Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, INDUSTRY NEWS: Kirsch, Gilbert Join Gray Plant Mooty’s Franchise & Distribution Practice, (Feb 4, 2013)
Organizations Mentioned:Boston University | DLA Piper | Gray Plant Mooty, PA | Hayes and Boone, LLP | International Franchise Association | Plave Koch, PLLC | University of Rochester
High profile franchise attorneys Mark Kirsch and Jan S. Gilbert joined Gray Plant Mooty’s 32-member Franchise & Distribution Practice Group, according to a February 1 announcement. As principals, the attorneys bring more than 50 years of combined experience in the franchise industry to the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Kirsch focuses his practice on domestic and international franchising and distribution matters, with an emphasis on transactional and regulatory work, mergers and acquisitions, and international franchising. He is currently the vice chair of the International Franchise Association’s Supplier Forum Advisory Board and will join the IPA Board in 2013. A graduate of the University of Rochester (B.A.) and George Washington University (J.D.), Kirsch previously practiced at DLA Piper and, most recently, at Plave Koch PLC.
For more than 20 years, Gilbert has counseled both start-up and mature franchisors on all aspects of domestic and international franchising. He is currently the articles and topics editor for the American Bar Association’s Franchise Law Journal. A graduate of London School of Economics (G.C.), McGill University (B.A.), and Boston University (J.D.), Gilbert previously practiced in the Washington office of Hayes and Boone, LLP.
Gray Plant Mooty is a 170-attorney, full-service law firm with offices in Minneapolis, St. Cloud, Minnesota, and Washington, D.C.
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