Not only can franchise lawyers help review and negotiate franchise and master licensing agreements, they can also help draw up and review contracts associated with strategic alliances, branding programs, and international franchising. Your attorney can also counsel you on contract issues and application of franchise statutes if you want to put up a franchising company that distributes products through networks of wholesalers or dealers.

In the course of running a franchise business, various scenarios may possibly arise where you will be needing the services of a franchise attorney. For instance, when you decide to terminate the franchise relationship, your lawyer can make sure that the terms of the franchise agreement are duly enforced. Another example would be in vicarious liability cases. These are cases when complaints against you as a franchisor may arise, but the complaints are based solely on the acts or omissions of the franchisee. In this case, your attorney can either negotiate a nominal settlement, or even have the case against you dismissed. A third scenario would be in cases of statutory compliance, where the franchisee may assert violations of disclosure, registration, relationship, or other provincial or federal statutes against you, the franchisor. Your attorney will not only represent and defend you, but also act as a liaison between you and the provincial and federal regulatory agencies to help resolve any concerns or issues that may be brought about by the franchisee’s allegations.