Forum Committee on Franchising

Mission Statement

The Mission of the Forum on Franchising is to be the preeminent forum for the study and discussion of the legal aspects of franchising.

GOALS

To provide high quality educational programs and publications on the legal aspects of franchising.
To stimulate discussion of the legal aspects of franchising, in order to educate the legal community and the franchising community on issues of current concern.
To promote full and equal participation of minorities, women and other under-represented groups in Forum activities.
To enhance the professional growth of Forum members, among other ways by encouraging practitioners in all areas of franchise practice to participate fully in Forum activities.

News & Announcements

Nomination Report from Edward Wood Dunham, Forum Chair

I am pleased to let you know that Dennis E. Wieczorek, Chair of the Nominating Committee, has reported the results of the Committee's deliberations. The Committee has nominated Leslie D. Curran of Plave Koch PLC, Reston, VA; Joseph J. Fittante of Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd., Minneapolis, MN and Michael D. Joblove of Genovese, Joblove & Battista PA, Miami, FL as members of the Governing Committee, each for a three year term commencing in August 2010. Forum members will vote on these nominations during our annual business meeting on Friday, October 16, 2009 in Toronto, Canada.

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR THE 32ND ANNUAL FORUM IN TORONTO

October 14-16, 2009
The Westin Harbour Castle Hotel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

http://www.registration123.com/aba/09FRANCHISING/

Please Note: Passports are required to enter Canada, and for re-entry to the U.S.
For information on obtaining a U.S. Passport, visit www.travel.state.gov/passport

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CLE Alert

We Are Not Alone: Compliance with Transnational Laws in International Franchising
June 25, 2009

For more information and to register, click here
or visit www.abanet.org/forums/franchising/docs/intconf09.doc

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Want to get involved with the Forum on Franchising?

The Forum actively solicits your involvement in and contribution to its activities. These activities are not only a pathway to leadership in the Forum, but collegial endeavors that permit Forum members from all over the country—and the world—to get to know one another and work together in ways that build professional relationships and friendships. The below attachment lists those opportunities that are available.

Forum on Franchising Involvement Opportunities

LegallyMinded - How You Can Take Advantage

Last week we opened the doors to LegallyMinded (www.legallyminded.com), the new online community for the legal profession presented by the American Bar Association.

For further background about LegallyMinded, read the sidebar article, The ABA Gets Social, from the December issue of the ABA Journal .

How You can take advantage of LegallyMinded as an individual:

Connect with peers and other legal professionals

Network with like-minded individuals in the legal industry
Join groups on a variety of interests and topics
Create a group if a topic doesn’t exist*

Share knowledge

Contribute to a group discussion
Upload an article or file to your profile
Write a Know-How article in LegallyMinded’s Know-How Wiki
Create a blog on your area of practice or some other legal interest.

Voice your opinion

Give blogs, posts, discussion threads, groups, and wiki articles a thumbs up
Comment on blog posts

How You Can Strategically Use LegallyMinded:

Participate on member groups and point back to your entities content or other ABA resources
Listen to what is being said about particular topics and issues in the legal profession. See if your entity can create a resource or solution for the problems.
Interact with non-members of the ABA

* LegallyMinded Groups are not supposed to replicate the ABA’s current governance and committee structure. If an ABA member is going to create a group, it should not be a replica of an existing ABA committee or group or one that implies membership requirement. Example: Create a group called Cyberspace Law instead of ABA Business Law Section Cyberspace Law Committee.