As expected, the majority of this year’s State Regulatory Update Workshop at the Annual ABA Forum on Franchising Annual Meeting in San Diego, focused on the new NASAA Statement
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I had the pleasure this year along with fellow franchise attorneys, Gerry Wells of Rita’s Franchise Company and Allan Hillman of Garcia & Milas, to present at the ABA
Continue Reading Is a National Program for Franchise Broker Registration Coming and Other Franchise Broker Tips & TakeawaysFranchise Agreements in Bankruptcy Cases and Business Restructurings
Please join Elizabeth Rose of Caiola & Rose LLC, Jason Binford of the Texas Office of the Attorney General, and me, John Gotaskie, on July 14th for a 90 minute
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How to Ensure Your Franchise Application Process is Airtight–No Matter Your System’s Size
Last year at the ABA Forum on Franchising Annual Meeting, the programming included a seminar entitled “Between You and Me: A Toolkit to Counsel in and to Smaller
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What Types of Franchise Sellers Must Register in Washington?
Michelle Webster, a franchise financial legal examiner with the State of Washington Department of Financial Institutions, took a few minutes at the start of the ABA Forum on Franchising’s
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ABA Forum Takeaway: Will the Trump Era Mark the End of Franchise Regulation?
As we head into Tuesday night’s State of the Union Address, our thoughts at Fox Rothschild return to last year at the ABA Forum on Franchising Annual Meeting in Palm
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ABA Franchise Forum Takeaway – Communicate with your State Examiner!
After eight years of filing initial, renewal and amendment franchise registrations with state regulators I am no longer shy
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ABA Forum Takeaway – Yes. Lawyers have an ethical obligation to be computer literate.
As most lawyers know, finding CLE ethics credits can be difficult so I sat in on this year’s ABA Forum on Franchising seminar “Ethical Risks in Cyberspace.” I am glad
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Entering Tribal Venues? Complicated Issues Ahead
Unless you are practicing in certain geographic areas, a franchisor may not have a lot of experience negotiating the entrance of a franchise into a Native American tribal venue. There
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Franchise *Disclaimer* Document? Or, What Is an Attorney’s Duty regarding the Estimated Initial Investment Disclosure? Seattle ABA Forum on Franchising Annual Meeting Takeaway.
An interesting and lively discussion arose between “franchisee attorneys” and “franchisor attorneys” in the audience during a presentation on FDD Drafting at this year’s ABA Forum
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