2008 Legal Symposium--it's all in the planning: task force boosts program to new levels.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The 2008 Legal Symposium Task Force has 28 members, roughly half of whom are in-house attorneys from AAMCO AAMCO Anthony A. Martino Company , The Dwyer Group, FOCUS Brands, Friendly's, International Dairy Queen Dairy Queen (also known as DQ) is an ice-cream shop and fast-food restaurant franchise based in the United States and founded in 1940. For many years the franchise's slogan was "We treat you right!" In recent years, it has been changed to "DQ something different. , Marriott, McDonald's, Meineke, ServiceMaster, Starbucks, Subway and Yum! Brands Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) or Yum! is a Fortune 500 corporation, that operates or licenses A&W (excluding Canada), KFC, Long John Silver's, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell restaurants worldwide. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, it is the world's largest quick-service (a.k.a. . The balance of the task force is made up of seasoned and well-respected outside counsel from some of the nation's leading firms who represent a myriad of franchise clients from multiple industries, who are deeply committed to education and delivering the most take-home value. Re-branding the 2007 event Based on the reviews from the 2006 symposium, which the task force studied intently, it successfully re-branded the 2007 event as the business law conference, thereby distinguishing it from competing legal conferences. Next, the group identified timely and business-oriented general sessions, like the private-equity session and brought business executives together with their legal representatives, to provide an insider's view to The Dwyer Group's private-equity transaction. Having ServiceMaster Clean's Pres. and COO Mike Isakson moderate after he had just completed a $4.8 billion "going private" transaction with ServiceMaster the month prior, was just the boost the program needed. The breakout sessions provided a legal perspective on business issues and many panels included business professionals rather than legal folks as moderators or speakers. The changes implemented in 2007 helped to generate a record attendance of nearly 600 people. And so, building on the momentum from last year's program, the task force will continue the "business law" format for the 2008 Legal Symposium and expects to further maximize the number of attendees for each franchise organization. Seeing green and ether 2008 program features The task force members met, in person and by telephone, over the course of several months to brainstorm and then to evaluate various general session proposals for the 2008 event. First and foremost, the programming must be legal in nature, but it must be timely and relevant to the matters facing members now. In addition, there are some key social initiatives that implicate im·pli·cate tr.v. im·pli·cat·ed, im·pli·cat·ing, im·pli·cates 1. To involve or connect intimately or incriminatingly: evidence that implicates others in the plot. 2. all franchise businesses and, as a trade association, IFA Immunofluorescent assay (IFA) A blood test sometimes used to confirm ELISA results instead of using the Western blotting. In an IFA test, HIV antigen is mixed with a fluorescent compound and then with a sample of the patient's blood. has some duty to aid in educating its members about and causing social change. The opening general session is tentatively entitled "Seeing Green." There are daily headlines about global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. , pollution, exhaustion of natural resources, rising energy costs and just plain destruction of the environment and natural habitat. Franchisors in the food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. and hospitality industries, along with service, retail and automotive aftermarket franchisors are all increasingly asking their lawyers for advice about "sustainability" and "greening" strategies. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. session planner Dean Fournaris, a partner of the law firm Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , "Business people are watching the news and reading articles and increasingly want to know what this 'greening' stuff is all about." Some are focused on the supply chain, others on the distribution chain, others on packaging and waste, others on increasing public sentiment toward "greening" suppliers. The specter of new environmental laws and regulations. pose an enormous and uncertain risk to franchise organizations. These lists could include the depletion of critical resources, the potential for exponentially-increased operating or regulatory costs, a changing climate and evolving customer sentiment. Most companies want to reduce their brands' environmental impact overall and are exploring new building materials Building materials used in the construction industry to create . These categories of materials and products are used by and construction project managers to specify the materials and methods used for . and alternative energy to minimize any foreseeable accounting or other disclosure. To enable franchise lawyers and members of this association to take the lead on these issues of "going green," the general session will be moderated by environmental attorney David Mandelbaum of the Ballard Spahr firm in Philadelphia, along with a prominent legislator, a recognized business consultant and top executives from franchise companies are who facing these issues head on. Attendees are expected to leave this program with a better understanding of their appropriate role in environmental reform. Next, with only a month and a half between the Legal Symposium and the final compliance deadline for the new Federal Trade Commission Final Franchise Rule, transactional lawyers will be very unified in prosecuting a new form of franchise disclosure documents. The second general session will feature premiere franchise practitioners