Can I Terminate a Franchise Agreement?

Franchisees that contact us frequently ask if they can close the franchise and continue operating an independent business in the same industry.  The short answer in the majority of cases is, unfortunately, “no.”  But with good advice from a franchise lawyer, a franchisee may be able to avoid the non-competition agreement. Many franchisees do not […]

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Does my franchisor have proprietary or trade secret information?

Almost every franchise agreement states that the franchisor has “proprietary”, “confidential” or “trade secret” information.  In fact, many franchises are built upon the idea that it is the franchisor’s secret “special sauce” that is the key to franchisees’ success. Many franchisees, however, discover that after they buy the franchise, there is nothing particularly special about […]

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