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Spandorf Joins Davis, Wright Tremaine
Rochelle Spandorf has left the Los Angeles office of Sonnenschein, Nath and Rosenthal LLP to join Davis, Wright Tremaine LLP, also in Los Angeles, where she is a partner. Spandorf is a member of the FBLA editorial advisory board and regular contributor to the publication.
“DWT has an existing franchise practice,” Spandorf said. “It is also one of the nation's premier hospitality law firms, representing hospitality businesses of all sizes and sophistication from national restaurant, hotel, and retail chains to wineries and single-unit or regional chains ' . I augment the firm's existing franchise practice by expanding the practice into non-hospitality industry sectors and lending my expertise in franchise and distribution law to the firm's existing franchise and distribution clients.”
Spandorf added that she will be able to leverage DWT's “full-service capabilities” in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property protection, public and private securities offerings, labor, licensing and regulatory services, and government relations.
Franchise paralegal Janet Reyes and Linda Rogers-Isom joined Spandorf at DWT.
Spandorf Joins
Rochelle Spandorf has left the Los Angeles office of
“DWT has an existing franchise practice,” Spandorf said. “It is also one of the nation's premier hospitality law firms, representing hospitality businesses of all sizes and sophistication from national restaurant, hotel, and retail chains to wineries and single-unit or regional chains ' . I augment the firm's existing franchise practice by expanding the practice into non-hospitality industry sectors and lending my expertise in franchise and distribution law to the firm's existing franchise and distribution clients.”
Spandorf added that she will be able to leverage DWT's “full-service capabilities” in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property protection, public and private securities offerings, labor, licensing and regulatory services, and government relations.
Franchise paralegal Janet Reyes and Linda Rogers-Isom joined Spandorf at DWT.
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