Luther Lanard, PC

01/30/2025

01/15/2025

Doug Luther presented with Kirk Cole and Christina Cole about FDD accounting requirements as viewed from both the franchisor and franchisee perspectives. https://learning.ceb.com/course/franchisor-disclosure-document-fdd-accounting-and-requirements

01/05/2024

Doug Luther recently was a guest on the Franchise Empire Podcast with Tariq Johnson- Franchise Empire to discuss ways that franchisees can protect themselves both before and after buying a franchise. https://lnkd.in/gSgn5wE2

06/05/2023

Congrats to Nancy on being named a Super Lawyer in Franchise/Dealership

04/05/2023

I am excited to announce the merger of Luther Firm, PC with Lanard & Associates, P.C. The new firm, Luther Lanard, PC, will service franchisees nationwide, helping clients with evaluating a franchise opportunity all the way to creating an exit strategy for the franchise (and everything in between), from transactional to dispute resolution.

Luther Firm, PC and Lanard & Associates, P.C. Merge to Create One of the Largest Law Firms Nationwide Focused on Servicing Franchisees

09/09/2022

What claims can be brought under the California Franchise Investment Law and what protections are provided to franchisees.

What claims can be brought under the California Franchise Investment Law (“CFIL”) and what protections are provided to franchisees. The CFIL regulates

08/02/2022

Franchisees who are selling or transferring their business can become so focused on the buyer that they forget they also need to work with the franchisor to get its consent to transfer. Because if they don't, it can lead to a termination or a lawsuit.

A franchise lawyer can assist you with selling your franchise and complying with the franchisor's and statutory requirements.

06/30/2022

The bar to qualify as a franchise is quite low, and many business arrangements may be surprised to discover that they are, in fact, inadvertent franchises.

06/03/2022

For those looking to learn the legal basics of the franchising relationship, I have posted an explanatory article: https://franchiseelawyer.com/blog/buying-a-franchise-business-a-legal-overview-of-the-franchising-relationship/

An overview of the legal relationship that is franchising including the key agreements, laws and the due diligence to be done before investing in one.