What is Franchise Law?

Franchise Law is essentially a commercial law practice area which, due to the special needs of this important industry, necessarily incorporates various legal skills normally associated with other, unrelated practice areas. For this reason it has attained, in Canada and internationally, the status of a distinct practice area. Generally the practice area includes documentation work including preparation of applications, franchise agreements, assignments, guarantees, indemnities and security agreements; regulatory compliance work including prospectus preparation, disclosure documents, and offering circulars; financing work which may include public offerings and private investment syndications; commercial leasing and other real estate arrangements; acquisition and sales work involving purchasing or disposing of new and existing franchises, as well as entire franchise systems; master franchise or area development agreements; international work which includes the establishment of foreign franchise systems in Canada and the Canadianization of foreign franchise documentation; intellectual property work including securing patents, copyright and particularly trademark protection; and sales and tax planning work which may include significant cross-border (particularly Canada-US) aspects.

Ontario

Toronto Leading Firms - Major Full Service
Most Frequently Recommended
Dale & Lessmann LLP
Consistently Recommended
Repeatedly Recommended
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
Toronto Leading Firms - Boutique Firms
Most Frequently Recommended
Hoffer Adler LLP
Sotos LLP
Repeatedly Recommended
Goldman Hine LLP
Jones Law Professional Corporation
Law Works P.C./L.C.
Morrison Brown Sosnovitch LLP
Teplitsky LLP
Toronto Leading Practitioners - Franchisee
Most Frequently Recommended
Peter Viitre
Toronto, Ontario
Sotos LLP
Consistently Recommended
Toronto, Ontario
Teplitsky LLP
Adrienne Boudreau
Toronto, Ontario
Sotos LLP
Ben V. Hanuka
Toronto, Ontario
Law Works P.C./L.C.
Clark L.E. Harrop
Toronto, Ontario
Dale & Lessmann LLP
Repeatedly Recommended
Toronto, Ontario
Steven H. Goldman
Toronto, Ontario
Goldman Hine LLP
Toronto, Ontario
Macdonald Sager LLP
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Jonathan Mesiano-Crookston
Toronto, Ontario
Goldman Hine LLP
Toronto Leading Practitioners - Franchisor
Most Frequently Recommended
Joseph Y. Adler
Toronto, Ontario
Hoffer Adler LLP
Allan D.J. Dick
Toronto, Ontario
Sotos LLP
Toronto, Ontario
Chad Finkelstein
Toronto, Ontario
Dale & Lessmann LLP
Toronto, Ontario
Lloyd M. Hoffer
Toronto, Ontario
Hoffer Adler LLP
Jeffrey P. Hoffman
Toronto, Ontario
Dale & Lessmann LLP
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
John Sotos
Toronto, Ontario
Sotos LLP
Peter Viitre
Toronto, Ontario
Sotos LLP
Toronto, Ontario
Consistently Recommended
Toronto, Ontario
Teplitsky LLP
Adrienne Boudreau
Toronto, Ontario
Sotos LLP
Toronto, Ontario
Ben V. Hanuka
Toronto, Ontario
Law Works P.C./L.C.
Clark L.E. Harrop
Toronto, Ontario
Dale & Lessmann LLP
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Dickinson Wright LLP
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
David Shaw
Toronto, Ontario
Dale & Lessmann LLP
John Yiokaris
Toronto, Ontario
Sotos LLP
Repeatedly Recommended
Dan Caldarone
Toronto, Ontario
Caldarone Law Office
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Liisa P. Kaarid
Toronto, Ontario
Sotos LLP
Toronto, Ontario
Macdonald Sager LLP
Toronto, Ontario
Jean-Marc Leclerc
Toronto, Ontario
Sotos LLP
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Jonathan Mesiano-Crookston
Toronto, Ontario
Goldman Hine LLP
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Leading Lawyers to Watch
Daniel Hamson
Toronto, Ontario
Sotos LLP
Hamilton Leading Practitioners - Franchisor
Most Frequently Recommended
Hamilton, Ontario
London Leading Firms
Consistently Recommended
McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP
Repeatedly Recommended
Siskinds LLP
London Leading Practitioners - Franchisor
Most Frequently Recommended
Daniel F. So
London, Ontario
McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP
Consistently Recommended
Peter Dillon
London, Ontario
Siskinds LLP
Ottawa Leading Practitioners - Franchisee
Repeatedly Recommended
Sylvie Patenaude
Ottawa, Ontario
Sicotte Guilbault LLP
Ottawa Leading Practitioners - Franchisor
Repeatedly Recommended
Sylvie Patenaude
Ottawa, Ontario
Sicotte Guilbault LLP

Québec

Montréal Leading Firms
Most Frequently Recommended
Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon, L.L.P.
Consistently Recommended
Alepin Gauthier Avocats
Repeatedly Recommended
Montréal Leading Practitioners - Franchisee
Consistently Recommended
Montréal, Québec
Repeatedly Recommended
François Alepin
Montréal, Québec
Alepin Gauthier Avocats
Montréal Leading Practitioners - Franchisor
Most Frequently Recommended
Bruno Floriani
Montréal, Québec
Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon, L.L.P.
Consistently Recommended
Montréal, Québec
Repeatedly Recommended
François Alepin
Montréal, Québec
Alepin Gauthier Avocats
Montréal, Québec
Montréal, Québec

British Columbia

Vancouver Leading Firms
Most Frequently Recommended
Consistently Recommended
Repeatedly Recommended
Shields Harney
Vancouver Leading Practitioners - Franchisor
Most Frequently Recommended
Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
Consistently Recommended
Vancouver, British Columbia
Tony Wilson
Vancouver, British Columbia
Whiteboard Law

Alberta

Calgary Leading Firms
Consistently Recommended
Repeatedly Recommended
Calgary Leading Practitioners - Franchisor
Repeatedly Recommended
Calgary, Alberta
Edmonton Leading Firms
Most Frequently Recommended
Witten LLP
Repeatedly Recommended
Edmonton Leading Practitioners - Franchisee
Consistently Recommended
Ellery C. Lew
Edmonton, Alberta
Witten LLP
Edmonton Leading Practitioners - Franchisor
Consistently Recommended
Ellery C. Lew
Edmonton, Alberta
Witten LLP

Manitoba

Winnipeg Leading Practitioners - Franchisee
Repeatedly Recommended
Judith R. A. Payne
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Pitblado LLP
Winnipeg Leading Practitioners - Franchisor
Repeatedly Recommended
Judith R. A. Payne
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Pitblado LLP

New Brunswick

Fredericton Leading Practitioners - Franchisee
Most Frequently Recommended
Michael J. Melvin
Fredericton, New Brunswick
McInnes Cooper
Fredericton Leading Practitioners - Franchisor
Most Frequently Recommended
Michael J. Melvin
Fredericton, New Brunswick
McInnes Cooper