Got Beef? Need Advice On a Franchisee Dispute.

Franchise relationship disputes are common, often arising over money, compliance with systems and standards, concerns with franchisor support, or supplier designations. Let us offer a legal opinion on strategies to address and resolve disputes, to enforce obligations under the franchise agreement, and to bring about system compliance based on our 30 years of experience in doing just that.

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Is Your Franchise Offering “Kosher” in the Registration States for 2023?

Is Your Franchise Offering “Kosher” in the Registration States for 2023

For those franchisors with a December 31st fiscal year end, the April 30th Franchise Disclosure Document (“FDD”) update deadline (March 31st in Hawaii and April 20th in California) is certainly creeping up pretty quick. And this year, in addition to the range of usual considerations when updating the FDD, franchisors planning to register in the so-called “registration states” must contend with two major new developments in franchise regulations. First, the

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2020: The Year of the FDDetour

By Lane Fisher, Partner, FisherZucker   2020: The Year of the FDDetour If you are responsible for or dependent upon a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) to market franchises and you’re still using a 2020 FDD containing only information through the end of 2019, you may be a little late to the party. 2020 was an atypical year for most franchise systems. While some franchisors in essential businesses were beneficiaries of

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