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Dentons

Franchising

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Franchising - Nationwide - Canada

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Dentons has a well-reputed franchising law team, primarily based in Toronto, with experience across a wide array of franchising matters in Canada including the acquisition and termination of franchises, and the preparation of disclosure documents and franchise agreements. It is further experienced in handling contentious mandates in the space and serves clients in sectors such as automotive, hospitality, retail, and food and beverages.

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Work Highlights

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  • Working for YUM! Brands across Toronto and Paris, Dentons transitioned sub-franchised locations to direct franchisor relationships, migrated legacy agreements to a new franchise form and deployed a fractional in-market counsel model to ensure continuity.

Strengths

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  • Dentons demonstrates an exceptional ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters. The firm is exceptionally responsive and understands that transactions of this nature are often won or lost based on speed of execution.

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  • Dentons is responsive, reliable, practical, comprehensive and highly strategic in their advice. The firm provides real peace of mind.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Margaret Weltrowska
    Margaret Weltrowska

    Margaret Weltrowska

    Margaret Weltrowska offers franchising clients particularly strong experience in handling major class actions.

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