Under the amended FTC Franchise Rule, certain lawsuits falling into four broad categories must be disclosed by a franchisor in Item 3 of the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD): pending lawsuits,…
Are you ready to franchise your business? What do our franchise attorneys look for when analyzing whether a business is ready to franchise? The benefit of converting your business to a…
Wasch Raines regularly serves as legal partner to startup franchise companies and as fractional general counsel to established franchisors in a variety of markets. For startup franchisors that are looking to expand their successful…
"Many well-meaning attorneys have tried to avoid application of the franchise laws by referring to a relationship as a 'license' and not a franchise, or to the agreement as a…
Blaze "Fast Fire'd" Pizza, the "little" pizza chain that could, is not so little anymore after being named the fastest growing franchise chain in America by Yahoo! Finance. Blaze Pizza was…
The franchise attorneys at Wasch Raines LLP, Adam G. Wasch and Joseph C. Wasch, have teamed up with international franchise consultants at Americas Franchising Group in Doral, Florida, to…
It's 2016 and you're wondering what to do this year to expand your successful small business. You may want to explore opening a second location in a new, up and coming area.…
Google "buy a franchise" or "start a franchise." You will be inundated with matches for franchise opportunities, franchise consultants, franchise brokers, and tons of information about franchising from media sources.…
Foreign investors are finding franchising as the "green" path to a life in the United States. Two different programs exist which allow for foreign investors to get a U.S. green card…
