We provide comprehensive assistance to our emerging and
established franchisor clients in all areas of franchise development and
expansion including regulatory compliance and audit issues; trademark,
licensing, patent and other intellectual property issues; multi-state
development and regulatory compliance issues; co-branding and
alternative channel of distribution issues; exclusive and non-exclusive
supply, distribution, royalty and commission issues and agreements; and
Uniform Franchise Offering Circular preparation, revision and
registration.
We also assist single and multi-unit franchisees of
national and international franchisors with due diligence issues,
document review, negotiations, rights of first refusal and multi market
franchise and development areas, organizational issues, financing
issues, franchise litigation issues.
Our Corporate Practice Group also assists our franchising and
distribution clients in structuring, negotiating and documenting
financing arrangements for specific projects, their businesses and
operations generally, with product development, testing and registration
issues and e-commerce transactions.
As our clients' businesses mature, we address their
ongoing borrowing and capital needs, as well as their business
operational needs. Our clients frequently involve us in their day-to-day
business activities, consulting with regard to a wide variety of legal
concerns, including supply and distribution matters; equipment
acquisitions; real estate leases, purchases and sales; facilities
expansions; employment and executive compensation arrangements; employee
benefit planning; information and technology matters; marketing and
advertising issues; mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; and business
valuation; just to name a few. Where appropriate, we collaborate with
attorneys in other Greensfelder Practice Groups to provide particular
expertise in a field.
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