Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Franchise lawyers Lynne Hanson and Craig Knobbe join Moye White, (Jun 9, 2014)

Denver law firm Moye White LLP has added Lynne M. Hanson and Craig J. Knobbe as partners in its Franchise & Distribution practice, according to a recent announcement. Both attorneys were previously Of Counsel with Ballard Spahr LLP. Paralegal Karin Tupper, who has worked with Hanson and Knobbe for more than 20 years, has also joined the firm.

Hanson has represented franchisors in general business, regulatory, and transactional matters for more than 20 years. She has worked with dozens of franchise systems, of all sizes and across many industries, both in the United States and internationally. Hanson frequently serves as “outside general counsel” for franchisors that do not have in-house counsel. A graduate of Carleton College (B.A.) and the University of Colorado Law School (J.D.), she is a member of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Franchising and its Business Law Section. Hanson has written extensively for franchise law publications.

Focusing his practice on franchise and distribution, real estate, and corporate law, Knobbe represents franchisors in matters relating to franchise registration and disclosure laws (including transactions in Mexico and Canada), corporate issues, mergers and acquisitions, general business, and real estate. He has published articles in various legal publications and taught franchise law principles at the Colorado Bar Association’s Business Law Institute in 2013. A graduate of the University of Arizona (B.S., B.A.) and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (J.D.), Knobbe is a member of the Order of St. Ives, an honorary scholastic legal society.

Moye White LLP is a Denver-based business law firm with approximately 50 attorneys, serving clients throughout Colorado, the Rocky Mountain West, nationally, and internationally.

Attorneys: Lynne M. Hanson and Craig J. Knobbe (Moye White LLP)

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