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FRANCHISING EXPERTS CONVENE FOR ABA FORUM ON FRANCHISING
ANNUAL MEETING IN BOSTON
CHICAGO, Sept. 15, 2006 – How can franchisors “push the sales envelope” without getting themselves into legal trouble? Are franchises affected by natural disasters? If so, how can a franchisor prepare their business for a disaster?
These and other questions will be addressed by expert panelists at “The Fine Art of Franchise Law,” the 29th annual American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, Oct. 11 – 13 in Boston. Programs and workshops will tackle tough subjects such as avoiding false advertising claims, what franchisors’, and franchisee’s lawyers can do to develop and maintain a healthy franchise relationship, and how to franchise in countries with different law practices.
Two plenary sessions will be held, one on franchise negotiation, led by Harvard professor Guhan Subramanian, who will offer insights into the crucial role of negotiation in every franchise lawyer’s practice and the benefits of certain key negotiating techniques. The other plenary session will feature a comprehensive review of the key judicial and legislative developments affecting franchising and distribution.
Other key sessions include:
For more program and registration information, visit http://www.abanet.org/forums/franchising/annual_meeting/.
The American Bar Association Forum on Franchising is the preeminent legal resource on franchising. Members represent all areas of franchise law, and include inside counsel for major franchise companies, lawyers in private practice who represent franchisors, franchisees and franchisee associations, and government officials responsible for administering federal and state regulation. All are committed to a balanced discussion of the current and future state of law in the United States and abroad. The Forum produces a quarterly journal and newsletter and numerous publications.
With more than 413,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law in a democratic society.
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