Insolvency in Franchise Businesses: Minimizing Risk and Maximizing Recovery Under the Bankruptcy Code
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
Outline
- Franchise bankruptcy — overview and current trends
- Bankruptcy law generally
- Franchise law generally
- Current trends
- When a franchisee faces insolvency
- Pre-bankruptcy strategies
- Franchisee-debtor
- Franchisor-creditor
- Post-bankruptcy strategies
- Franchisee-debtor
- Franchisor-creditor
- Pre-bankruptcy strategies
- When a franchisor faces insolvency
- Pre-bankruptcy strategies
- Franchisor-debtor
- Franchisee
- Post-bankruptcy strategies
1. Franchisor-debtor
2. Franchisee
- Pre-bankruptcy strategies
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- How is the current economic crisis impacting franchise agreements?
- What provisions can franchisors and franchisees consider in negotiating and drafting agreements to protect against potential losses due to bankruptcy?
- What are the best and most cost-effective practices for a franchisor to pursue when a franchisee files for bankruptcy protection?
Faculty
Craig R. Tractenberg
Partner
Nixon Peabody
He is a member of the firm's business litigation and bankruptcy teams. His representative matters include acquisitions... | Read More
He is a member of the firm's business litigation and bankruptcy teams. His representative matters include acquisitions and dispositions of franchise systems and restaurants, franchise encroachment, and termination and non-renewal litigation.
CloseTimothy P. Duggan
Shareholder
Stark & Stark
He chairs the firm's Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights group. He represents banks, equipment leasing companies, shopping... | Read More
He chairs the firm's Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights group. He represents banks, equipment leasing companies, shopping centers and trade creditors in state court litigation and bankruptcy cases.
CloseNelwyn W. Inman
Shareholder
Baker Donelson
She advises clients in bankruptcy and restructuring issues. She defends creditors and other parties in preference... | Read More
She advises clients in bankruptcy and restructuring issues. She defends creditors and other parties in preference suits, lien avoidance actions and other bankruptcy claims.
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$297