Sotos LLP helps maintain and enhance relations between franchisees and franchisors

Contracts are drafted with sufficient controls to protect the franchisor, while, at the same time, eliminating the need for costly negotiation with every franchise sale.

Whether for a start-up company or established business, our lawyers offer valuable insight through a full range of services, including:

  • Conversion of a successful business to a successful franchise
  • Area development and master franchising
  • Franchise system mergers, sales and acquisitions
  • Expansion and finance strategies
  • Trade mark and intellectual property
  • Disclosure documentation and compliance
  • Up-to-date regulatory compliance – local, provincial, federal, international
  • Real estate transactions – leases, purchases, sales
  • Corporate and personal tax planning
  • Effective enforcement of franchise agreements
  • Dispute mediation and resolution
  • Commercial litigation
  • International expansion
  • “Canadianizing” foreign disclosure documents
  • Insolvency matters