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INSIDE THIS EDITION
Message from the Chair
Message from the Editor-in-Chief
The ABA Forum on Franchising 2010 Annual Meeting
Annual Forum Community Service Event
Recognize Your Outstanding Colleagues in San Diego!
Nominating Committee Report from Ron Gardner, Forum Chair
Ethical Risks in Misleading a Mediator
Leegin: All Bark, No Bite?
Cleaning Franchisees Held to be Employees
New
Books from the Forum on Franchising
THE FRANCHISE LAWYER
Editor-in-Chief
Eric H. Karp
Witmer, Karp, Warner
& Ryan LLP
22 Batterymarch Street
Boston, MA 02109
617-423-7250
ekarp@wkwrlaw.com
Associate Editors
Max Schott (2010)
Gray Plant Mooty
Minneapolis, MN
Glenn J. Plattner (2011)
Bryan Cave
Santa Monica, CA
Kristy L. Zastrow (2012)
Dady & Garder
Minneapolis, MN
Forum on Franchising
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Books from the Forum on Franchising

Product Code: 5620129
Forum Member Price: $85.00
Regular Price: $100
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Annual Franchise and Distribution Law Developments 2009
Joel R. Buckberg and Jon P. Christiansen
Written by two seasoned professionals, this book includes extensively
researched case law from August 2008 to August 2009. Compiled into an
easy-to-use reference, this book will cut timely research out of your
day by putting the latest review and analysis on franchise and distribution
law at your fingertips.
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Product Code: 5620119S
Forum Member Price: $40.00
Regular Price: $60.00
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International Franchise Sales Laws
2009 Supplement
Andrew P. Loewinger and Michael K. Lindsey, Editors
International Franchise Sales Laws addresses disclosure
requirements in the countries of Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France,
Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Romania, South Korea, Spain
and Taiwan. This supplement features updates to sections on Australia,
Canada and China. For each jurisdiction, two authors licensed to practice
in the jurisdiction address the jurisdiction’s disclosure requirements
in a uniform format. Each country chapter is organized to provide a comprehensive
discussion of each of the applicable laws and also a practical and easy-to-use
reference for counsel to comply with those laws. 2009, 102 pages,
loose-leaf
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Product Code: 5620128
Forum Member Price: $110.00
Regular Price: $135.00 |
Financial Performance Representations:
The New and Updated Earnings Claims
Stuart Hershman and Joyce G. Mazero
This new book sheds light on all aspects of the earnings claim area,
including defining what an “earnings claim” really is, the
origins of its regulation under the franchise disclosure laws, how a
franchisor should prepare an earnings claim, how a franchisee should
use an earnings claim, how a franchisee may attack lawful and unlawful
earnings claims, how a franchisor may defend against such attacks, and
how the government franchise enforcement authorities, particularly the
FTC, investigate and prosecute unlawful earnings claim activity.
For more information or to place an order, click here.
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Product Code: 5620126
Forum Member Price: $110.00
Regular Price: $135.00 |
Fundamentals of Franchising, Third Edition
Rupert M. Barkoff and Andrew C. Selden, Editors
The new edition of Fundamentals of Franchising is charged with
useful definitions, practical tips, and expert advice from experienced
practitioners. Written specifically to help lawyers and non-lawyers brush
up on franchise law, this practical guide examines franchise law from
a wide-range of experiences and viewpoints. Each chapter is written
by two experienced practitioners and provides you with a well-rounded
overview of franchise law and alerts you to issues that may require further
research or expertise. 2008, 410 pages, 7 x 10, paper
For more information or to place an order, visit here.
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Product Code: 5030510
Forum Member Price: $139.00
Regular Price: $169.00 |
Antitrust Handbook for Franchise and
Distribution Practitioners
Co-published with the ABA Section of Antitrust Law
Organized by issue—pricing and advertising, customer and
territorial restrictions, exclusive dealing, purchasing constraints,
and joint franchisee action—to enhance its usefulness to practitioners,
this book will prove an invaluable aid to practitioners advising clients
on antitrust issues involved in franchising, whether they are selling
through a business format or product distribution franchise.
For more information or to place an order, click here.
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