Franchising
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
Band 4
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Provided by Fox Rothschild
Franchise clients of every size choose Fox Rothschild for the complete range of corporate and legal services. We focus on your company’s short- and long-term strategic goals. From launch to growth to sale or merger, we advise regional, national and international franchisors, as well as franchise owners, manufacturers and distributors at every step.
We represent clients — from coffee shops to real estate brokerages — in the full range of franchise law matters, including registrations, renewals and drafting of the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), the preparation of franchise agreements and related documents and handling franchise regulatory matters with various state agencies.
Our experience includes:
- Development and roll-out of numerous regional and national franchise systems
- Advising on financing and structuring of the franchisor and affiliated entities
- Counseling the franchisor on effective strategies to employ within the franchise system
- Assisting with IP and branding issues, including trademark registration and protection
- Negotiating agreements with franchisees, including area developers and master franchisees
- Representing franchisors in litigation regarding termination of franchisees, protection of IP and enforcement of restrictive covenants and other matters
We also offer our franchise clients access to an extensive network of business-building contacts, ranging from professionals in early-stage financing, accounting and operational systems to exit strategies.
Chambers Review
Fox Rothschild is a strong group of attorneys specialising in transactional matters on behalf of franchisors. It has significant expertise in drafting franchise disclosure documents and franchise agreements, as well as serving as outside counsel to a range of clients. The firm is equipped to handle domestic and international franchise issues.
Work Highlights
- Fox Rothschild LLP assisted Nifty Fifty's Franchising with preparing its franchise program.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The franchising team at Fox Rothschild goes above and beyond to make sure we fully understand the scope of the franchising business and navigate all matters."
"They have the right bench strength to support what we need with great response times. They have really become good thought partners as we continue to grow with them."
"The franchising team at Fox Rothschild goes above and beyond to make sure we fully understand the scope of the franchising business and navigate all matters."
"They have the right bench strength to support what we need with great response times. They have really become good thought partners as we continue to grow with them."
Notable Practitioners
Craig Tractenberg represents clients in contentious and noncontentious franchising issues, including licensing agreements, termination disputes and acquisitions.
"Craig is an extremely talented and experienced attorney. He's extremely knowledgeable and we know we are in great hands!"
"He has a solid reputation and has been in the franchising world a very long time."
Eleanor Gerhards serves as outside general corporate and franchise legal counsel to startup and established franchise clients. She guides the structuring of franchise programs, drafts franchise documents and counsels clients on regulatory compliance and state registration matters.
"Elle is our go-to. She is a great commercial thought partner across all sorts of areas."
"She always provides us with exactly what we need without overcomplicating things! She understands where we are as a business and where we are headed which makes sure we are two steps ahead."