Franchising Law

The Firm’s Franchising Law Practice area represents both franchisors and franchisees with regard to a variety of matters.  We also counsel financial institutions, investment groups and other entities that are interested or involved in franchising as a growth or investment opportunity.  

• Compliance with the federal and state laws regulating franchise and business opportunity sales
• Franchise documentation including preparation of franchise applications, franchise agreements, guarantees and security agreements
• Franchise offering circular preparation and registration
• Franchise registration exemptions
• Public securities offerings and private investment syndications
• Mergers and acquisitions
• International franchise expansion
• Securing and protecting patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property rights
• Computer software protection and licensing
• Franchise litigation
• Lease and other franchise real estate arrangements
• Labor and employment matters in franchising
• Taxation aspects relating to the above matters.

The services offered by our franchise attorneys are complemented by the advice and assistance of other lawyers throughout Cohen & Grigsby.