John Baer is an Officer in the Franchising & Distribution and Corporate Practice Groups in the Firm's Chicago, Illinois office. Mr. Baer has a broad transactions practice with extensive experience representing companies engaged in franchising and distribution, including the use of sales representatives, both domestically and internationally. His practice covers a wide range of other related areas, including commercial, sales, warranties, products safety and regulatory matters. Mr. Baer is the Vice Chair of the International Franchising Committee of the International Bar Association’s International Sales, Franchising and Product Law Section, and a member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Special Committee on Franchising and Distribution Law. He is Chair of the Illinois Attorney General’s Franchise Advisory Board and Editor of the CCH Sales Representative Law Guide. Mr. Baer was a member of the Industry Advisory Committee to the North America Securities Administrators Association Franchise Project Group from 2007 to 2010. He was a member of the ABA Forum on Franchising’s Governing Committee from 2003 to 2006 and was the first recipient of the Forum’s Lewis G. Rudnick Award.
Awards/Recognitions/Achievements
- Selected for inclusion in The International Who’s Who of Franchise Lawyers 2009 and The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2010 (listed among most highly regarded individuals)
- A Franchise Times Legal Eagle (2010)
- Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2010: Franchising (National) (Band 1) and
Chambers Global 2009: Franchising (Global Practice Area) (Band 1) - ABA Forum on Franchising Lewis G. Rudnick Award (2009)