Choosing an Attorney to Help With Your Franchise

You will encounter a variety of legal issues when you decide to grow your business by becoming a franchisor. You can save time and resources if you hire a legal team, like the attorneys at Franchise.Law, that can coordinate responses to all of those issues with the unique knowledge of how federal and state-specific franchise laws might affect your expansion efforts.

Choosing an attorney to help with your franchise can be a challenging process. Our attorneys, who maintain North Carolina law licenses, have a national practice that encompasses the full range of federal and state issues you might encounter. Our multi-jurisdictional practice is based on the national scope of franchise law, which we supplement with our expertise in state franchise rules and regulations that will govern the territories in your franchise expansion plan.

What Legal Help Does a Franchise Attorney Provide?

The full range of help that your franchise attorney can provide will always be a function of your specific plans and needs. Nonetheless, most new or growing franchisors will need help with a broad range of legal matters. Accordingly, when you are choosing your lawyer, make sure they have experience and knowledge with:

The FTC’s requirements for your Franchise Disclosure Document, which will be the foundation of all of your franchising operations

State-specific franchise laws

State registration and disclosure requirements, many of which follow the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) Franchise Registration and Disclosure Guidelines

Drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts

Business formation laws for corporations and LLCs, and the preparation of by-laws, operating agreements, and other organic corporate documents

Intellectual property protection for your trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets

Licensing laws and regulations that might apply to your intellectual property

Arbitration and dispute resolution procedures

The franchise attorneys you choose should be able to offer most or all of these legal services. Where they do not have in-house expertise for specific legal issues, your attorneys should have trusted resources that they can refer you to.

What Qualities Should You Look for in a Franchise Attorney?

When you are choosing a franchise attorney, you will be best served by a legal team that has experience helping other franchisors and can share details of successful relationships they have developed. For example, the team at Franchise.Law has worked with franchisors across the country since 2016. They also speak regularly at franchising conferences and industry events.

If you are a new franchisor, you will also be best served by a lawyer who has a strong network in the franchisor community and who can refer you to resources that go beyond your legal needs, including finance and marketing assistance. Further, your attorneys should have a strong positive reputation in the industry.

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