WWL Franchising 2022

Franchising

Head of research & analytics

Rupert Wilson rupert.wilson@whoswholegal.com

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Introduction Legal Marketplace Analysis Profiles Directory

The information provided in this report is general and may not apply in a specific situation, nor does it necessarily represent the views of authors’ firms or their clients. Legal advice should always be sought before taking any legal action based on the information provided. The publishers accept no responsibility for any acts or omissions contained herein. Although the information in this report is accurate as at October 2022, be advised this is a developing area.

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INTRODUCTION

Who’s Who Legal is delighted to publish WWL: Franchising 2022. This report is the fruit of months of research. We have canvassed and analysed the opinions of law firm clients and franchise experts from around the world.

Our research has revealed 541 lawyers from 72 jurisdictions who can truly be considered leaders in the field.

The names and contact details of all experts whose nominations are accepted by the head of research are listed without charge. It is impossible to buy entry into WWL: Franchising Specialists accepted for listing are invited, but not required, to supply a professional biography and photograph, which are published upon payment of a fee.

We hope that you find this report useful and informative. If you do, it is due to the hundreds of people who helped us in the research, and we would like to sign off by thanking them for their kindness, helpfulness and insight, which made it a pleasure to be part of this undertaking.

Due to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, WWL is not listing individuals from firms based in Russia and Belarus in this report. Lawyers from Ukraine who were previously listed have had their rankings protected and continue to be featured.

Rupert Wilson Head of research & analytics

LEGAL MARKETPLACE ANALYSIS

This year, we recognise 542 of the world’s finest franchise lawyers. Each lawyer has been distinguished for their excep tional experiences advising franchisors and franchisees on a wide range of intricate franchise matters such as franchise agreements and disputes, system structuring, and IP.

METHODOLOGY

The Global Elite Thought Leaders are those individuals who received the highest number of nominations from peers, corporate counsel and other market sources this year. Our research has identified them as being truly outstanding practitioners and the very best in their field.

WWL does not list firms, only individual lawyers. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed practitioners received the most total nominations in our research. We highlight individuals at other firms who also scored very highly in our research.

MOST LISTINGS IN WWL: FRANCHISING 2022

Silvia Bortolotti

Buffa Bortolotti & Mathis

Turin

Tessa de Mönnink

Parker Advocaten Amsterdam

Marco Hero

Schiedermair Rechtsanwälte Frankfurt

John H Pratt

Hamilton Pratt Warwick

Peter M Viitre

Sotos LLP Toronto

LEADING FIRMS

Bird & Bird

Victoria Hobbs receives glowing praise for her expertise in resolving disputes arising from franchise and licensing agreements.

The “personable, responsive and atten tive” Melissa Murray based in Dubai is highly sought after for her “vast knowledge of the franchise laws in various countries across the Middle East”.

Shelley Nadler is highly renowned in the field for her “comprehensive understanding of the commercial and practical issues that can arise in franchising”.

EMEA Global Elite Thought Leaders

Nicola Broadhurst Stevens & Bolton LLP Guildford

Gordon Drakes

Fieldfisher London

Pascal Hollander Hanotiau & van den Berg Brussels

Anders Thylin

Astra Advokater KB Stockholm

Dagmar Waldzus Buse Hamburg

Martine de Koning

Kennedy Van der Laan Amsterdam

Anders Fernlund

Astra Advokater KB Stockholm

Karsten Metzlaff

Noerr PartGmbB Berlin

Grégoire Toulouse

Taylor Wessing PartGmbB Paris

Market commentators attest that Graeme Payne has it all: “experience in the field, a complete understanding of both fran chisor and franchisee perspectives, as well as knowledge of the legal dynamics at play”.

Jori Taipale in Helsinki is distinguished for having “a very high level of expertise and experience with finding remedies to franchise issues, both in Finland and internationally”.

