Recent Newsletters
December 2011 - FTC Adopts New Business Opportunity Rule; Report on Minority Ownership of Franchises
October 2011 - Franchisors Subject To Taxes Levied By Multiple Jurisdictions; Franchisee Association Can Sue Franchisor; The Accidental Franchisor
September 2011 - Classification of Franchisees as Employees Remains an open Issue; Franchisee 101: Another Nice Try; Contributing Experts: Deborah Shames & David Booth; Client in the news: Fiesta Insurance Franchise Corporation #11
August 2011 - Model Exemptions Recently Proposed; Franchisee ROI - cash flow calculation is critical; Beef O'Brady's is coming to California; Contributing Expert: Mario Altieri, Upside Group Franchise Consulting
July 2011 - U. S. District Court for the Central District of California upheld the termination of a Franchise Agreement for failure to follow system standards; Potentially Weak Franchisors Alert
June 2011 - Are We Going to Lose Our Cookies - The Girl Scouts of America are under fire; Nice Try - A franchisee's claim of earnings potential misrepresentation by the franchisor was rejected; Contributing Expert: Aaron Weiner, Weiner Property Services, Inc.
May 2011 - Around and Around and Around, "Let's Throw It In and See What Sticks" Approach May Be Expensive, Contributing Expert: Scott Barer, Esq.
April 2011 - Deja Vu Again, Show Me The Money, Contributing Expert: Richard S. Rosenberg, Esq. Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt, LLP, Client in the News: Baja Fresh
March 2011 - Still Undecided After All of These Years, If You Don't Ask, You Don't Get, Entrepreneurs: Creating Cash from Chaos, Contributing Expert: Sheri Adams, Adams Consultants.
February 2011 - What Do We Do?, Area developer or Master Developer?, Long Or Short? Think Hard About Lease Term, Contributing Experts: Aaron Weiner, Weiner Property Services, Inc.
January 2011 - Franchisors with Franchisees in Iowa are Subject to Iowa Income Tax, Wiggle Room: How to Help Your Franchising Clients Survive the Recession, Clients in the News: 1-800 Water Damage, Closet Factory, Fiesta, Insurance Franchise Corp., TGA Premier Junior Golf and Fresh Healthy Vending.
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the News
Valley Community Legal Foundation- Named a Member of the Board of Directors of the Valley Community Legal Foundation of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association. (April 2011)
Super Lawyer – Barry Kurtz was named a 2011 Super Lawyer by the Journal of Law & Politics (January 2011)
Southwestern Law School Alumni Association - Barry Kurtz was named a member of the Board of Directors of the Southwestern Law School Alumni Association. (November 2010)
Getting the Swing of It, Los Angeles Business Journal (November 29, 2010): .... Lots of entrepreneurs would like to spend their time playing golf, but can they make a profit that way?... >> read more
Solve Anything with Dr. Mark, Los Angeles Times (September 5, 2010): ... First, I turned to Barry Kurtz, who is located in Los Angeles and is one of the leading franchise lawyers in America.... >> read more
More small businesses are entering franchise market, Los Angeles Times (August 21, 2010): Firms are exploring franchising as a way to grow amid lower rents at many prime locations and as Southern California's economy shows signs of improvement.... >> read more
The National Law Journal's L.A. Legal Pad (May 6, 2010): ... Barry Kurtz, A Professional Corporation, has announced that Candice Lee has joined the firm.... >> read more
Super Lawyer – Barry Kurtz was named a 2010 Super Lawyer by the Journal of Law & Politics (January 2010)
Barry Kurtz named Certified Specialist in Franchise & Distribution Law (August 2009) .... >> read more
Why Valuing Franchise Businesses is Different from Valuing Other Businesses, Trade Regulation Talk Blog, (June 21, 2007): The issue of what a franchise business is worth has become ubiquitous.... >> read more
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