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Address
12355 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 230
Reston, Virginia 20191-3492 (Fairfax Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
5.0
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeFranchising, Trade Regulation, Technology Licensing, Domain Name, Antitrust, Contracts, Licensing, Distribution, Consumer Protection, Advertising Law, International Law, Corporate Law. Year Established: 2007
Firm Size: 9
Address12355 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 230
Reston, VA 20191-3492, (Fairfax Co.)
PhonePhone: 703-774-1200
Fax: 703-774-1201
Website
http://www.plavekoch.com
Regina Amolsch (Partner) born East Point, Georgia, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia; 1999, District of Columbia; 2006, Virginia. Education: University of Miami (B.A., with honors, 1993); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Speaker: "Selling Franchises and Administering a Franchise Program: Compliance Programs and Goals," International Franchise Expo, April 2007; "Franchising In Canada," International Franchise Expo, April 2006; Moderator, "Technology Issues Affecting Franchising," International Franchise Association's 39th Annual Legal Symposium, May 2006. Author and Speaker, "The Intersection of e-Commerce and Franchise System Trade Secrets: Avoiding Collisions on the Super Highway," International Franchise Association's 36th Annual Legal Symposium, May 2003. Assistant Counsel, Hooters of America, Inc., 1996-1998. Rudnick & Wolfe - Piper Rudnick - DLA Piper US LLP, 1999-2007. Member: District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association (Member: Business Law Section; Technology Committee; The Forum on Franchising; Young Lawyer Division). Practice Areas: Franchise Law; Franchise Distribution; International Franchising; Corporate Law; Contracts; Franchise Regulation; Intellectual Property Licensing.Email: Regina Amolsch
Leslie D. Curran (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, District of Columbia. (Not admitted in Virginia). Education: Elizabethtown College (B.A., 1996); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Franchise.Email: Leslie D. Curran
Marisa Faunce (Partner) born Washington, D.C., July 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia; 1995, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1991); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, The College of William & Mary (J.D., 1994). Order of the Coif. Member, William and Mary Law Review, 1992-1994. Member, Franchise Times Legal Eagle, 2006-2009. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Forum on Franchising). Practice Areas: Franchises and Franchising; Franchise Distribution; Franchise Law; Franchise Termination; International Franchising; Franchise Regulation; Trademarks.Email: Marisa Faunce
Mark A. Kirsch (Partner) born Washington, DC; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 2003, Virginia. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., cum laude, 1980); George Washington University (J.D., 1984). Selected for inclusion in: International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers; The Best Lawyers in America; Virginia Super Lawyers; District of Columbia Super Lawyers; "Legal Eagles," Franchise Times. Author: "Mergers and Acquisitions Involving Franchise Networks: Pre-Acquisition Due Diligence," International Franchise Association Legal Symposium, May 1999; "Franchisor Liability for Failure by Franchisees to Comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act," Franchise Law Journal, Vol. 19, No. 4, Spring 2000. Co-author: "The Accidental Franchise," ABA Forum on Franchising, Oct, 2001; "Dual Branding: The New Franchising Phenomenon," Leaders Franchising and Business Law Alert, Nov./Dec. 1995. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State (Chairman, Franchise and Distribution Law Committee, 1999-2001) and American Bar Association (Business Law Section, Forum on Franchising); Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Franchise Law; Licensing and Distribution Law; Corporate and Commercial Transactions; International Transactions.Email: Mark A. Kirsch
David W. Koch (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan; 1993, District of Columbia; 2007, Virginia. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., with high honors, 1981); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Attorney-Advisor to the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 1987-1989. Editor-in-Chief, The Franchise Lawyer (American Bar Association Forum on Franchising), 2004-2007. Best Lawyers in America; International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (Franchise); Franchise Times "Legal Eagle". Member: American Bar Association (Forum on Franchising, Section of Antitrust Law, Section of International Law); International Bar Association. Special Agencies: Federal Trade Commission. Practice Areas: Franchise Law(50%); Franchise Regulation(25%); International Franchising(10%); Contracts(10%); Antitrust and Trade Regulation(5%).Email: David W. Koch
Michael R. Laidhold (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania; 2001, District of Columbia; 2005, Virginia. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1994); University of Pittsburgh (M.P.I.A.; J.D., 1999). Author: "New Business Opportunity Rule Proposed by FTC," The Franchise Handbook (October 2006); "Private Party Access to the WTO," 12 Transnational Lawyer 427 (1999). Co-Author: "The FACT Act and its Effect on Franchising," Franchise World (June 2004). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Franchise Law; Distribution; International Law; Corporate Law.Email: Michael R. Laidhold
Lee J. Plave (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, New York; 1987, District of Columbia; 2004, Virginia. Education: Clark University (B.A., 1980); New York Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Selected for inclusion in: Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business; The Best Lawyers in America; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in the South and Southwest; International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers; International Who's Who of Business Lawyers; Who's Who Legal: The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers; Franchise Times - "Legal Eagles." Previous Experience: Federal Trade Commission (1983-1987); Brownstein Zeidman and Schomer - Rudnick & Wolfe - Piper Rudnick - DLA Piper US LLP (1987-2007). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; New York State Bar Association; American Bar Association (Forum on Franchising; International Section); International Bar Association (Section on Business Law; Committee on Franchising); Virginia State Bar. Special Agencies: Federal Trade Commission. Practice Areas: Franchising(80%); Trade Regulation; Technology Licensing(5%); Domain Name(15%).Email: Lee J. Plave
Ben Reed (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, District of Columbia. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A.S., 1995); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1998).
James Rubinger (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Virginia; 1982, New York; 1984, District of Columbia. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1977); The George Washington University Law School (J.D., 1980). Law Clerk to the Honorable J. Clifford Wallace, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1980-1981. Practice Areas: Franchise Litigation; Franchise Mediation; Franchise Termination; Franchise Law; Franchise Arbitration.Email: James Rubinger
John M. Tifford (Partner) admitted to bar, 1965, New York; 1977, Virginia; 1978, District of Columbia. Education: The City College of New York (B.A., 1962); Cornell University (LL.B., 1965). Program Advisor for Franchising, Federal Trade Commission, 1978-1988. Author: "Complying with the Updated and Upgraded FTC Franchise Rule - Lessons Learned" (2008); "Defending Civil Enforcement Actions by the FTC or the States" (2004); "An FTC Investigation: 22 Questions and Answers" (1992); "Franchise Sales Regulation" (1985); "The Law of Advertising" (1996). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Who's Who in America; Virginia Super Lawyers; Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers; Franchise Times "Legal Eagles". Member, Cornell Law School Moot Court Team, 1964-1965. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; New York State, Virginia and American (Forum Committee on Franchising) Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Federal Trade Commission. Practice Areas: Franchising(80%); Licensing(10%); Consumer Protection(5%); Advertising Law(5%).Email: John M. Tifford
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