Some Crises are Bigger than Others, but All Need a Plan
Franchise Times | October 2013 “A crisis is going to happen to your system,” said Leslie Curran, a partner with Plave Koch who moderated the panel, “and the question is, how will you respond?”
FRANCHISE LAW WITH ZING
Plave Koch in the Press
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Impact of Private Equity on Franchising
LJN’s Franchising Business & Law Alert | January 2013 Dave Koch is the lead quote in an article examining the impact of private equity investing in franchising.
How Law Schools and Entrepreneurs Collaborate to Serve Both Students and Innovators
Forbes | December 7, 2012 Ashoka and the University of Michigan’s International Transactions Clinic have teamed up to provide research and legal support to Ashoka and some of its Fellows, under the supervision of clinical law school faculty and University of Michigan...
Lee Plave interviewed via SKYPE with Troy Hazard and Katrina Mitchell
Getting Down 2 Business | September 6, 2012
Finding Bright Spots in Franchising
LJN’s Franchising Business & Law Alert | January 2012 Quoting Dave Koch on private equity investors’ enthusiasm for franchise brands.
Exposé: The unseemly side of franchising during its Wild West days. Before UFOCs became FDDs and the FTC Rule became law, franchising carried a stigma perpetuated by crooks and con artists.
Franchise Times | November 2009 Quoting John Tifford, the FTC’s first Franchise Rule coordinator.
FTC Proposes New Rules for Endorsements, Testimonials
LJN’s Franchising Business & Law Alert | February 2009 Quoting Dave Koch on the FTC’s proposed changes to its advertising guides.
Boutique firms hope to control purse strings
Franchise Times | February 2009 Lee Plave and Dave Koch were seated in Section 109 of the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., watching the Washington Capitals play hockey. After a beer, Koch elbowed his former Federal Trade Commission colleague Plave, and said, “Why...
20 To Watch
Franchise Times | January 2009 Are boutique law firms the newest legalese? Plave Koch, others, no longer bill themselves as ‘big firms’ …
A New Firm, A New Way to Practice Law
New York Law School Alumni News | July 2008