Movers & Shakers

Field Fisher Waterhouse Adds Three Veteran Franchise Attorneys

Three franchise specialists from Eversheds LLP have joined the London office of Field Fisher Waterhouse, creating a combined practice that is arguably the largest and deepest in Europe. The merged practice will be led by Field Fisher Waterhouse partner Mark Abell and former Eversheds partner and Head of Franchising Chris Wormald.

Joining FFW are Wormald, Dr. Martin Mendelsohn, and Shelley Nadler. The merger will create a team of 24 lawyers, including seven partners based in London, specializing in franchising and licensing work.

'Our combined resources give us unparalleled depth and expertise which mean that we will be able to offer even better quality, cost-effective advice to clients, whether they are big multinationals or smaller start-up businesses,' said Abell.

Abell and Wormald are listed by Chambers Global as two of the world's top five franchise lawyers and are the only two in Europe (the other three are in the U.S.). Mendelsohn is the founder of the International Franchising Committee of the International Bar Association and is also responsible for the establishment and continuing existence of the Journal of International Franchising Law; he has over 40 years of experience advising clients on franchising, distribution, agency, and licensing transactions.

'There has always been a mutual respect between our two teams,' said Wormald, who was franchising partner at Eversheds for almost 12 years, succeeding Mendelsohn as the firm's Head of Franchising. 'We are very excited at the prospect of unlocking more franchise and variant structure for businesses for whose expansion and re-engineering needs it may be an excellent'though surprisingly still little understood ' option.'

ABA Franchise Forum Names 2008 Nominating Committee

The ABA Franchise Forum has named its 2008 Nominating Committee, which will recommend candidates to fill open positions on the Forum's Governing Committee.

Edward Wood Dunham (Wiggin Dana) is chair of the Forum. The nominating committee consists of Dennis Wieczorek (DLA Piper US LLP), who is chair; Richard Asbill (Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP), Jennifer Moore (Greenberg Traurig LLP), Michael Einbinder (Einbinder & Dunn), and Marcus Banks (Wyndham Worldwide Corporation).

Forum members wishing to recommend candidates to fill the positions should convey comments in writing to Dennis Wieczorek at [email protected]. The deadline for recommendations is June 2.

The Nominating Committee will recommend candidates for Chair-Elect and three Member-at-Large positions on the Governing Committee beginning August 2009, when Dunham, Carol Anne Been, Harris J. Chernow, and Ronald K. Gardner will have completed their terms. An election to fill these positions will take place at the Forum's Annual Business Meeting, on Oct. 16, 2008, at the ABA Franchise Forum in Austin, TX.

Richard Rosen Receives AAFD Total Quality Franchising Lifetime Achievement Award

Richard L. Rosen was presented with the 'Total Quality Franchising Award for Lifetime Achievement' by the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers ('AAFD') at AAFD's annual conference in Newport News, VA, in May.

Founder of the Richard L. Rosen Law Firm PLLC (New York, NY), Rosen is a member of the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, a founding member of the New York State Bar Association's Franchise Law Committee and Legal Steering Committee, and a member of the Steering Committee of the National Franchise Mediation Program.

'Richard has been a long time contributor and friend of the AAFD,' said AAFD Chairman Robert Purvin. 'He has been recognized in the past as an AAFD Member of the Year and AAFD Supporting Member of the Year, he has been on the AAFD Board of Directors for several years, and for more than 12 years has been a member of the Fair Franchising Standards Committee, serving as its Chairman since 2000.'

Field Fisher Waterhouse Adds Three Veteran Franchise Attorneys

Three franchise specialists from Eversheds LLP have joined the London office of Field Fisher Waterhouse, creating a combined practice that is arguably the largest and deepest in Europe. The merged practice will be led by Field Fisher Waterhouse partner Mark Abell and former Eversheds partner and Head of Franchising Chris Wormald.

Joining FFW are Wormald, Dr. Martin Mendelsohn, and Shelley Nadler. The merger will create a team of 24 lawyers, including seven partners based in London, specializing in franchising and licensing work.

'Our combined resources give us unparalleled depth and expertise which mean that we will be able to offer even better quality, cost-effective advice to clients, whether they are big multinationals or smaller start-up businesses,' said Abell.

Abell and Wormald are listed by Chambers Global as two of the world's top five franchise lawyers and are the only two in Europe (the other three are in the U.S.). Mendelsohn is the founder of the International Franchising Committee of the International Bar Association and is also responsible for the establishment and continuing existence of the Journal of International Franchising Law; he has over 40 years of experience advising clients on franchising, distribution, agency, and licensing transactions.

'There has always been a mutual respect between our two teams,' said Wormald, who was franchising partner at Eversheds for almost 12 years, succeeding Mendelsohn as the firm's Head of Franchising. 'We are very excited at the prospect of unlocking more franchise and variant structure for businesses for whose expansion and re-engineering needs it may be an excellent'though surprisingly still little understood ' option.'

ABA Franchise Forum Names 2008 Nominating Committee

The ABA Franchise Forum has named its 2008 Nominating Committee, which will recommend candidates to fill open positions on the Forum's Governing Committee.

Edward Wood Dunham (Wiggin Dana) is chair of the Forum. The nominating committee consists of Dennis Wieczorek (DLA Piper US LLP), who is chair; Richard Asbill (Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP), Jennifer Moore (Greenberg Traurig LLP), Michael Einbinder (Einbinder & Dunn), and Marcus Banks (Wyndham Worldwide Corporation).

Forum members wishing to recommend candidates to fill the positions should convey comments in writing to Dennis Wieczorek at [email protected]. The deadline for recommendations is June 2.

The Nominating Committee will recommend candidates for Chair-Elect and three Member-at-Large positions on the Governing Committee beginning August 2009, when Dunham, Carol Anne Been, Harris J. Chernow, and Ronald K. Gardner will have completed their terms. An election to fill these positions will take place at the Forum's Annual Business Meeting, on Oct. 16, 2008, at the ABA Franchise Forum in Austin, TX.

Richard Rosen Receives AAFD Total Quality Franchising Lifetime Achievement Award

Richard L. Rosen was presented with the 'Total Quality Franchising Award for Lifetime Achievement' by the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers ('AAFD') at AAFD's annual conference in Newport News, VA, in May.

Founder of the Richard L. Rosen Law Firm PLLC (New York, NY), Rosen is a member of the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, a founding member of the New York State Bar Association's Franchise Law Committee and Legal Steering Committee, and a member of the Steering Committee of the National Franchise Mediation Program.

'Richard has been a long time contributor and friend of the AAFD,' said AAFD Chairman Robert Purvin. 'He has been recognized in the past as an AAFD Member of the Year and AAFD Supporting Member of the Year, he has been on the AAFD Board of Directors for several years, and for more than 12 years has been a member of the Fair Franchising Standards Committee, serving as its Chairman since 2000.'