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From the IFA's Legal Symposium
In the last several years, private investment groups and wealthy, experienced business owners have showed increased interest in purchasing franchisees. At the same time, food and retail franchisors have moved more deeply into developing units at nontraditional locations, such as airports, colleges and hospitals. These twin developments have been, for the most part, highly positive for the franchising industry.
However, both trends have raised one major challenge for franchisors: negotiating contract terms that deviate from their standard FDD. In order to come to agreements with attractive franchisee prospects or to reflect the unique circumstances of nontraditional venues, franchisors have often had to abandon their take-it-or-leave-it attitude about their form contract. Moving on to the next candidate or the next venue in a tough economy isn't a recipe for brand growth. How franchisors can both satisfy their needs for standardization while meeting the circumstances that arise with sophisticated investors and in nontraditional venues was the subject of a session on advanced contract negotiating and drafting techniques at the IFA's 46th Annual Legal Symposium in May.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
How AI Has Affected PR
When we consider how the use of AI affects legal PR and communications, we have to look at it as an industrywide global phenomenon. A recent online conference provided an overview of the latest AI trends in public relations, and specifically, the impact of AI on communications. Here are some of the key points and takeaways from several of the speakers, who provided current best practices, tips, concerns and case studies.