who come armed with the experience and lessons learned since compliance with the revised FTC FTC See Federal Trade Commission (FTC). rule became voluntary on July 1. According to the session's planner, DLA Piper DLA Piper (known until 4 September 2006 as DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary) is the third largest law firm in the world by number of attorneys after Clifford Chance and Baker & McKenzie. US Partner Stuart Hershman, "The panel will discuss an array of practical real-world issues and provide pointers under the revised FTC rule from which all franchise practitioners and executives will benefit." The general session will be followed by an intensive workshop featuring regulators from California, Illinois, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Maryland who will engage in a question-and-answer session concerning issues and obstacles to registration under the new format. New breakout sessions The program will repeat a Basics Track and offer sessions on registration, disclosure, franchise agreement drafting, system standards compliance and frequently arising issues in litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . Certain litigation programs as high level or advanced programs intended for a seasoned practitioner have been designated. Rather than solely looking at issues as they affect multiple industries, this year's program will include two new breakout sessions focusing on issues affecting the food-service industry, including "Protecting the Chain from Farm-to-Fork," "Preventing and Defending Food and Liability Claims" and "Satisfy Your Hunger for System-Wide Standards: Best Practices for Enforcing Compliance Through Employee Training." The lodging topic, titled "Sleep Tight: Managing Risks in the Lodging Industry," and the service industry topic, "At Your Service: Legal and Business Challenges Unique to the Service Industry," will give companies an opportunity to delve into the legal issues affecting their particular industries. The remaining sessions were selected from a vast list of potential candidates, which the task force believes represent the cutting-edge legal issues with which both inside and outside counsels are currently dealing. Consider bringing other people from your organization who will benefit from these presentations. For more program and registration information, visit www.franchise.org or call the IFA at 202-628-8000. Lane Fisher is partner of the law firm FisherZucker LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . He can be reached at 215-825-3100 or lfisher@fisherzucker.com. 2008 Legal Symposium Task Force Chairman Lane Fisher Partner FisherZucker LLC Rupert Barkoff Partner Kilpatrick Stockton Kilpatrick Stockton LLP is a law firm with over 450 attorneys in the eastern United States and Europe. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the firm has U.S. offices in Georgia, North Carolina, New York, and the District of Columbia, with international offices in England and Sweden. , LLP Victoria Blackwell Senior Vice Pres. of Legal and General Counsel Papa Murphy's International, Inc. Andrew D. Bratzel Vice Pres. and General Counsel The ServiceMaster Company Mary Beth Brody Special Counsel Faegre & Benson LLP William A. Darrin Director of Dispute Resolution Subway World Headquarters Jennifer Dolman Partner Osier osier (ō`zhər): see willow. Hoskin & Harcourt, LLP Mark Forseth Vice Pres. and Asst. General Counsel Marriott International Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) is a worldwide operator and franchisor of a range of value and luxury hotels and related lodging facilities. Marriott currently has 2,300 accommodation properties in North America alone. Dean T. Fournaris Partner Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP Kevin P. Hein Attorney at Law Snell & Wilmer, LLP Smart Hershman Partner DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP William Jameson Vice Pres. and General Counsel AAMCO Transmissions, Inc. Duke Johnston, CFE CFE Conventional Forces in Europe (treaty) CFE Cash Flow to Equity (finance/accounting) CFE Comisión Federal de Electricidad (México) CFE Certified Fraud Examiner Vice Pres. and General Counsel The Dwyer Group David J David J. Haskins (b. April 24, 1957, in Northampton, England) is a British alternative rock musician. He was the bassist for the seminal gothic rock band Bauhaus. Life and work . Kaufmann Partner Kaufmann, Feiner, Yamin, Gildin & Robbins LLP Nina G. Kersh Partner Genovese Joblove & Battista David W. Koch Partner Plave Koch PLC Ned Levitt Partner Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP G. Thomas Macintosh Partner Krass Monroe, P.A. Kerry J. Olson Senior Attorney International Dairy Queen, Inc. Ted P. Pearce Vice Pres.-General Counsel Meineke Car Care Centers Kathryn A. Rookes Vice Pres. of Legal FOCUS Brands, Inc. Karen Boring Satterlee, CFE Director, Franchise Licensing Starbucks Coffee Company Bob Sawyer Vice Pres., General Counsel Friendly's Restaurants Franchise, Inc. Max J. Schott, II Principal Gray Plant Mooty Gray Plant Mooty (GPM) is a mid-sized law firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with approximately 160 attorneys serving a roster of regional, national and international clients from offices in Minneapolis and St. Cloud, Minnesota and Washington, D.C. Joel D. Siegel Partner Bryan Cave, LLP R. Scott Toop Vice Pres. and Associate General Counsel Yum! Brands, Inc. Sandra J. Wall Managing Counsel-Franchise Practice Group McDonald's Corporation Ad Hoc For this purpose. Meaning "to this" in Latin, it refers to dealing with special situations as they occur rather than functions that are repeated on a regular basis. See ad hoc query and ad hoc mode. Member (IBA IBA abbr. International Bar Association IBA (in Britain) Independent Broadcasting Authority IBA n abbr (Brit) (= Independent Broadcasting Authority Committee Representative) W. Andrew Scott Partner Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP |
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