Denver Colorado Franchise Attorney Martin A. Mansfield, Jr.

An Attorney for Franchisors and Franchisees

Franchise matters have significant legal ramifications for which it is important to obtain experienced legal advice.

If you are planning to franchise your business, then you have to formulate an overall strategy and implement it from both a business and legal standpoint.  For example, if the name under which your business would be franchised does not have a U.S. trademark registration, then obtaining such a registration, if possible, would be advisable.  And, you must provide any prospective franchisee a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) which is actually a compilation of a number of documents such as a mandatory set of disclosures and the franchise agreement.  Then you have to obey stringent marketing rules and also obey state laws in roughly half the states in the U.S.

If you are purchasing a franchise from a franchisor, the franchisor will provide you a lengthy set of documents known as a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) that requires significant legal experience to adequately review.  Also you may wish assistance on forming a business entity, negotiating a premises lease, and other matters related to opening and running a business.

If you are purchasing or selling an existing franchised business, you have to consider the terms of the purchase and sale agreement for the assets or stock of the franchised business, and perhaps a letter of intent preceding that agreement.  In addition, the consent of the franchisor and any landlord will have to be obtained.  There will be other legal matters related to any purchase and sale of a going business.

If you are having disputes in a franchise context, then your position in the dispute must be evaluated and acted upon in terms of applicable laws and document interpretation.  This applies whether you are the franchisor or franchisee in the dispute.  Given the high costs of both litigation and arbitration, it is also often advisable to attempt to resolve the dispute without recourse to a formal litigation or arbitration tribunal.

These matters and others cannot reasonably be undertaken without skilled legal advice from an attorney with experience in franchise matters.

Denver Colorado Franchise Attorney Martin A. Mansfield Jr.

The Entrepreneur's Lawyer

Denver Colorado Franchise Attorney Martin A. Mansfield, Jr.

I have been an active Franchise Lawyer since 1988, and can assist clients in almost every phase of franchising or legal matters involving franchising.  Some major areas which I focus on are:

• Start-Up and Ongoing Representation of Franchisors
• Franchise Purchase Review for Franchisees
• Protecting Trademarks for Franchisors nationwide and internationally
• Implementing appropriate business structures for Franchisors and Franchisees
  
• Purchase and sale of existing franchise businesses and business assets

Related Services

I also am engaged by my franchisor and franchisee clients to perform services such as:

• Negotiation of Business Leases,
• Business Contracts of all kinds,
• Licensing of Trademarks and other rights,
• Purchase and Sale of Trademarks,
• Independent Contractor and Employment Agreements,
• Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements.

My lawyer office is conveniently located in the Denver Tech Center in Denver, Colorado.  As an experienced Colorado attorney specializing in franchise and related matters, I am readily available to my clients by telephone, fax and email.