Cases
Experience: Areas of International Franchise
Distribution Experience: Australia & New Zeal
Canada
Mexico, South America & Central America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela)
The Caribbean & Mid-Atlantic (Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cuba, Curacao, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Trinidad
Tobago, Virgin Isl
s)
Africa & the Middle East (the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia)
Europe (the Baltics, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Norway, Pol
, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerl
, United Kingdom)
Asia (Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thail
, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vietnam)
International Franchise
Distribution: Serve as international counsel to: A well-known publicly traded QSR franchisor concerning its worldwide franchise operations.
Multiple well-known publicly traded retailers concerning their worldwide international expansion.
A well-known publicly traded furniture manufacturer concerning its worldwide distributor network.
Numerous franchisors in various industries concerning their international franchise expansion efforts.
Represent a major oil company in the expansion of its retail gasoline business
operations in Mexico.
Represented a well-known QSR franchisor in negotiating
documenting a multi-unit development agreement to open cloud kitchens in India.
Represented a well-known QSR franchisor concerning its renegotiation of a multi-unit development agreement for Japan.
Represented a well-known QSR franchisor in multiple acquisitions of international franchisee-owned restaurants.
Represented a major oil company concerning the revision of its arrangement with its foreign franchisee in Brazil.
Represented a global hotel
casino company in establishing hotel
casino operations in Macau through a license agreement.
Represented a global medical device manufacturer in its post-acquisition integration of more than 60 U.S.
international distributors.
Represented a U.S.-based franchisor in the business services sector with respect to structuring master franchise agreements throughout the world, including Europe, Asia, Latin America
the Middle East.
Represented a major oil company concerning the revision of its arrangement with its foreign franchisees in Japan.
Domestic Franchise
Distribution: Serve as franchise counsel to: A major oil company concerning its multiple U.S. franchise programs.
Numerous international franchisors concerning their U.S. franchise expansion efforts.
A well-known QSR franchisor concerning its U.S. franchise program for multiple br
s.
A medical service franchisor concerning its U.S. franchise program.
Numerous franchisors across the country in various industries concerning their U.S. franchise programs.
Numerous startup franchise companies in structuring their franchise programs.
Serve as distribution counsel for a medical device manufacturer.
Serve as U.S. distribution counsel for a Canada-based automotive paint manufacturer.
Serve as U.S. distribution counsel for an Australian-based manufacturer of polyethylene compression pipe fittings.
Representation of nation's largest barbecue franchisor concerning its U.S.
international franchise operations.
Represented a Florida-based distributor of chemical products in structuring
on-going advice concerning a sophisticated distribution network in the United States.
Represented a health club franchise program concerning its rebr
ing of the franchise system.
Represented a UK manufacturer in structuring a sophisticated distribution network in the United States.
Represented a global manufacturer of engineered access covers
surface water drainage products concerning its U.S. market entry strategy
structuring of a distribution network in the United States.
Franchise Mergers
Acquisitions: Represented a well-known QSR franchisor in its sale to private-equity firm.
Represented a veterinary clinic franchisor in its acquisition of approximately 100 separate franchisee-owned hospitals.
Represented a mortgage brokerage franchisor in its sale to a publicly traded real estate brokerage company.
Represented a fast casual franchisor in separate acquisitions of franchisee-owned restaurants.
Represented a well-known pizza franchisor in its acquisition of multi-unit franchisee-owned restaurants.
Represented numerous private equity firms in their acquisition of multiple well-known QSR br
ed restaurants owned by large multi-unit franchisees.
Represented a large multi-unit franchisee in its sale of multiple gyms to well-known private equity firm.
Represented a private equity firm in its purchase of multiple gyms owned by large multi-unit franchisee.
Represented a private equity firm in its purchase of multiple well-known donut br
ed stores owned by large multi-unit franchisee.
Represented a Miami-based private equity firm in its acquisition of a jewelry
watch repair franchise program.
Represented an investment partnership in its acquisition of a health club franchise program.
Advised a major oil company regarding franchise law matters in connection with the US$2.5 billion sale of its Southern California refining
marketing businesses, including approximately 800 retail gas stations in Southern California, Nevada
Arizona.
Represented a global medical device manufacturer in its acquisition of a German-based medical equipment franchise program.
Represented a Chicago-based private equity firm in its acquisition of a performance-based music franchise program.
Represented a San Francisco-based private equity firm in its acquisition of a used-car franchise program.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Greenfield prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP
