2015 IFA Legal Symposium
Papers:
Concurrent Sessions:
- Considerations and Traps for Public Franchisors and Franchise Systems Going Public
- The Top 5 Mistakes Made by Franchisors Expanding Internationally – How You Can Learn From Them So You Don’t Repeat Them
- Hot Issues in Litigation
- Top 10 Tips for Securing Swift Franchise Registrations and Renewals/ Panel of Regulators
- The Dynamics of the Franchise Relationship in Today’s Business & Regulatory Environment
- Advanced Franchise Agreement and FDD Drafting Techniques
- Data Privacy and Security: Can Any Brand Sleep at Night?
- Ethics – Investing Franchisees/Mystery Shopping
- Restrictive Covenants – Reach for the Stars and Watch the World Slip Through Your Fingers
- Life After Termination – Ensuring a Smooth Transition
- Walking the FPR Tightrope: Managing the Expectations of Prospective Franchisees, Lenders and Regulators in Preparing Financial Performance Representations
- How to Ensure Your Franchisees Knock It Out of the Park
- Strategic Crisis Management for Today’s Franchise Systems – Planning Ahead to Mitigate Risk and Minimize Adverse Consequences to the Brand When a Crisis Hits
- You Mean I Have to Enforce This Provision? Top Provisions You Should Run by Your Litigators
- Is This Really the End? Dealing With Renewal of Franchise Relationships
- Negotiating and International Deal – Getting to Yes for Long-Term Success
- Judicial Update
Basic Tracks:
- Structuring a Franchise Network
- Registration
- Disclosure: U.S. Franchise Disclosure Law
- Franchise Litigation – Frequently Arising Issues in Litigation
- Expanding Internationally
Power Points:
Concurrent Sessions:
- Considerations and Traps for Public Franchisors and Franchise Systems Going Public
- The Top 5 Mistakes Made by Franchisors Expanding Internationally – How You Can Learn From Them So You Don’t Repeat Them
- Hot Issues in Litigation
- Top 10 Tips for Securing Swift Franchise Registrations and Renewals/ Panel of Regulators
- The Dynamics of the Franchise Relationship in Today’s Business & Regulatory Environment
- Advanced Franchise Agreement and FDD Drafting Techniques
- Data Privacy and Security: Can Any Brand Sleep at Night?
- Ethics – Investing Franchisees/Mystery Shopping
- Life After Termination – Ensuring a Smooth Transition
- Walking the FPR Tightrope: Managing the Expectations of Prospective Franchisees, Lenders and Regulators in Preparing Financial Performance Representations
- How to Ensure Your Franchisees Knock It Out of the Park
- Strategic Crisis Management for Today’s Franchise Systems – Planning Ahead to Mitigate Risk and Minimize Adverse Consequences to the Brand When a Crisis Hits
- You Mean I Have to Enforce This Provision? Top Provisions You Should Run by Your Litigators
- Negotiating and International Deal – Getting to Yes for Long-Term Success
- Judicial Update
Basic Tracks:
- Structuring a Franchise Network
- Registration
- Disclosure: U.S. Franchise Disclosure Law
- Handling Defaults and Terminations
- Expanding Internationally
- Franchise Litigation—Frequently Arising Issues in Litigation
2014 IFA Legal Symposium
Papers
- Accounting Issues for Franchise Attorneys
- Affordable Care Act and Immigration
- Antitrust Pricing Paper
- Attorney Client Privilege
- Basics Track Defaults and Terminations
- Basics Track Franchise Litigation
- Basics Track International
- Basics Track Mergers and Acquisitions
- Basics Track Registration and Disclosure
- Basics Track Trademarks and IP
- Continuing Business during Class Actions
- Cyber-Security, Data Security and Privacy Solving the Compliance Puzzle
- Due Diligence in Franchise Transactions
- Hot Topics in Registration and Disclosure
- International Agency Laws
- Judicial Upate 2014 Paper
- Key Tax Issues in International Franchise Transactions
- Leveraging Supply Chains for Competitive Advantage
- Making Case for Standards
- Merging Franchise Systems
- Recent ADA Class Actions
- Regulation Nation Focus on the Foodservice Franchisor
- Creating and Implementing Document Retention
Powerpoints
- Accounting Issues for Lawyers
- Antitrust Law and Pricing
- Attorney Client Privilege
- Basics Track Defaults and Terminations
- Basics Track Franchise Litigation
- Basics Track International Expansion
- Basics Track Franchise-Related Mergers and Acquisitions
- Basics Track Registration Disclosure
- Conducting Due Diligence in Transactions
- Continuing Business During Franchise Class Actions
- Cybersecurity and Data Security
- Focus on the Foodservice Franchisor
- Hot Topics in Registration and Disclosure
- International Agency Laws
- Judicial Update
- Lessons Learned from ADA Claims
- Leveraging Supply Chains
- Tax Issues in International Transaction
- The Business Case for Franchise Standards
2013 IFA Legal Symposium
Legal Symposium 2012
LS 2012: Getting Ahead of the Curve: Controlling the Risk of Social Media
LS 2012: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: What Every International Franchisor Must Know
LS 2012: De-Franchise My License Please: Converting Franchisees to Licenses and Vice- Versa
LS 2012:Regrets: If Dreams Came True – Provisions You Wish You Had (or Didn’t Have) in Your Franchise Agreement
LS 2012: Negotiating with Private Equity Owned Franchisees
LS 2012: Ethical Issues Facing an In-house Franchise Counsel: The Dual Role of the In-house Counsel
LS 2012: Advanced Best Practices for International Regulatory Compliance
LS 2012: State Tax Update and Strategies for Dealing with the Changing State Tax Landscape
LS 2012: Chemistry and Alchemy: Finding the Right Credit Partner and Creating Your Own Financing
LS 2012: Keys to Successful Mediation: Tactics and Strategies
LS 2012: Basics Track – Disclosure: What You Need to Know
LS 2012: Basics Track –Registration: Understanding the State Franchise Regulation Framework
LS 2012: Basics Track – Best Practices in Franchise Administration
LS 2012: Basics Track – World Conquest: The Do’s and Don’ts of International Franchise Expansion