Wiggin and Dana, LLP
Joseph Schumacher
610.834.2401
jschumacher@wiggin.com
www.wiggin.com
www.franchiselawblog.com
Joe Schumacher is Chair of the firm's Franchise and Distribution Practice Group. Listed in Best Lawyers in America and The International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers, Joe is counsel to leading franchise systems in numerous industries. He litigates and arbitrates franchise disputes, and assists both established and fledgling franchise systems with the creation and growth of franchise programs and with transactional and regulatory matters. In 2005, Joe was a keynote speaker at the ABA's Forum Committee on Franchising Annual Meeting and co-authored a book for the presentation entitled Annual Franchise and Distribution Law Developments 2005.
Jack Dunham litigates and arbitrates franchise disputes throughout the country. Franchise Times has noted that he is "probably the world's leading expert on arbitrating and franchise agreements." He is the Chair-elect of the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, is listed in Best Lawyers in America as both a commercial litigator and a franchise lawyer, and is recognized in Chambers USA as one of America's leading business lawyers.
Kevin Kennedy is a trial lawyer who has represented franchisors in jurisdictions across the country on a range of matters involving almost every conceivable franchising issue. He is a former Associate Editor of the ABA's Franchise Lawyer, was recently listed as one of the top 100 franchise lawyers in America by Franchise Times Magazine, and was also selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers of America in the area of franchise law.
Suzanne Wachsstock is an antitrust lawyer with a focus on the application of antitrust principles to franchise and distribution systems. She regularly defends franchisors in antitrust litigation, counsels franchise and supplier clients in a variety of industries on a full range of antitrust issues, and prepares antitrust training and compliance programs. She is a vice-chair of the ABA Antitrust Section's Distribution and Franchise Committee, and a frequent writer and speaker on antitrust issues affecting franchising.
Bethany Appleby litigates and arbitrates disputes for franchisors in varied industries. She is an active member of the American Bar Association's Forum on Franchising, is a Topics and Articles editor for the American Bar Association's Franchise Law Journal, and has published numerous articles on franchise and arbitration issues in publications such as the Franchise Law Journal, Franchising World and The New York Law Journal.
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