What Do Franchise Attorneys Do?
Franchise attorneys deal with the area of law revolving around the right or license that is granted to an individual or group to market a company’s goods or services in a particular territory under the company’s trademark, trade name, or service mark. Franchising in the United States is governed by federal law administered by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and by a variety of state statutes. Franchise attorneys need to understand the different State statutes in different states. The following are a few examples of some of the differences: • Franchise attorneys need to be aware that some states have rather strict franchise regulations others do not. For example California, Hawaii, Illinois, New York, Rhode Island have enacted “franchise registration” statutes governing sales practices. • Also franchise attorneys need to know that other states, including Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky and North Carolina regulate franchising through “business opportunity” acts. And a few states, suc