Roelien van Neck, based in The Hague, Netherlands, is a well-established name in the field and is “very experienced in fran chise law”, particularly as it pertains to the IT space.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Belgium

Pascal Hollander from Hanotiae & van den Berg is considered “a leading expert in the franchise field” for his extensive work mediating disputes, both in litigation and arbitration.

The “highly pragmatic” Pierre Vermeire is highlighted for his “extensive and intricately detailed knowledge of the law surrounding commercial agency agreements”.

Denmark

The “delightful” Lasse Søndergaard Christensen at Gorrissen Federspiel receives glowing praise from market commentators for being “exceptionally wise, experienced and commercially oriented”.

Peter E P Gregersen at Aumento Advokatfirma is “a recognized franchise specialist” who has built a reputation for being “capable and responsive” in his practice.

Market sources attest to Paul William Neale from Aumento Advokatfirma’s “absolute strength in franchise matters. Peers contin uously state that “he is the Grandmaster of franchise law”.

Jacob Ørskov Rasmussen from Plesner Advokatpartnerselskab never ceases to impress market commentators with his “expertise in franchise contract creation, rapid turnaround rate, and outstanding busi ness advice”.

Fieldfisher

Market commentators say Gordon Drakes is “highly recommended for his incredibly specialised repertoire in franchising law”.

David Bond is unique for his “ability to simplify complex franchise matters” combined with his “calm, relaxed demeanor”.

The “phenomenal” Jordi Ruiz de Villa possesses “a deep knowledge of franchise law that allows him to garner a quick under standing of novel situations, and ultimately forge winning solutions”.

England

The “outstanding” John H Pratt of Hamilton Pratt receives great praise for his immacu late work in franchising. Market commenta tors regard him as “the single best franchise lawyer in the UK”.

Nicola Broadhurst of Stevens & Bolton enjoys a “good reputation for being very active in the franchising field”. She is very experienced in handling commercial law and risk minimi zation matters.

Damian Humphrey at Ahstons Legal is regarded as “an excellent franchise lawyer who is highly responsive and businessoriented” in his practice.

Due to her reputation as an “excellent negoti ator”, Babette Märzheuser-Wood at Dentons is “undoubtedly very accomplished from her involvement with international franchise matters”.

France

Market commentators describe Grégoire Toulouse from Taylor Wessing as “precise, rigorous, and responsive, possessing “robust economic and operational knowledge of the franchise market”.

Olivier Binder at Herald is hailed as a “bril liant practitioner who is among the leading experts in the field of French franchise law”.

Olivia Gast with Gast Advocats comes “highly recommended for her activity in the franchise market”. She is widely recognised for her expertise in the field.

Germany

Marco Hero at Schiedermair Rechtanwälte is regarded as “a standout figure in the German franchising marketplace” who is highly skilled at designing supply chain contracts.

Karsten Metzlaff with Noerr PartGmbB has “an abundance of experience in franchise and distribution matters” and is regarded as a brilliant lawyer.

The “excellent” Benedikt Rohrßen at Taylor Wessing PartG mbB possesses an advanced level of multijurisdictional franchise knowl edge “which makes him very flexible when it comes to cross-border transactions”.

Dagmar Waldzus at Buse is “highly recom mended for her extremely specialised fran chising practice” that pays dividends to clients seeking to establish reliable supply and distribution agreements.

Greece

The “fantastic, responsive, and friendly” Yanos Gramatidis with Bahas Gramatidis

& Partners has a reputation for producing great results for his clients in the franchising space.

Israel

Neil Wilkof from Dr Eyal Bressler & Co is “a scholar and gentleman” whom market sources praise for being “a genius when it comes to the intersection of IP and franchise law”.

Ido Zemach is well-regarded in the field for being “exceptionally responsive and wellversed in the intricacies of franchise law”.

Italy

Fabio Bortolotti at Buffa Bortolotti & Mathis receives ample praise for being “extremely knowledgeable on franchise and distribution law”.

