As franchising expands across markets, legal and policy developments no longer stay confined within national boundaries. Emerging labor, disclosure, competition, and ESG frameworks in the United States increasingly influence regulators and courts abroad—and international reforms are, in turn, shaping U.S. franchise law and enforcement priorities. This session will examine how key policy trends—such as the evolving joint-employer landscape, data and privacy regulations, ESG accountability, and franchisee relationship protections—are converging across jurisdictions. A panel of experienced international franchise counsel will discuss where these laws are coming from and analyze how these shifts are creating new compliance pressures and strategic opportunities for franchisors operating globally.