2017: An Oasis of Opportunity
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Storytelling — The Importance of Theme-Building to Create a Persuasive Legal Narrative at All Stages of an Action
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Nipping It in the Bud — Effective Early Evaluation and Resolution of Franchise Disputes
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Basics of Franchisee Bankruptcies
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A New World for Trade Secrets in Franchising — New Options and Strategies Under the Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act
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Enforcing the Bargain or Buying Your Way Out? The Right to Specific Performance in Franchise Agreements versus the Concept of Efficient Breach
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Litigating Franchise Cases Under Unfair Trade Practices Statutes
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States' Rights — Multi-State Franchise Relationships and the Application of Multiple States' Franchise Relationship Laws
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Caught in a Trap — Dealing with Customer and Patron Claims under the TCPA and ADA Against Franchisors and Franchisees
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Investigations Gone Wild — Use and Misuse of Private Investigators
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Yes I Can — Intellectual Property Fair Use in Franchising
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Privilege Issues in Franchise Systems
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New Fees, Same Work — Preparing and Responding to Alternative Fee Arrangements
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As My Franchisor Lay Dying — Franchisee and Franchisor Options in a Struggling System
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The Unwelcome Phone Call — Responding to Regulatory Audits & Investigations
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Regulatory Update
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Franchisee Associations to the Rescue — Using Associations and Advisory Councils to Avoid Joint Employer Risk and Enhance the Brand
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What's New and What's Next — The New Administration and Beyond
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Mergers & Acquisitions — The Basics for Buying and Selling the System
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Franchise Whole Business Securitization — Structure, Regulatory and Operational Considerations
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Click to Win — Boosting the Brand with Sweepstakes and Contests
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Between You and Me — A Toolkit for Counsel in and to Smaller Systems
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Franchising 201 — Effective and Compliant Use of Brokers and Sales Agents
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Canadian Fundamentals of Franchising
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International — The Subfranchisees Are Doing What?!