The International Franchise Association (IFA) today announced Philip Zeidman as the recipient of the IFA Chairman’s Award for Distinguished Service. This special recognition honors franchising leaders who upon retirement from active franchising have given much of their time and talent to promoting franchising and IFA during their careers. Zeidman, retired DLA Piper partner, served as IFA general counsel throughout his career and wrote extensively on the subject of international franchising, distribution, and licensing for business publications.