A couple years ago, I wrote a blog on the first Annual Summit of the Professional Athletes Franchise Initiative (PAFI). Fox Rothschild had become a charter member of that initiative, which seeks "To advocate the value of the franchise industry to the professional athlete community while at the same time advocate the value of the athlete community to the franchising industry."

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is amending various regulations governing SBA's 7(a) Loan Program and 504 Loan Program.

A question I am often asked by clients and practitioners alike is: Should I form a corporation or a limited liability company (LLC)?

The Sixth Circuit has held that a contractual forum-selection clause in a franchise agreement was unenforceable because it violated state law.

The South Korea Fair Trade Commission ("SKFTC") recently imposed the maximum possible penalty—1.9 billion won (approximately US$1.88 million)—on a South Korean franchise for violating the Fair Transactions in Franchise Business Act (the "Act").

Many franchisors’ fiscal year ended on December 31st. The FTC gives a franchisor 120 days to update its franchise disclosure document (FDD) but you should be gathering the information needed to update your FDD and file your statespiral photos renewals (if applicable) NOW!

A bill (Senate Bill 1409) providing for the creation of up to five Tesla stores in Pennsylvania passed out of the Pennsylvania Senate late last week.

On Wednesday, just before the Thanksgiving Day holiday in the U.S., the judge handling the MDL litigation involving failures of General Motors' ignition switches issued a major discovery decision that had been pending for many months.

A relevant and timely issue raised at the ABA Forum relates to the role of the internet and "new media" in attacks on franchise systems, and the threat posed by the use of websites, blogs, chat rooms, social networking sites, and virtual worlds.

After a decade-long wait, Ukrainian franchise regulations will become effective on April 21, 2015.

His message states that he "needs a better explanation of the scope of the problem so I am certain that the solution crafted will fix those problems and not create new ones."

The Wall Street Journal recently had a very comprehensive article about Tesla's efforts to establish "stores" that sell and deliver its electric vehicles directly to consumers.

On March 10, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) notified the public it is seeking comments from franchisors, franchisees, and other related parties about franchise agreements...

Against this backdrop, one might expect the Board's next pronouncement in this area would reinforce the position taken by the General Counsel.

The Attorneys General of ten states are investigating fast food franchisors for their alleged use of "no poach" provisions in their franchise agreements ...

In a recent decision, Browning-Ferris of California, Inc., the National Labor Relations Board (the "Board") redefined and expanded its test for determining joint-employer status.

While many state legislatures have jumped on the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) bandwagon by enacting prohibitions on restrictive covenants (which includes both non-competition and non-solicitation...

Franchisors in Tennessee can breathe a small sigh of relief thanks to a newly enacted state statute that seeks to limit their potential liability and strike back at the general counsel...

The National Labor Relations Board and various union-backed organizations are ratcheting up efforts aimed at changing the landscape of who qualifies as a joint employer.

Seyfarth Synopsis: In another employer friendly decision, the NLRB explicitly overruled an Obama administration precedent in emphasizing the importance of entrepreneurial activity ...