Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Bethany Appleby is a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department and chair of the Diversity Committee. Her practice focuses on franchise, commercial and utility litigation. She has represented clients in litigation and arbitration in numerous U.S. jurisdictions and before the International Court of Arbitration.

Bethany is included in Best Lawyers in America (2008 and 2009) for Franchise Law (for more about the standards for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America, please see http://www.bestlawyers.com/news/default.aspx ). She is also an Associate Editor for the American Bar Association Franchise Law Journal and has written numerous articles on franchise and utility litigation including, "Arbitrators Must Investigate or Disclose, 2nd Circuit Says," Dispute Resolution Journal, August - October 2007; "Post-Termination Internet Violations: Who Fixes and How?," Franchising World, August 2007; "Are California's Arbitrator Disclosure Requirements Preempted by the FAA?," American Bar Association Franchise Law Journal, Spring 2006; "Unconscionabity and Franchise Litigation," The Fine Art of Franchise Law , ABA 29th Annual Forum on Franchising, October 2006; "Support Systems Key As Companies Pursue International Expansion," The New York Law Journal, April 2004; "Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle : More For The Arbitrator’s Plate," Franchising World, November/December 2003; "Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle: A New Day for Class Arbitrations?", American Bar Association Franchise Law Journal, Fall 2003; "Interim Relief: Preserving Franchise Goodwill During Termination Proceedings," American Bar Association Franchise Law Journal, Fall 2001; "Underwater project struggles for air," Electric Light & Power, August 2002; and "The Ninth Circuit Forced to Join the Fold: Circuit City Stores v. Adams," Federal Practice Newsletter, Fall 2001.

Bethany graduated magna cum laude from Yale University in 1989 and received her J.D. with highest honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1997 where she was a Notes and Comments editor for the Connecticut Law Review. Before entering law school, Bethany had a financial planning practice and held the Certified Financial Planning designation.

Areas of Practice

• Franchise and Distribution
• Litigation
• Utilities and Regulated Industries

West Practice Categories

Franchising, Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Appeals, Public Utilities, Government Agencies & Programs

Bar Admissions

• Connecticut, 1997
• Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Connecticut Bar Association
• New Haven County Bar Association
• New England Franchise Association

Education

• University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut, 1997
  J.D.
  Honors: With Highest Honors
  Honors: Moot Court Teaching Assistant,
  Honors: Semi-Finalist, Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition (National) 1997
  
  Law Review: Connecticut Law Review, Notes and Comments Editor
• College for Financial Planning, Denver, Colorado, 1994
  C.F.P., Certified Financial Planner
• Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1989
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude

Published Works

• "Arbitrators Must Investigate or Disclose, 2nd Circuit Says", Dispute Resolution Journal, August-October, 2007
• "Post-Termination Internet Violations: Who Fixes and How?", Franchising World, August, 2007
• "Are California's Arbitrator Disclosure Requirements Preempted by the FAA?", American Bar Association Franchise Law Journal, Spring, 2006
• "Support Systems Key As Companies Pursue International Expansion", The New York Law Journal, April, 2004
• "Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle : More For The Arbitrator’s Plate", Franchising World, November/December, 2003
• "Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle: A New Day for Class Arbitrations?", American Bar Association Franchise Law Journal, Fall, 2003
• "Interim Relief: Preserving Franchise Goodwill During Termination Proceedings", American Bar Association Franchise Law Journal, Fall, 2001
• "Underwater project struggles for air", Electric Light & Power, August, 2002
• "The Ninth Circuit Forced to Join the Fold: Circuit City Stores v. Adams", Federal Practice Newsletter, Fall, 2001

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P.O. Box 1832
265 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06508-1832

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