, acquisitions, and dispute resolution.

Ranked among the top 100 law firms in the country, Cozen O’Connor has more than 825 attorneys in 30 cities across two continents. We are a full-service firm with nationally recognized practices in litigation, business law, and government relations, and our attorneys have experience operating in all sectors of the economy. Our diverse client list includes global Fortune 500 companies, middle-market firms poised for growth, ambitious startups, and high-profile individuals.