FRANCHISE LAW WITH ZING
As we approach our 13th anniversary, our firm has grown to match our years. We proudly announce new partner Dave Worthen and new lawyer Maggie Naylor. David Worthen has over 1,000 cases under his belt, and his litigation record is matched by few in the franchise bar. His broad experience representing franchisors includes intentional underreporting […]
Ten Partners recognized by Who’s Who Legal All nine of the firm’s partners — Regina Amolsch, Leslie Curran, Marisa Faunce, David Koch, Michael Laidhold, Lee Plave, Leslie Pujo, Ben Reed ,Jim Rubinger and David Worthen— were named by London-based Who’s Who Legal to WWL’s list of the top franchise lawyers in the world for 2019. […]
David Koch, Lee Plave, and Leslie Curran Recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders Global Elite 2020 Lee Plave, David Koch, and Leslie Curran were recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders – Global Elite 2020, which brings together the insight, expertise and wisdom of some of the world’s foremost lawyers and experts in a […]
Lee Plave was named global Franchise Lawyer of the Year for the second consecutive year by WWL. “In winning this award for the second time, Mr. Plave has once again showed his outstanding skill, expertise and reputation in the field of franchising, said Rupert Wilson, WWL’s editor. “Respondents to our research recommended him more than […]
Lee Plave and Dave Koch recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders 2019 Global Elite Lee Plave and David Koch were recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders 2019 Global Elite which brings together the insight, expertise and wisdom of some of the world’s foremost lawyers and experts in a single book.
Eight Partners recognized by Who’s Who Legal Our firm is honored to have eight Partners recognized by Who’s Who Legal, an independent London-based publishing group, which provides research, analysis and reports on international legal services. Regina Amolsch Leslie Curran Marisa Faunce Dave Koch Michael Laidhold Lee Plave Ben Reed Jim Rubinger Who’s Who Legal ranks [nap_names id=”FIRM-NAME-3″] […]
On October 13, 2017, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced significant changes to its procedures for processing franchisor financing. In particular, the SBA issued “Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 50 10 5(J),” which revises the SBA’s franchise review procedures for 7(a) and 504 loans. These new changes roll back some of the procedures put into […]
Our firm is honored to continue its string of “Tier 1” national and regional rankings for Franchise Law in the 2018 U.S.News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” results. The rankings are determined through a peer review by other leading attorneys in the field and client evaluations. Ranked #1 and #13 respectively in North America, Lee Plave and Dave Koch were recognized as Top Thought Leaders according to […]
The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced a significant change in their process for reviewing applications by franchisees for SBA-backed financing. The changes are the result of a years-long dialogue among the agency, the International Franchise Association, franchise lawyers, and critical third-party vendors such as FranDATA. The SBA’s staff had previously wrestled with the question […]
