Cases
Representative Matters: Counsel to the marketing company for the Arby's Roast Beef restaurant chain. Negotiation of franchise agreements, formation of a franchisee association in Canada, administration of collective marketing funds
negotiation of numerous licensing
marketing agreements.
Counsel to a start-up chain of ice cream stores organized as a retailer-owned cooperative.
Counsel to a drugstore chain in the acquisition of a second chain, creating the largest privately held retail drugstore chain in Florida. Acquisition financing included a revolving credit facility, real estate mortgage loans
secured mezzanine loans. Subsequently represented the company in numerous purchase
sale transactions involving drugstores throughout the State of Florida as well as in various franchising issues
regulatory matters.
Counsel to a product warranty insurance company in its acquisition of an automobile warranty insurance company from a publicly held corporation.
Counsel to a German music company
its U.S. subsidiary for corporate, licensing
litigation matters.
Counsel to a California-based company in acquiring patents from a Russian company for the detection of explosives
airport security screening system.
Counsel to an operator of gas stations
convenience stores in the sale of substantially all of the company's assets as part of its liquidation in bankruptcy.
Counsel to the purchaser of a Florida hotel
mega yacht marina.
Counsel to a privately held limited liability company that provides helicopter-based inspection, repair
support services to operators of high voltage transmission lines. Represented the company in its formation, financing transactions (including the issue of preferred member interests to an investor group)
intellectual property litigation over the issue of whether the devices utilized by the company infringe alleged patent rights of competitors.
Counsel to two floral import companies in their sale to a publicly held corporation
in subsequent real estate transactions.
Counsel to a privately held national distributor of printing
graphic arts products. Represented the company in its acquisition of the business from an international company, acquisition financing,
subsequently in general corporate, litigation matters, employment law issues
real estate matters.
Counsel to a publicly held video entertainment company in numerous acquisitions
stock offerings including the acquisition of two publicly- held film studios
their subsequent merger in a going-private transaction.
