Franchising

Franchise work is a natural outgrowth of our trademark and licensing practice. Morgan Lewis lawyers:

• Prepare franchise agreements, offering circulars and ancillary documents.
• Structure franchise agreements domestically and abroad.
• Perform due diligence in connection with franchise acquisitions.
• Litigate or otherwise resolve franchise disputes.
• Structure business operations to avoid invoking federal and state laws regarding franchises for clients who prefer not to operate franchise systems.
• Counsel franchisers and non-franchisers on compliance with state franchise relationship statutes and dealer termination statutes.
• Consider the potential application of "business opportunity" laws.