Franchise agreements and related documents are often dense and one-sided—but that doesn’t mean they’re non-negotiable. This session will highlight the most critical terms to watch for, including fees, territory, renewal, and exit rights, and provide practical strategies for negotiating with the franchisor. Attendees will leave better equipped to protect their interests before signing on the dotted line.
Richard L. Rosen is the founding member of Rosen Karol Salis, PLLC, whose offices are located at 110 East 59th Street, New York, New York 10022. Mr. Rosen has been actively engaged in the practice of franchise law in New York City for over 35 years during which time he has represented many franchisers and franchisees both as counsel and as a business adviser.
Mr. Rosen has counseled and represented franchisers in the setting up of franchising systems and programs, formed franchising entities, drafted and negotiated franchise agreements, registration statements, disclosure documents and other ancillary franchise documents; he has represented franchisees and franchisee associations, and has litigated in both state and federal courts (and is admitted to practice in the State of New York, the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals), arbitrated and mediated matters on behalf of both franchisers and franchisees. Mr. Rosen’s firm has earned Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating for legal ability and integrity and is rated among Martindale-Hubbell’s list of Preeminent Attorneys.
Mr. Rosen is the immediate past Chairman of the Fair Franchising Standards Committee, having served in that position for nine years, and a member of the AAFD’s Board of Directors. He is also a past Chairman of the Legal Steering Committee and the Chairman of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the AAFD. In 2008 he received the AAFD’s Total Quality Franchising Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the field of franchising. He has been a member of the American Bar Association’s Forum Committee on Franchising and its Anti-Trust Section since 1968, a founding member and present Chairman of the Franchise, Distribution and Licensing Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (and the Chairman of its Franchisee Relations and its Mission Statement Committees), is a Panel Member of the Committees on Franchising and Corporate Law sponsored by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, a member of the Executive Committee of the Business Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and a member of the International Franchise Association (IFA).
Mr. Rosen is a member of the Steering Committee of the National Franchise Mediation Program; a member of the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution’s Distinguished Panel of Neutrals in conjunction with the National Franchise Mediation Program and has served as an arbitrator and mediator of franchise cases. Richard Rosen and the firm have earned Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating for legal ability and integrity and Richard is rated among Martindale Hubbell’s List of Preeminent Attorneys.
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