An Essential Program for Attorneys, C-Suite Executives, and other Franchise Business Leaders.

We live in a complex environment where litigation can significantly impact a franchise system’s relationships, reputation, financial stability, and operational effectiveness. Joint employment, vicarious liability, franchisee recruitment, headquarters, and field support, third party franchise sellers all can create challenges and more frequently than we want to admit, require franchisors to turn to litigation counsel and expert assistance for solutions.

This will be a discussion of how franchise systems can safeguard their organizations from unnecessary legal threats.

• Creating a culture of ethical business decisions.
• The importance of communication – what works and what creates risk.
• Providing the support franchisees need while minimizing legal concerns.
• Understanding that the Franchise Agreement is not a management tool.
• What transactional lawyers and businesspeople frequently overlook and
• How to ensure that system documentation can properly educate the court when it must.