• Franchise-Related Negotiations, Contracts, and Disclosures

Your franchise is too important to trust to just any business attorney. Franchise law is unique and nuanced. Too often, we hear of a franchisor or a franchisee whose attorney has lost a case because “they didn’t know what they didn’t know.”

Garris Horn’s litigation partner, David G. Ross, has more than 20 years of experience in franchise law. Whether you are a potential new franchisee evaluating an opportunity, an actual franchisee embroiled in a dispute with your franchisor, or a franchisor working hard to comply with complex registration and disclosure requirements, we can help.

Franchise-Related Negotiations, Contracts, and Disclosures

• Preparation of franchise disclosure documents (FDDs) and related contracts
• Review of FDDs for potential franchisees
• Advice and representation before and during a sale of the business
• Review, drafting, and negotiation of franchise-specific buy-sell agreements and asset purchase agreements
• Advice on franchisor compliance issues

• Resolving Franchise Disputes & Leading Litigation

  Not every business lawyer is a franchise lawyer, and not every franchise lawyer is a franchise litigator.
  
  David G. Ross, our experienced franchise litigator, is both. Dave has represented franchisees in lawsuits and arbitrations against some of the nation’s largest and most powerful hotel, restaurant, fitness, and retail franchisors. He has also represented franchisors who have been accused by state governmental agencies of violating local laws.
  
  We can help with disputes over:
  
  • Breach of contract
  • Franchise termination and non-renewal
  • Protected territories
  • Franchisor fraud and misrepresentation
  • Restrictive covenants or non-competes
  • Misappropriation of trade secrets
  • Violation of antitrust laws
  • Violation of franchise registration and disclosure statutes