Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, INDUSTRY NEWS: Franchise attorney Thomas Pitegoff joins LeClairRyan, (Sep 16, 2013)

Thomas M. Pitegoff, a highly experienced corporate attorney specializing in franchise law, has joined LeClairRyan as counsel in its corporate department, the law firm has announced. He will work out of the firm’s Manhattan office.

Pitegoff has focused his practice on franchise law, business transactions, licensing, and international business. He drafts franchise agreements and disclosure documents, obtains franchise registrations for franchisors, and provides franchise compliance counseling services. He also represents entrepreneurs in the purchase and sale of franchises and area development rights, foreign franchisors in carrying out their business in the United States, and U.S. franchisors in expanding abroad.

He also works with foreign and domestic companies in establishing non-franchise distribution and licensing systems, and assists with transactional work such as entity formation, acquisitions, commercial leases, license agreements, services agreements, and intellectual property matters. He has acted as general U.S. counsel for foreign companies and as outside general counsel for U.S. companies.

Pitegoff received his J.D. from Syracuse University School of Law in 1976 and a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College in 1971. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association’s Business Law Section, the Chair of the Section’s Legislative Committee and former Chair of the Section’s Franchise Law Committee. He is a former member of the Governing Committee of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Franchising, a former editor of the Franchise Law Journal, and a member of the Legal/Legislative Committee of the International Franchise Association.

LeClairRyan has approximately 350 attorneys in offices in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

News: IndustryNewsTrends