MEMBER OF FIRM
Richard L. Rosen (Member) born New York, N.Y., March 6, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1972, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1965); New York Law School (J.D., 1968); New York University Real Estate Institute. New York State Regents Scholar. Member: Red Key Society; Sphinx Head Society; Spiked Shoe Society. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Law. Licensed Real Estate Broker, New York, 1985. Contributing Author: "The Complete Guide to Evaluating, Buying and Growing Your Franchise Business," The Association of Small Business Development Centers. Lecturer: "Providing Franchisor Counsel and Franchisee Counsel With Practical Legal and Business Advice With Respect To Negotiating the Key Terms of a Typical Franchise Agreement," "Real Estate Issues in Franchising," and "Structuring the Development of Franchise Units: General Real Estate Issues," New York State Bar Association; "Earnings Claims," "Arbitration or Litigation," "What the Franchiser Lawyer Cares About and Why the Franchiser Lawyer Needs to Know," and "How to Franchise Your Business," The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; "New Future for Earnings Claims," and "Inside a Franchise Arbitration," American Bar Association; "Things You Thought You Knew About Your Franchise Agreement, But Probably Don't," and "Insurance Coverage - How to Protect Yourself As a Franchisee," American Association of Franchisees and Dealers; "Improving Arbitration," "What is Left of Good Faith & Fair Dealing in the Franchise Relationship," State of the Art Franchise Agreements," and "Counseling the New Franchisee (and Why it is Important to Franchisor Lawyers," International Franchise Association; "Restrictive Covenants, Should We or Shouldn't We," International Franchise Association; "10 Things Nobody Tells You When You're Shopping For a Franchise," International Franchise Expo; "What You Should Know About Estate Planning," Generation Strategies. Listed in: Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Law; Best Lawyers in America; America's Super Lawyers; 100 Best Franchise Lawyers in America, Franchise Times; Best Lawyers in the U.S.; Who's Who in the World. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association; Recipient, American Association of Franchisees and Dealers' Total Quality Franchising Award for Lifetime Achievement, 2008. Member: New York State (Founding Member, Franchise Law Committee; Chair, Mission Statement Committee) and American (Member, Forum Committee on Franchising, 1987) Bar Associations; Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Panel Member, Committees on Franchising and Corporate Law); American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (Chair, Legal Steering Committee, 1997-2004; Chair, Fair Franchising Standards Committee, 1999-2008; Chair, Model Franchise Agreement Subcommittee); Franchisee Lawyers Association; Steering Committee of National Franchise Mediation Program; CPR Institute For Dispute Resolution Distinguished Panel of Neutrals; Served as Mediator and Arbitrator of Franchise Cases; International Franchise Association. Reported Cases: Dunhill Franchisees Trust v. Dunhill Staffing Systems, Inc., 513 F.Supp.2d 23 (S.D.N.Y. 2007). Practice Areas: Franchising; Corporate; Real Estate; Estates and Trusts; Arbitration; Mediation; Commercial Litigation.
ASSOCIATES
Brian D. Porch, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 2005, New York; 2009, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A.); Emory University School of Law (J.D.). Member: Fairfield County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Financial Services Litigation; Communications and Media; Antitrust; Corporate Transactions; Franchise Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Intellectual Property; Entertainment Law; Media Law; Government Investigations; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Products Liability.
Leonard S. Salis (Associate) born Queens, New York, November 14, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, New York; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.S., 1992); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1995). Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York County Lawyers' Association. Reported Cases: Dunhill Franchisees Trust v. Dunhill Staffing Systems, Inc., 513 F.Supp.2d 23 (S.D.N.Y. 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Franchise Law; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Commercial Litigation.