Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Quarles & Brady adds Gerald Wells in Washington, D.C., (Apr 2, 2014)
Organizations Mentioned:DLA Piper | Quarles & Brady, LLP | University of Maryland
Franchise and distribution attorney Gerald C. Wells has joined Quarles & Brady LLP as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He was previously a partner at DLA Piper.
A member of Quarles & Brady’s Corporate Services Practice Group, Wells focuses his practice on franchising, licensing, distribution, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate law. His experience includes negotiating and drafting franchise and distribution agreements, asset purchase agreements, and related commercial contracts; preparing domestic and international franchise disclosure documents; counseling clients with respect to compliance with state and federal regulatory issues; and advising franchisors regarding all aspects of the franchise relationship. Wells has been involved in numerous corporate transactions related to the acquisition and sale of franchise systems and has represented businesses on a wide variety of corporate and transactional matters.
He has worked in the legal departments of U.S. Office Products Company and Hewlett-Packard Company. His in-house experience involved a wide range of business matters and intellectual property transactions. A graduate of the University of Maryland (B.A.) and the College of William & Mary (J.D.), Wells is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Georgia, and Maryland.
Quarles & Brady LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 450 attorneys practicing from offices in Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Naples and Tampa, Fla.; Chicago, Ill; Madison and Milwaukee, Wis.; Washington, D.C.
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