MINNEAPOLIS, MN  (July 9, 2009) – The Minneapolis-based law firm of Gray Plant Mooty (GPM) is pleased to announce that Arthur Cantor, Franklin Jesse, Peter Klarfeld, Gaylen Knack, Robert Zisk, and Carl Zwisler are six of just 264 attorneys worldwide to be recognized in The International Who’s Who of Franchise Lawyers 2009.

The International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers 2009 is the Franchise chapter of the annual compendium volume, WHO’S WHO LEGAL—The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2009. Who’s Who Legal is a one-stop referral source covering 31 areas of business law. Impartial, comprehensive, and independent research seeks to identify a select group of specialist lawyers around the world who can represent corporations in complex matters.

The research begins with conversations with private practice lawyers of repute either in the practice area in question or in related fields, as well as with general counsel. The individuals and firms they recommend are then canvassed using questionnaires. The returned data is collated with information gleaned from the legal and financial media and respondent corporate counsel, and then a preliminary listing is compiled and distributed to all the lawyers who have been mentioned in the research, requesting their comments. Lawyers are initially invited to submit their opinions in written form and these are incorporated into the listing. Finally, international telephone and face-to-face interviews are conducted to narrow the list to a selection of 200 to 600 lawyers who, by general agreement, are considered the pre-eminent lawyers in their fields.

Zisk is cochair of GPM’s Franchise & Distribution practice group, which has grown to 46 attorneys and paralegals, further reinforcing the firm’s position as one of the top providers of legal services to franchisors on a national and international basis.