Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Prepare initial franchise disclosure document and related agreements for a new tourism marketing franchise system.
Lien foreclosure and contract dispute over development of commercial real estate high rise building. (Mehrer Drywall v. JTM Construction)
Prepared freedom to operate patent opinion to support entry of new business line in excess of $20 million.
Represented company and directors in shareholder class action arising out of merger. Azar v. Blount Int’l, Inc., No. 3:16-CV-0483-SI, 2019 WL 7372658, at *1 (D Or Dec. 31, 2019).
Handle franchise registration and sale compliance in all jurisdictions.
Contract and product defect claims arising from property development project. (West Coast Flooring v. HYDS)
Assisted with successful appeals on behalf of clients at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Successful defense of securities fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and suitability claims arising from the sale of emerging market securities in bet-the-company arbitration. FINRA panel denied claimants’ claims and request for compensatory damages for more than $940,000 in their entirety.
Structure license relationships for expansion in nontraditional locations.