Final Program

Speaker Biographies

Concurrent Session Papers: 

A Walk on the Wild Side: When Franchisor and Franchisee are on the Same Side of the “V.”

Advising New and Emerging Franchise Companies As They Begin Their Franchise Journey and Seek to Take Their System to the Next Level                

Cybersecurity: Navigating a Terrain Fraught with Peril

Death by Dangled Carrot—Litigating Financial Performance Representations

Early Dispute Resolution—Effectively Resolve Disputes without Having to Resort to Time Consuming and Costly Litigation

Financial Performance Representations—What Changes are in Store?                         

Franchisee Associations: Friend or Foe?                                                                                  

It’s All Greek To Me—Navigating Through the Particularities of International Arbitrations

Litigation – How to Benefit from Forensic Accounting in Franchising                                                                                     

Practical and Real World Steps a Franchisor Can Take to Provide Effective Support Without Crossing into Joint-Employer Territory                                           

Taking International Franchising to the Next Level                                                                                                                      

The Ins and Outs of Franchise Advertising Programs                                                                             

Tweet, Like, Share, Repeat—Effective Management of a Franchise Brand’s Social Media Programs

Untangling the Tangled Webs We Weave: Joint Representation Issues in Franchise Cases

Why Can’t I Buy This Instead? The Issue of Unauthorized Products and Suppliers in Franchise Systems 

Winds of Change –Tried Techniques for Effectively Managing Risk When Implementing System Wide Change

Basics Track: Registration & Disclosure                                                                                                                                              

Basics Track: Franchise Default and Termination – Best Practices to Enforce the Contract and Protect the System

Basics Track: Mergers & Acquisitions                                                                                         

Basics Track: Franchisor’s Intellectual Property: Protecting Your Intangibles in 2016                 

Basics Track:  Franchise Litigation

Basics Track: International Expansion          

Judicial Update

Concurrent Session PowerPoints:

A Walk on the Wild Side: When Franchisor and Franchisee are on the Same Side of the “V.”

Advising New and Emerging Franchise Companies As They Begin Their Franchise Journey and Seek to Take Their System to the Next Level                

Cybersecurity: Navigating a Terrain Fraught with Peril

Death by Dangled Carrot—Litigating Financial Performance Representations

Early Dispute Resolution—Effectively Resolve Disputes without Having to Resort to Time Consuming and Costly Litigation

Financial Performance Representation—What Changes are in Store?

It’s All Greek To Me—Navigating Through the Particularities of International Arbitrations

Litigation – How to Benefit from Forensic Accounting in Franchising                                                                                     

Practical and Real World Steps a Franchisor Can Take to Provide Effective Support Without Crossing into Joint-Employer Territory                                           

The Ins and Outs of Franchise Advertising Programs                                                                             

Tweet, Like, Share, Repeat—Effective Management of a Franchise Brand’s Social Media Programs

Untangling the Tangled Webs We Weave: Joint Representation Issues in Franchise Cases

Why Can’t I Buy This Instead? The Issue of Unauthorized Products and Suppliers in Franchise Systems 

Winds of Change –Tried Techniques for Effectively Managing Risk When Implementing System Wide Change

Basics Track: Registration & Disclosure                                                                                                                                              

Basics Track: Franchise Default and Termination – Best Practices to Enforce the Contract and Protect the System

Basics Track: Mergers & Acquisitions                                                                                         

Basics Track: Franchisor’s Intellectual Property: Protecting Your Intangibles in 2016

Basics Track:  Franchise Litigation

Basics Track: International Expansion   

Judicial Update