Franchising and Distribution
SNR Denton is regarded as one of the world’s leading firms in
all aspects of franchise and distribution.
Our franchising and distribution lawyers have held leadership
positions in numerous franchising and antitrust organizations,
including the International Franchise Association, the American Bar
Association (ABA) Forum on Franchising, and the ABA Antitrust
Section. Members of our team are ranked highly year after year
by Franchise Times, Chambers USA, and
Chambers Global, and are included in An International
Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, Franchise.
Our lawyers are frequent invited speakers and published writers
on a broad array of franchise and distribution issues for the
International Franchise Association, the International Bar
Association and Franchise Law Journal.
We understand the franchise industry and its
diverse legal services needs. Whether the organizations are
retail, hospitality or service based, they face the same concerns
over substantial regulatory burden, associated risk management and
the necessity of making appropriate contractual arrangements to
cover the whole of their business.
We regularly represent franchisors on
compliance and regulatory matters before governmental agencies, as
well as formation, acquisition, and equity and debt financing
involving this often regulated industry.
Our litigation power also extends to
franchise and distribution in complex litigation including
franchise and consumer class actions as well as
arbitration. Our franchise and distribution team addresses the
legal needs arising from the businesses' day-to-day operations and
is drawn from across the breadth of the firm.
Our expertise is broad and deep, as can be
seen from the list of services we provide below.
Areas of Focus:
- Franchise and distribution formation and structuring
- Strategic planning, including licensing, joint development and
product marketing and sales
- Intellectual property protection and licensing
- Management of customer data
- Supply chain management
- Antitrust counseling
- Complex litigation
- Regulatory compliance
- Arbitration and related dispute
resolution techniques