Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Franchising, distribution lawyer Steven Goldman joins Garvey Schubert Barer, (May 15, 2015)

Garvey Schubert Barer has added franchising and distribution attorney Steven Goldman as an Owner in the firm’s Hospitality, Travel & Tourism Practice Team. Prior to joining Garvey Schubert’s Washington, D.C., office, Goldman was a partner at Quarles & Brady LLP.

Goldman has extensive experience in all aspects of the life cycle of franchise systems and hotel contracts, including launching franchise systems in the United States and overseas; negotiating franchise and management agreements; developing and implementing quality assurance, e-commerce and revenue and management systems; and franchised and managed hotel transfers, workouts, receiverships and terminations. He previously served as Senior Litigation Counsel for Holiday Inns International, General Counsel of the Sheraton Franchise Division, and as Corporate Officer and head of the Brand Transactions and Franchising Group and the IP Group at Marriott International. He is currently an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown Law Center, and was previously Chairman of the America Bar Association Forum on Franchising.

Garvey Schubert Barer is an international law firm with six offices in Anchorage, Beijing, New York, Portland, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. The firm represents clients locally, nationally, and internationally, with a particular focus on the Pacific Rim.

Attorneys: Steven Goldman (Garvey Schubert Barer)

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