Garner, Ginsburg & Johnsen, P.A. Law Offices

What Have Our Restaurant Franchise Lawyers Done?

Our firm of restaurant franchise lawyers represent restaurant franchisees across the country in matters involving:

• Reimaging and refreshing restaurants: When a franchisor decides that it wants franchisees to refresh their restaurants or upgrade to an entirely new image, the financial burden falls on the franchisee. These changes may follow prior image upgrades and they may be disproportionately expensive. Our restaurant franchise lawyers may be able to help you draw the line on renovations and resolve your upgrade problem.
• Advertising funds: Franchisees may find that their ad contributions are going towards paying the franchisor’s overhead or being invested in bad campaigns. The franchisor may not even account for where the fund is going. Our restaurant attorneys have helped franchisees insist on transparency and clarity in ad funds.
• Approved vendors: Many franchisors require franchisees to purchase only from approved vendors, sometimes at inflated prices. We have deep experience assisting franchisees in challenging approved vendors and getting products from economical sources.
• Moving on: If you have left a franchise system and are being threatened or sued for claims of trademark or service mark infringement, we can help devise a plan of attack. Our franchise restaurant lawyers have helped businesses in similar situations move past such disputes so they could focus on operating their own successful independent restaurants.