Jenkens & GilchristAUSTIN CHICAGO DALLAS HOUSTON LOS ANGELES Los Angeles Jonathan Solish, shareholder and co-chair of the firm's Franchise &
Distribution Law practice group, represents franchisors in
commercial disputes, with a particular emphasis on class actions
and system-wide disputes. He has spoken to legal and business
audiences at more than twenty national conventions. He has
served as Associate Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the Franchise
Law Journal and served on the steering committee of the ABA
Forum Committee on Franchising Litigation and Alternative
Dispute Resolution. He has handled franchise disputes in more
than 30 states and has more than 25 favorable reported decisions
on behalf of franchisors. Kenneth Costello, shareholder and co-chair of the firm's Franchise
& Distribution Law practice group, has a national practice and
over 27 years experience in U.S. and international franchise,
intellectual property, and mergers and acquisitions matters. He is
honored in the prestigious International Who's Who of Franchise
Lawyers as one of the "most highly regarded" lawyers worldwide,
and by Los Angeles Magazine as a 2006 Franchise "Super
Lawyer". He has testified on franchise trade regulation issues
before the FTC and has been consulted by local and national
media on franchising issues, including The Wall Street Journal,
The New York Times, CBS News, Forbes, Entrepreneur and
SkyRadio. He serves on the IFA's Franchise Supplier Forum
Advisory Board and its Legal, Legislative and Membership
Committees; on the ABA Forum on Franchising; California State
Bar Franchise Specialization Committee; and on the Board of
Editors of Leader's "Franchising Business & Law Alert" and
Andrew's "Franchise & Distribution Litigation Reporter." Joel Siegel, shareholder, handles commercial litigation in federal and
state courts as well as through alternative conflict resolution
techniques including the franchise, petroleum and hospitality
industries. He also counsels clients in various franchise matters
including the formation of franchise systems, mergers and
acquisitions, public offerings, debt financings, and franchise
regulation compliance. Mr. Siegel has successfully represented
private and publicly held companies in numerous trademark,
shareholder derivative, competition, antitrust, fraud, advertising,
termination, encroachment and standards enforcement cases
across the country. He has served as Chair of the State Bar of
California, Franchise Law Committee, Business Law Section and
has authored several published matters on franchise law. Mr. Siegel
is a member of the ABA Forum on Franchising;; and IFA Council
of Franchise Suppliers. Glenn Plattner, shareholder, handles franchise and related
commercial litigation, including assisting franchisors in
termination proceedings, enforcement of contractual terms, such
as covenants not to compete and protection of trademarks and
trade secrets. He has tried cases in both State and Federal Court,
as well as numerous appeals, arbitrations and mediations. He has
a number of opinions on his cases published by the Ninth Circuit,
the California Court of Appeals and the Business Franchise
Guide. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Los
Angeles County Bar Association, and State Bar of California
Franchise Law Committee (co-chair, 2001-2004). Keith Klein, shareholder, focuses his practice on litigation primarily
in the areas of franchise and distribution law, trademark,
copyright, trade secrets, and real estate. Mr. Klein's franchise
expertise includes litigating issues regarding the applicability of the
California Franchise Investment Law to international franchise
sales, the enforcement of quality assurance procedures, and the
enforcement of franchise development obligations. Mr. Klein also
provides services regarding Internet intellectual property licensing
and e-commerce. He is a member of the American Bar
Association's Forum on Franchising, the California State Bar
Association and Los Angeles County Bar Association. Anthony Marks, shareholder, focuses his practice on counseling
clients in a broad range of franchise and corporate transactional
matters. He counsels clients on domestic and international
franchising, mergers and acquisitions, financing, Internet related
intellectual property licenses and e-commerce, and routine
corporate transactional matters.. Mr. Marks is a member of
California State Bar's Franchise Law Committee, American Bar
Association's Forum on Franchising, and Los Angeles County Bar
Association. Brian H. Cole, counsel, focuses his practice on franchise and
distribution law. He has over 20 years experience in representing
franchisors in transactional and regulatory matters including
acquisitions and divestitures, negotiation of franchise agreements,
franchise registration, operational advice, and real estate
development. He is Vice-Chair of the California State Bar's
Franchise Law Committee and a member of the American Bar
Association's Forum on Franchising. Natasha A. Bellroth, associate, focuses her practice on commercial
litigation and franchise and distribution law. Ms. Bellroth is a
member of the California State Bar Association. Andrew Chereck, associate, focuses his practice on franchise and
distribution law. Mr. Chereck is a member of the California State
Bar Association and Los Angeles County Bar Association. Ryan Fischbach, associate, focuses his practice on commercial
litigation and franchise & distribution law. He has experience in a
wide-array of franchise and commercial disputes, including
recently assisting an aircraft distributor in obtaining a multimilliondollar
arbitration award. He has represented franchisors in a
variety of actions, from breach of contract to enforcement of
non-competition provisions. He is a member of Los Angeles
County Bar Association and the American Bar Association Forum
on Franchising. Benazeer Roshan, associate, focuses her practice primarily on
commercial litigation and franchise and distribution law. She is a
member of Women's Franchise Network of Southern California,
Los Angeles County Bar Association and Beverly Hills Bar
Association. Houston Christopher M. Brown, shareholder, handles general commercial
litigation for small business and major corporate clients. He
specializes in real estate disputes and litigation involving
distribution of products and services. He represents a variety of
franchisor clients in disputes with their franchisees. This
experience, coupled with his knowledge of real estate matters
makes him uniquely qualified to counsel franchisor clients on the
various lease hold issues so often included in the transfer or
termination of a franchise relationship. He is a member of the
Texas Bar Foundation, Houston Bar Association, Texas
Association of Defense Counsel, and ABA Forum on
Franchising. Clay Steely, shareholder, specializes in commercial and real property
litigation. He has represented franchisors in cases involving
vicarious liability, forcible entry and detainer, breach of contract,
deceptive trade practices, misrepresentation and fraud issues
surrounding Uniform Franchise Offerings Circulars, and franchise
agreements. He is a contributing author to SMU Law Review -
Franchise Law Update, member of the Texas Association of
Defense Counsel, American Bar Association and Texas Bar
Foundation. Washington, DC Tina Sharma, shareholder, practices in immigration law with
particular emphasis on business immigration for the technology
industry. She also advises clients on immigration issues related to
franchises. She was formerly lead in-house immigration counsel
for a major technology company of over 9,000 employees. Her
experience includes immigration consequences of major
corporate reorganizations, mergers, layoffs and name changes;
public access and I-9 program improvement; consular processing;
H-1s; L-1s; political asylum; defense of removal; international
adoptions; and family-based immigration cases. She is a member
of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, American Bar
Association, Maryland State Bar Association, New York State Bar
Association, The Association of American Lawyers from the
Indian Subcontinent and The Network of Indian Professionals. |