Greenberg Traurig is proud to sponsor the 2025 IFA Legal Symposium on May 4-6.
Shareholder Toni Brown is the moderator and speaker for the "Supply Chain Management in Franchise Systems - Legal Risks and Strategies for Compliance" session on May 5, 10:30-11:45 a.m. ET and May 6, 3:00– 4:15 p.m. ET. The session will explore the legal and business challenges in managing supply chains within franchise networks, including navigating the internal and external relationships that impact the overall optimization of the franchise system’s supply chain. The session will explore the differences between franchisor-managed supply chain systems, versus those managed by purchasing cooperatives, and analyze best practices for working and communicating with the franchise system under both scenarios. The session will also include a review of the contracting process, transparency and the impact on disclosure requirements, and an overview of how the business and legal teams can and should work together to adapt to changing market conditions to ensure continuity of supply to the system.
Of Counsel Aaron Van Nostrand is a panelist for the "Joint Liability Standards: Where Does the Franchise Community Stand Now" session on May 5, 3:00– 4:15 p.m. and May 6, 10:15-11:15 a.m. This session will analyze the status of various joint liability standards including where joint employment, independent contractor, and vicarious liability stands in both the federal and state arenas. The session will include an in-depth review of how recent changes in joint employer and these standards are affecting franchise relationships as well as litigation of third-party claims against franchisors and franchisees. The session will then also address and provide practical examples of the application of the joint employer laws to various aspects of the franchise business.
Shareholder Ed Chansky will speak during the "In-House Counsel Intensive" on May 6, 1:30-2:45 p.m. ET. Ed's session, "Consumer Regulatory Issues - Focus on Junk Fees and Click-to-Cancel," will provide practical guidance for brands navigating the evolving landscape of state and federal laws regulating unfair and deceptive fees (aka “junk fees”) and negative option arrangements often used in subscription and membership-based models (aka “click to cancel" laws).