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Opening a franchise location can offer new opportunities to bring in customers and build a strong business on a preexisting brand. Sometimes, however, a franchise opportunity really is too good to be true. When should prospective franchisees walk away from a franchise...
Dady & Gardner, P.A. is pleased to announce that Andrew M. Malzahn has been named partner. Andrew has been instrumental in the growth of Dady & Gardner, P.A., and excels in representing franchisees in disputes against their franchisors. Congratulations,...
We are pleased to announce that seven partners at Dady & Gardner, P.A. have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Edition as among the best franchise lawyers in America. The attorneys who have been selected by their peers, along with the years...
Jonathan Maze, of Restaurant Business Online, talks with industry experts like Ron Gardner, in his most recent article: Recent disputes highlight franchisors’ use of vendor rebates: most franchisors receive such funds to run their supply chain, but franchisees often...
In his March 27, 2020, Franchising column, Ronald Gardner offers proactive steps franchisee representatives should be taking during this “sea change” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The original plan was to write a column about Item 19 of the FDD, and how to...
On behalf of everyone at Dady & Gardner, P.A., we want to wish you all a very Happy New Year. As we now enter this next decade, we wanted to warn you of a potential issue that has recently gained some media attention. The year 2020 inherently lends itself to...
In my previous column, I introduced readers to the often shockingly one-sided and overly aggressive nature of a vast number of franchise agreements. Ronald K. Gardner, Franchising From the Franchisee Lawyer Perspective, Law.com (Sept. 27, 2019). In my next few...
On April 27, 2011, Beck Chevrolet Co., Inc., (“Beck”), a franchised motor vehicle dealer, brought suit in New York state court against General Motors (“GM”), a motor vehicle manufacturer, alleging violations of the New York Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealer Act. Beck...
Imagine a client walks into your office wanting to get out of a contractual arrangement that they entered into three years ago. They explain that they are losing money, and that the contract makes no sense for them any longer. In probing them, and reading the...
Everyone desires to have an amicable attorney-client relationship. The common attorney-client relationship in its simplest form is: the potential client signs a fee agreement retaining the attorney, the attorney performs the requested work, the client achieves an end...