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Movers & Shakers
W. Michael Garner has opened a new firm, W. Michael Garner, P.A., with offices in Minneapolis and New York. Formerly a name partner of Dady & Garner, Garner said that the new firm's focus will be “on developing creative and aggressive solutions for franchisees, dealers, and distributors” to resolve their disputes with franchisors and suppliers. He cited project-based billing as one example of the innovations he is bringing to his franchise practice. Garner is the author of a three-volume treatise on franchise and distribution law.
John Baer and Beata Krakus, new additions to the Chicago office of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., are making presentations at the IFA Legal Symposium and IBA-IFA conference this month. In October 2009, Baer was the first recipient of the ABA Forum on Franchising's Lewis G. Rudnick Award for a “lifetime of achievement” in franchise law.
W. Michael Garner has opened a new firm, W. Michael Garner, P.A., with offices in Minneapolis and
John Baer and Beata Krakus, new additions to the Chicago office of
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