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Akerman's franchise and licensing team assists startup, regional, national, and international franchisors, licensors, sub-franchisors, multi-unit franchisees, and other businesses, on a wide range of legal matters. The matters include structuring, acquiring, and selling franchise systems and portfolios of franchised locations; handling state franchise registrations; counseling on state, federal, and international legal compliance matters; managing, negotiating, and documenting international franchise offerings, managing franchise terminations and transfers; and resolving, arbitrating and litigating disputes. Our client roster includes businesses in a wide range of domestic and international consumer-oriented and business-to-business sectors, including hospitality, restaurant, healthcare, automotive, retail, cannabis, health and wellness, private equity, and real estate.
Akerman offers its franchise and licensing clients a team of lawyers and paralegals strategically located across the country. These lawyers and paralegals on the team assist companies of all sizes as they confront standard and non-standard legal challenges. The team offers a wide range of training modules designed to educate clients’ personnel on legal requirements, best practices, litigation avoidance, and dispute resolution.
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Akerman represents Annex Brands, Inc., a franchisor with over 500 units, to keep it in compliance with federal and state franchise regulations.
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They are well versed in franchise law and statutes across different states.
They are well versed in franchise law and statutes across different states and are keenly aware of state regulations. Having this knowledge has given us clear guidance of our rights as franchisees.
The team is able to combine expertise with efficiency and practicality.
They are well versed in franchise law and statutes across different states.
They are well versed in franchise law and statutes across different states and are keenly aware of state regulations. Having this knowledge has given us clear guidance of our rights as franchisees.
The team is able to combine expertise with efficiency and practicality.
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Warren Lewis has over 35 years experience with franchise law. He regularly represents franchisors and sub-franchisors on regulatory and transactional matters.