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Wiggin and
Dana LLP
Joseph Schumacher
610.834.2401
jschumacher@wiggin.com
www.wiggin.com
www.franchiselawblog.com
From its five offices in
Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania, Wiggin and Dana represents national,
regional and start-up franchisors and distributors throughout the country. We
assist clients in every step of the franchise process - including regulatory
compliance, business counseling, alternative dispute resolution and litigation.
We also offer expertise in related areas, including employment, antitrust,
intellectual property and appellate law. Our lawyers are recognized franchise
experts and frequently speak and write on franchising matters. In 2003, Wiggin
and Dana launched the Franchise Law Blog, providing daily review and commentary
on franchise news and legal developments www.franchiselawblog.com.
Joseph Schumacher
is Chair of the firm's Franchise and Distribution Practice Group. Listed in Best
Lawyers in America and The International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers,
Joe is counsel to leading franchise systems in numerous industries, including
the automotive aftermarket and child care industries. He litigates and
arbitrates franchise disputes, and assists both established and fledgling
franchise systems with the creation and growth of franchise programs and with
transactional and regulatory matters. In 2005, Joe was a keynote speaker at the
ABA�s Forum Committee on Franchising Annual Meeting
and the co-author of Annual Franchise and Distribution
Law Developments 2005.
Jack Dunham,
Chair of the firm�s Executive Committee, litigates and arbitrates
franchise disputes throughout the country. Franchise
Times has noted that he is "probably the world's leading expert on
arbitrating and franchise agreements." He served as Editor-in-Chief of the
ABA Franchise Law Journal from 2000-2003 and is a member of the ABA's
Forum on Franchising Governing Committee. He is listed in Best Lawyers in
America as a business litigator, and in Chambers USA as one of
America�s leading business lawyers.
Kevin Kennedy
has acted as lead counsel to one of the world�s largest franchisors in dozens of arbitrations,
involving almost every conceivable franchising issue. He is a frequent writer
and speaker on a variety of franchise topics. He was profiled by Franchise
Times as one of the top "under 40" franchise lawyers in the
country, is listed in Best Lawyers in America and was a former editor of
the ABA Franchise Lawyer.
Suzanne Wachsstock
is an antitrust lawyer with a focus on the application of antitrust principles
to franchise and distribution systems. She regularly defends franchisors in
antitrust litigation, counsels franchise and distributor clients on a full
range of antitrust issues, and prepares antitrust training and compliance
programs. She is a frequent writer and speaker on antitrust issues affecting
franchising, including publications in the ABA Franchise Law Journal and
participation in various franchising and antitrust panels sponsored by the ABA
and the IFA.
Bethany Appleby
litigates and arbitrates disputes for franchisors in varied industries. She is
an active member of the American Bar Association's Forum on Franchising and has
published a number of articles on franchise and arbitration issues in
publications such as the Franchise Law Journal, Franchising World and The
New York Law Journal.
Robert Burstein,
counsel in the firm's Franchise and Distribution Practice Group, provides
regulatory and transactional assistance to established and start-up franchise
systems. Bob worked inhouse for a major international franchise system for
seven years.
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Nixon Peabody's Franchise and Distribution Team provides specialized franchise representation in all aspects of franchise and distribution arrangements and transactions: franchise system expansion in the United States and internationally; franchise counseling; franchise dispute resolution; and intellectual property matters. Nixon Peabody is a full service law firm with over 600 attorneys located in 16 offices throughout the United States.