Wasch Raines Partner Adam G. Wasch Invited to Franchise Times Legal Eagles Roundtable



Wasch Raines LLP Managing Partner Adam G. Wasch will be presenting on franchise litigation issues during the COVID-19 pandemic at the Franchise Times Legal Eagle Roundtable on June 10, 2021, at 10 am.  You can register online at www.frantimes.com. The agenda includes the following topics and distinguished speakers:

COVID’s Cross-Border Issues and the Cannabis Opportunity

  • Market impact – speculating on how Canadians might embrace restaurant/retail/service brands in light of how much more locked down the country’s largest markets have been as a whole compared to Americans, and how far behind Canada’s vaccination schedule is compared to the rest of the world.
  • Franchise sales – what types of industries and concepts still attract cross-border attention and keep salespeople busy, and what may not quite recover in the same way.
  • Cross-border supply chain management – how the pandemic and border restrictions have impacted foodservice supply chain logistics.
  • Cannabis franchising – with federal legalization of cannabis, the legal opportunities to develop a franchised chain in Canada are endless.

Moderator: Chad Finkelstein, Partner, Dale & Lessmann LLP
Dan Rowe, CEO, Fransmart
Darren Bondar, CEO, Inner Spirit Holdings (Spiritleaf)
Ari Powell, BA, LL.B., CEO, Giraffe Foods, Inc.

 

Talking Franchise Terminations and Litigation

While many franchisors adjusted operations and allowed franchisees more leeway during the pandemic, most are getting ready to again enforce system standards. In some cases that means asking the question, to terminate or not to terminate? Hear from Franchise Times Legal Eagles Jeffrey Goldstein of Goldstein Law Firm, Jason Murray of K&L Gates, and Adam Wasch of Wasch Raines as they discuss the most significant factors underlying the decision to litigate a franchise termination, the nuances of preliminary injunction proceedings, and the need to anticipate the contours of a litigation counter-attack by the opposing party.

Moderator: Nicholas Upton, Restaurants Editor, Franchise Times
Jeffrey M. Goldstein, Franchise Lawyer, Goldstein Law Firm, PLLC
Jason Murray, Partner, K&L Gates, LLP
Adam Wasch, Managing Partner, Wasch Raines, LLP

 

Silver Linings in the COVID Cloud

Franchise systems made numerous changes to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, and some of those survival tactics ultimately made the brand stronger. Tune in to this session for insight from franchise-focused law firm Cheng Cohen as attorneys discuss some of those positive changes and how to navigate the legal side of system change.

Moderator: Amy Cheng, Partner, Cheng Cohen
Jessica Wescott, COO & CFO, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop
Joseph Rubbone, General Counsel, Orangetheory
Michael Daigle, Partner, Cheng Cohen

 

Zee-Zor Legal Logic Post COVID

How should franchise attorneys be thinking about franchising as we move beyond the COVID-era? Hear from Franchise Times “Legal Eagles” who represent franchisors and franchisees on the big issues of the day. Do force majeure and related common law doctrines excuse contractual performance during a pandemic? Does non-performance during a public health crisis constitute “good cause” under state relationship laws? What should franchisors and franchisees do about potential third party liability related to COVID-19? Tune in and find out answers to these and other COVID franchise questions.

Moderator: Joseph S. Goode, Managing Partner, Laffey, Leitner & Goode, LLC
Michael D. Joblove, Founding Shareholder, Genovese Joblove & Battista
Mark M. Leitner, Partner, Laffey, Leitner & Goode
Scott E. Korzenowski, Partner, Dady & Gardner, P.A.
Benjamin Reed, Partner, PlaveKoch PLC
Peter C. Lagarias, Senior Partner, Lagarias, Napell & Dillon, LLP

Adam is a regular contributor to the Franchise Times and other franchise and industry-related publications and recently presented at the ABA Franchise Forum LADR webinar on force majeure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wasch Raines LLP’s franchise attorneys represent both franchisees and franchisors in disputes in court and in arbitration.  If you are in need of counsel to represent your interests in a franchise dispute, please contact the head of our franchise litigation practice group, Adam G. Wasch, at 561-693-3234 or email awasch@waschraines.com.

 

About Wasch Raines LLP

Wasch Raines LLP is a business and franchise law firm providing a comprehensive range of services to emerging and established businesses and franchise companies in a variety of industries. Through its unique business model, the firm offers its clients the benefits of having a cost-efficient in-house general counsel and a full service litigation team. For more information, click here to contact us or call (561) 693-3221.

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