Franchise and Distribution Law

RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Our franchise and distribution team collectively has published hundreds of articles on franchise-related legal and practical issues. Collectively, the team is one of the most widely published franchise practice groups in the world. Below is a list of some of the articles published by our franchise lawyers:

• “International Franchising 2006: Why Attorneys Need to Know the Laws in Other Countries,” Leader’s Franchising Business & Law Alert, January 2006
  
• “The New Federal Rules on Electronic Discovery-What You Don’t Know Could Hurt You,” International Franchise Association, 2006
  
• “The Basics of State Registration and Disclosure After the New FTC Rule,” The American Bar Association Forum on Franchising 2005 Annual Forum, Oct. 19-21, 2005, Orlando, Florida
  
• “Wave Goodbye to Jury Waivers,” IJN Franchising Law, September 2005
  
• “Precedent Lives: California Strikes Down Pre-Dispute Waivers of Jury Trials,” Andrews Litigation Reporter, 2005
  
• “Countdown Begins for the Revised FTC Franchise Rule and UFOC,” Leader’s Franchising Business & Law Alert, October/November 2004
  
• “One Small Step For the Federal Trade Commission, One Giant Leap for the State of California,” International Law Office, September 2004
  
• “Use of Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Statements in United States Franchise Offerings,” International Law Office, June 2004
  
• “Master Licensing (Subfranchising): When, How, and Why,” Franchise Development and Leadership Conference, sponsored by Franchise UPDATE magazine, Atlanta 2004
  
• NITA trial training program, Effective Direct and Cross-Examination in Franchise and Distribution Disputes, American Bar Association, 2003
  
• “Venue Selection: A Befuddled Muddle,” The Franchise Lawyer, Winter 2002
  
• “The New FTC Rule and the UFOC: Nuts And Bolts,” The American Bar Association Forum on Franchising 2002 Annual Forum, Scottsdale, Arizona, Oct. 9-11, 2002
  
• “The Internet as a Primary Source of Franchise Sales,” 35rd Annual IFA Legal Symposium, Washington D.C., May 13-14, 2002
  
• “Forum Selection in Franchise Dispute Resolution Provisions:  Practice Developments,” California Business Law Section Spring Meeting (May 2002)
  
• “Area Development Agreements,” Franchise Update, 2002
  
• “Franchising Offers Alternatives to IPOs,” Los Angeles Business Journal, Nov. 26, 2001
  
• “International Franchising: Why Attorneys Need to Know the Laws in Other Countries,”  Leader’s Franchising Business & Law Alert, Vol. 7, No. 12, September 2001
  
• E-Commerce and Encroachment Issues On the Internet - Franchise Update Tech Conference, May 5, 2001, San Francisco, California
  
• “Unsuspecting Franchisors,” The 2nd Annual Spring Meeting of the Business Law Section and the Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of California, April 27-29, 2001
  
• “E-Commerce: Judicial/Legislative Developments and Their Impact on Franchising’s Use of the Internet,” American Bar Association Forum on Franchising 2000 Annual Forum, Oct. 16-18, 2000
  
• E-Commerce and Encroachment Issues On the Internet - Franchise Update Tech Conference June 23-24, 2000
  
• “Internet - Franchisor Policy & Enforcement,” Comments Before the 33rd Annual IFA Legal Symposium, Washington D.C., May 15-16, 2000
  
• “E-commerce for Franchisors: Cross Your T’s and Dot.com Your I’s,” Leader’s Franchising Business & Law Alert, Vol. 6, No. 8, May 2000
  
• “Federal Pre-Emption – Yes!,” The Franchise Lawyer, Spring 2000
  
• “Franchisor vs. Franchisor – What’s Fair and What’s Foul When Franchise Systems Compete,” ABA Forum on Franchising, New Orleans, 2000
  
• “Key Points for Drafting Your Web Monitoring and Intranet Agreements with Franchisees,” Franchise UPDATE, Annual 2000
  
• “Tort vs. Contract Claims and the Economic Loss Rule: The Practical Effect of Meineke and Other Cases,” International Franchise Association’s 32nd Annual Legal Symposium, Washington, 1999
  
•   “Franchise Law Unfolds” Texas Lawyer, Page 28, Dec. 7, 1998
  
•   “Choice Venue in Franchise Arbitration Agreements Still Subject of Debate,” Aspen Law and Business The Licensing Journal, Volume 18, No. 2, 1998
  
• “We Have a Subsidiary Who Can Get It For You Wholesale:  A Survey of the Antitrust Consequences of Franchise Sourcing Limitations at the Millennium,” ABA Section of Antitrust Law, August 1997
  
• “Baskin Donuts: Hidden Pitfalls in Co-Branding,” Leader’s Franchising Business & Law Alert, Vol. 3, No. 11, July 1997
  
• “Co-Branding - Through Leasing, Licensing or Franchising?” Comments Before the Branding America Conference and Expo, April 8-10, 1997, Indianapolis, Indiana
  
• “Key Issues in International Franchise Agreements,” Franchising World, March/April 1997
  
• “Saying No:  Franchisor Exposure for Franchisee Transfer Restrictions,” Franchise Law Journal (Spring 1997)
  
• “Kodak Applied to Franchise Cases,” Franchise Law Journal, Fall 1996
  
• “Acquiring Master Franchise Rights From a U.S. Franchisor Part Two: Negotiating the Master Franchise Agreement,” World Franchise and Business Report, First Quarter 1996
  
• “A House of Cards: Has the Federal Government Succeeded in Regulating Indian Gaming?,” Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. 17, p. 157, 1996
  
• “Acquiring Master Franchise Rights From a U.S. Franchisor: Part 1: How to Conduct a Due Diligence Investigation,” World Franchise and Business Report, Fall 1995
  
• “Virtual Maintenance Decision Addresses ‘Locked in Buyers,” Franchise Law Journal, Winter 1994
  
• “International Lawyers Say Self-Regulation Not the Answer,” CCH Global Franchising Alert, Vol. 1, No. 11, November 1994, Commerce Clearing House
  
• “When a Contractual Relationship Can Be Considered a Franchise,” Daily Journal, March 8, 1993, p. 5
  
• “Turning Your Arbitration Instrument into a Stradivarius,” Franchise Law Journal, Spring 1992
  
• “Collateral Estoppel in Franchise Litigation,” Franchise Law Journal, Spring 1991
  
• “Applicability of Franchise Laws to Distributorships,”, Comments before Century City Bar Assoc., 1987
  
• “Advanced Registration and Disclosure Issues:  A Franchisor’s Duty to Amend,” IFA Legal Symposium, 1986