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On Behalf of Lanard and Associates | Aug 4, 2016 | Firm News 11Introduction The commercial lease can have a significant impact on the performance of a franchised business. Among other things,...

When is an image standard in a franchise system appropriate and enforceable and when is it arbitrary and unenforceable? Franchisors have a strong interest in maintaining consistent image standards...

California Labor Code section 970 states that “[n]o person, or agent or officer thereof, directly, shall influence, persuade, or engage any person to change from one place to another in this State...

When a coffee chain sought the protection of various state franchise laws, they found out it wasn’t about where they were planning to go but about where they were operating. A New York federal court...

On Behalf of Lanard and Associates | Aug 4, 2016 | Firm News Your franchise is failing, what should your do? Unfortunately, I sometimes receive a call from a client telling me that his franchise...

On Behalf of Lanard and Associates | Aug 4, 2016 | Firm News What Are The Two Steps To Buying An Existing Franchise Business? When you are buying an existing franchise business it is a two step...

A wide assortment of rules and laws guide the franchisor counsel in deciding whether and how to communicate with and advise franchisees. The Model Rules of Professional Conduct (Model Rules) set the...

On Behalf of Lanard and Associates | Aug 4, 2016 | Firm News DEFINITION OF A FRANCHISE EARNINGS CLAIM What is a franchise earnings claim? As a prospective franchisee, you want to know how much money...

On Behalf of Lanard and Associates | Aug 4, 2016 | Firm News If you are a new franchisor, you must be aware of not only the federal franchise law that requires disclosure of certain information to a...