Franchise Registration & Compliance
The franchisor–franchisee relationship presents new challenges on practically a daily basis, with ever-changing demands and expectations against a complex network of business and legal issues. Our Franchise Compliance and Counseling team has the necessary experience and the degree of specialization in franchise compliance to help you with expert representation in areas including:
- Acquiring competing franchise systems
- Acquiring franchised units
- Complying with federal and state disclosure and registration laws
- Converting from a regional to a national system
- Creating franchise referral, broker, and other sales programs
- Defining business objectives
- Educating clients on trends and legal development in franchising
- Identifying of legal pitfalls
- Managing franchisor–franchisee relationships creatively, practically, and proactively
- Master franchise rights
- Preparing agreements for new concept and product rollouts
- Preparing and filing offering circulars—single-state offerings to international programs
- Preparing area development and technology licensing agreements
- Preparing site development policies and procedures
- Reviewing advertising and promotion programs
- Reviewing franchisee audit policies
- Revising franchise transfer packages
- Revising supplier agreements
- Structuring operational programs and policies
- Working closely with state franchise examiners to facilitate prompt review and approval