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Franchise businesses have increasingly become a focus of M&A activity. This is in part due to greater interest and investment from private equity. Franchise systems present a valuable investment proposition for both strategic and financial investors.
Introduction Franchise systems present a valuable investment proposition for both strategic and financial investors. As an expansion strategy of choice, the franchise business model has…
2018 was an eventful year for franchise-related issues being considered by Canadian courts and lawmakers.
Several lawyers from McMillan’s Franchise Law and Distribution Group presented at the 18th Annual Franchise Law Conference held on October 18, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario.
Andrae Marrocco and Michael Melvin (McInnes Cooper) co-authored, and Mervyn Allen (McMillan) and Michael Melvin co-presented, on the topic “Modernizing the Franchise Agreement to Address Legal
and Business Realities.”
McMillan’s Andrae Marrocco attended the 2019 Restaurant Finance & Development Conference in Las Vegas – November 12-14 2018.
In the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in PQ Licensing S.A. v. LPQ Central Canada Inc. (“PQ Licensing”), the Court considered whether the mandatory mediation process prescribed by a franchise agreement impacted the limitation period applicable to a franchisee’s rescission claim.
Selecting the right franchise lawyer for you is not an easy business. Andrae Marrocco offers solid advice to assist you in making this vital decision.
McMillan lawyers, Andrae Marrocco, Brad Hanna, Adriana Rudensky and Mitch Koczerginski attended the 41st Annual American Bar Association Forum on Franchising in Nashville
Andrae Marrocco, Partner and Co-Chair of the Franchise & Distribution Group in the Toronto office of McMillan LLP, has been recognized as a leading franchise lawyer in Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2018.