Tony Marks has experience in a broad range of transactional matters, initial formation and capitalization, licensing, venture capital financing, debt financing, intellectual property protection and licensing, stock and asset acquisitions and divestitures, and strategic transactions.  He regularly acts as outside general counsel for clients in connection with a broad range of day-to-day corporate and commercial transactions.

Mr. Marks also counsels clients in the spectrum of franchise and distribution law, including structuring new domestic and international franchise and licensing programs, franchise registration and disclosure matters, terminating and renewing franchise relationships, negotiating complex multi-unit transactions and transfers, and assessing the applicability of federal and state franchise and business opportunity laws. Mr. Marks is certified by the State Bar of California as a Franchise and Distribution Law Specialist. He is a former co-chair of the California Bar Association Franchise Law Committee.

Bar and Court Admissions

California, 1997

Education

Loyola Law School, J.D., 1997

California State Polytechnic University, B.S., cum laude, 1994

Publications

Mr. Marks has authored and co-authored, or contributed to, articles and seminar materials on franchising and corporate matters. His select publications include:

• "Menu Label Laws: A Survey," Franchise Law Journal, Vol. 29, No. 2, Fall 2009
• “California Franchise Law and Practice:  Filings with the Department of Corporations,” Continuing Education for the Bar, 2009
• “Recent Developments in Franchise Law,” Business Law Section of the State Bar of California, 2008 Annual Review
• “Recent Advancements In Franchise Law — Limitations On Arbitration Provisions And The Revised FTC Rule,” Business Law Section of the State Bar of California, 2007 Annual Review
• “FTC Franchise Rule 2.0,” ABA Consumer Protection Newsletter, co-author, Spring 2007
• “Precedent Lives: California Strikes Down Pre-Dispute Waivers of Jury Trials,” Andrews Litigation Reporter, 2005
  Contributing Professional – Black’s Law Dictionary, 9th Edition, 2005

Speeches and Seminars

Mr. Marks has spoken at the International Franchise Association’s Annual Legal Symposium and Annual Convention, and other franchise law-related meetings and training sessions. His select speaking engagements include:

• "Business Laws and Regulations That Affect Franchise Systems," American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, October, 2010
• “Franchise Agreement Drafting,” International Franchise Association Legal Symposium, May 16-18, 2010
• “Vicarious Liability,” International Franchise Association 2009 Annual Convention, Legal Roundtable
• “Top 9 Things You Need to Know when Renting a Business and What you need to Know About Licensing,” California State Bar Annual Meeting, September 2008
• “Embracing the New FTC Rule,” International Franchise Association Legal Symposium, Roundtable Presenter, May, 2008
• “Legal 101,” 22nd Annual UCLA Entrepreneurs Conference, May 2007

Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of California – Co-Chair, Franchise Law Committee of the Business Law Section, 2007-2008
• American Bar Association – Forum on Franchising

Civic Involvement and Honors

• JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), Los Angeles Chapter, Board Member
• Named as a 2006-2010 Southern California "Rising Star" by Law & Politics
• Certified Franchise and Distribution Law Specialist, State Bar of California