Whether you are operating a franchise as a franchisee or offering franchises as a franchisor, you are likely to face a broad variety of legal and regulatory issues specific to franchises. Tucker Arensberg’s Franchise Law Group works with both franchisees and franchisors to assist them with the broad range of legal issues they face including:

• Preparing and reviewing franchise disclosure documents and agreements.
• Negotiating franchise agreements.
• Helping clients understand and comply with often complicated state and federal regulatory requirements throughout the life of the franchise.

As part of a full-service law firm, the Franchise Law Group draws on the expertise offered by Tucker Arensberg’s other practice groups to provide clients with experienced counsel capable of addressing your ongoing legal needs, whatever they may be. By working across multiple disciplines, the Franchise Law Group is able to assist franchisors and franchisees alike with banking and financing, real estate and leasing, registering, maintaining, and protecting trademarks and other intellectual property rights, employment issues, the preparation, review, and negotiation of contracts, and, where necessary, dispute resolution and litigation. We work with clients of all sizes across a broad variety of industries and sectors, from hospitality and food service, education and childcare, health care, fitness and wellness, utilities, manufacturing, to software and technology. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we may be able to use our experience to serve your legal needs.

Representative Experience:

• Represented franchisee in the selection of a business entity, review of franchise agreement, loan documents, and commercial lease.
• Represented buyer in purchase of Harley-Davidson dealership which included elements of eminent domain, franchise agreements, state agency licensing and large inventory issues.