On June 12, Kilpatrick’s Marc Lieberstein, Franchise and Licensing Partner, and Chris Caiaccio, Labor and Employment Counsel, spoke for Celesq, a leading provider of legal education, on the topic of whether franchising was...more
Attorneys representing Latin American brands in the United States should understand that entry into the US market requires careful strategy, planning and due consideration for the variety of legal issues that arise from...more
On December 6, 2022, at the Asociacion Interamericana de law Propiedad Intelectual (Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI)) 23rd Work Sessions and Administrative Council meeting in Medellin, Colombia,...more
On November 3-4, 2022, at the American Bar Association’s 45th Annual Forum on Franchising, Marc A. Lieberstein, Partner at Kilpatrick Townsend, and Lee Plave, Partner at Plave Koch PLC, presented Coming To America: So You...more
On June 28, Kilpatrick Townsend’s Marc Lieberstein, Franchise and Licensing Partner, and Chris Caiaccio, Labor and Employment Counsel, spoke to Kilpatrick’s Retail and Consumer Goods Industry Team clients, on the topic of...more
Franchise and Licensing Partner Marc Lieberstein and Labor & Employment Counsel Chris Caiaccio spoke for Celesq, a leading provider of legal education, on the topic of whether franchising was doomed in light of the new laws...more
On September 14, Kilpatrick Townsend’s Marc Lieberstein, Franchise and Licensing Partner, and Chris Caiaccio, Labor and Employment Counsel, spoke for Celesq, a leading provider of legal education, on the topic of whether...more
On April 14, Kilpatrick Townsend’s Brand Licensing and Franchise Partner Marc Lieberstein joined Jason Adler, General Counsel at Cellairis, a global franchisor in the wireless accessory and repair retail space, Janaki J....more
This infographic provides an overview of U.S. franchising and insight into the valuable role of trademarks and other IP assets to franchisors.
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Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Marc Lieberstein recently spoke with Bret Lowell, Esq. of DLA Piper LLP and Susan Metcalfe, Esq. of Potomac Law Group PLLC at the American Bar Association’s 41st Forum on Franchising in Nashville....more
Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Marc Lieberstein recently joined Dr. Mansur Pour Rafsendjani (Noerr Law Firm, Munich) in comparing the impact of recent legal developments in franchising between the U.S. and Germany. The...more
Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Marc Lieberstein, Co-Chair of the firm’s Retail & Consumer Goods Industry Team and member of the Firm’s Latin American Focus Group, recently joined other thought-leaders on an international panel...more
Maryland law requires franchisors include a provision in their franchise agreements that preserves the franchisee’s ability to litigate certain claims in court rather than in arbitration. In Chorley Enterprises, Inc. v....more