Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, CONFERENCES: Canadian Bar Association to Hold 12th Annual Franchising Law Conference in Toronto, (Nov 1, 2012)
The Canadian Bar Association will be holding its 12th annual franchising law conference, entitled at the Ontario Bar Association Conference Centre in Toronto on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. The program, entitled “For Better or For Worse: Franchise Relationships Over the Long Term,” aims to cover the various aspects of the franchise relationship from beginning to end, with a focus on the interplay between entrepreneurship and franchisor-franchisee interdependence.
The program will begin with introductory remarks by co-chair Steven Goldman and Peter Viitre and an annual legal update offered by Jennifer Dolman and Jeffrey Hoffman. These will be followed by a workshop panel titled “Lessons Learned: The Most Common Mistakes Made by Franchise Counsel in the Disclosure Process and How to Avoid Them.”
Other workshop sessions will include:
“Relationship Summit,” exploring the key facets and stages of the franchise relationship and its management;
“In the Best Interest of the Brand,” discussing issues relating to advertising and discounting, social media, franchisor control and rebranding, local goodwill, and trademark use and licensing;
“The Effective Use of Advisory Counsels,” examining what franchise advisory counsels are, what they do, how they should be structured, and how they can be most effectively managed;
“Creative and Efficient Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Franchising,” reviewing the principles of mediation and evaluating its utility in resolving franchise disputes;
“Renewing Your Vows or Remarrying Beyond Country Style: Other things to Consider on Franchise Transfers and Renewals,” canvassing the underlying legal aspects of franchise renewal and resale transactions; and
“The Elusive ‘Clean Break’: Termination and Post-Termination Rights and Obligations,” focusing on the rights and remedies typically contained in a franchise agreement to help manage an orderly wind-up.
The program will conclude with a panel workshop, “Hot Topics in Rescission,” that will discuss: the steps to take in preparing and delivering a notice of rescission, the legal considerations involved in preparing the notice and in different rescission claims, and “how best to get to the end-game through litigation and settlement strategies.”
Faculty for the conference will include: Leslie Dizgun, Lorraine Fleck, Susan Friedman, Andraya Frith, Clark Harrop, Thomas G. Heintzman, OC, QC, Darrell Jarvis, Liisa Kaarid, David Kornhauser, Ned Levitt, Jonathan Lisus, Rosanne Manson, Randy Pepper, Frank Robinson, Ian Roher, Derek Ronde, David Shaw, Debi Sutin, Taimi Williamson, and John Yiokaris,
Additional information is available at: http://www.cba.org/pd/details_en.aspx?id=ON_12FRA1106C .
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