Law Firm Overview

Areas of Practice

• Business and Commercial
• Contracts
• Computers
• Franchising
• Licensing
• International Business

Honors and Awards

• An International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers, Law Business Research, 1997 - 2009
• Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating, 1997 - 2009
• New York Metro SuperLawyers List, 2008 - 2009
• Franchise Times Legal Eagle, 2000 - 2009

Published Works

• International Franchise Agreements, New York State Bar Assoc. Program on International Agreements, 1998
• Negotiating a Computer Software License, The Franchise Update Report, April, 1998
• Franchise Relationship Laws: A Minefield for Franchisors, 45 Bus. Law. 289, 1989
• Choice of Law in Franchise Relationships: Staying Within Bounds, 14 Franchise L.J. 89, Spring, 1995
• Avoiding the Long Arm of the Law in International Franchising (Co-Author), American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, October, 1995
• The Content of International Franchise Agreements, Fundamentals of International Franchising Program, ABA Annual Meeting, August, 1994
• Franchising in New York After the Revised FTC Rule, NYSBA Business Law Journal, Fall, 2007
• The Inadvetent Franchisor, NYSBA Program on Franchising, 2008

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker on franchise law

West Practice Categories

Licensing, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Franchising, International Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Organizations, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Formation & Business Planning, Technology Licensing, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Business & Trade, Computer Law, Private Placements