Silvia Bortolotti with Buffa Bortolotti & Mathis possesses “15 years of experience practising in the field of franchise and distri bution law” and is regarded as an outstanding lawyer.

Netherlands

Martine de Koning at Kennedy Van der Laan is widely considered “the leading franchise distribution lawyer in the Netherlands due to her comprehensive insight on interna tional commerce and her strong focus on the fashion and retail industries”.

Tessa de Mönnink at Parker Advocaten is highly recommended for being “firsthand, approachable and experienced, as well as excellent at collaborating in contentious fran chise matters”.

Norway

Endre Storløkken at SGB Storløkken AS has built up an impressive practice by utilising his “solid knowledge of franchise-related topics” to directly address his clients’ needs.

Spain

Rocio Belda de Mergelina with Garrigues is “very well known in the franchise area” for being “a truly tremendous lawyer who is highly responsive”.

Sweden

The “superb” Anders Fernlund of Astra Advokater is a top-tier franchising specialist who is sought after for his practicality and commercial orientation.

Sources report that Anders Thylin is highly regarded as “an abundantly clear, straightforward, and attentive practitioner”.

Magnus Nedström at Advokatbyrån Sigeman & Co is “a well-known practitioner in the Swedish franchise market” who is also an expert in commercial agency law.

South Africa

Danie Strachan with Adams & Adams comes “highly recommended for franchise affairs”, especially those that pertain to the commer cialization of intellectual property”.

Switzerland

Christoph Wildhaber from Streichenberg Attorneys at Law is “a lawyer with many years of experience in international fran chise law” who is “engaged, creative, and solution-oriented”.

Sources attest that Renato Bucher at MLL Legal possesses “deep knowledge of the subject matter, the pertinent legislation, as well as the case law precedents when it comes to franchising”.

Turkey

Hikmet Koyuncuoglu is a well-seasoned practitioner who routinely “advises key distributors on contentious issues arising from franchise agreements”.

Deborah S Coldwell Haynes and Boone LLP Dallas

Andraya Frith

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Toronto

Beata Krakus

Greensfelder Hemker & Gale PC Chicago

Lee J Plave

Plave Koch PLC Reston

John Sotos

Sotos LLP Toronto

AMERICA

Global Elite Thought Leaders

Allan DJ Dick Sotos LLP Toronto

Susan A Grueneberg

Cozen O’Connor Los Angeles

Dominic Mochrie

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Toronto

Peter V Snell

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Vancouver

Larry Weinberg

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Toronto

Carl E Zwisler

Lathrop GPM Washington

Jennifer Dolman

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Toronto

Michael D Joblove

Genovese Joblove & Battista PA Miami

David W Oppenheim

Greenberg Traurig LLP New York

Jonathan Solish

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Santa Monica

Erik B Wulff

DLA Piper Washington

LEADING FIRMS

DLA Piper

The “very smart” Erik B Wulff is renowned for his deep expertise in the field of franchising, where he routinely helps his clients achieve multinational growth.

Barry M Heller is “a smart and thorough franchising litigator” whom sources say is both “experienced and capable”.

The “experienced and capable” Bret Lowell is recognised internationally for his broad spectrum of experience in franchising law.

Tao Xu is considered “among the smartest lawyers one can ever meet” due to his deep expertise in the US and Chinese franchise law.

Philip F Zeidman is such a prominent figure in the field of franchising that he has managed to “set the pace for many years” due to his incessant engagement and decades of experience.

Sotos LLP

Allan DJ Dick is widely considered to be “the most experienced franchising litigator in the country” as well as a “worthy opponent in court”.

John Sotos is regarded by market commentators as a “leading commercial franchising lawyer” who draws from “an unprecedented wealth and scope of knowl edge that covers all aspects of the franchise field”.

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt

The “considerate, thoughtful and strategic” Jennifer Dolman is regarded as “one of the leading franchise litigators”.

Andraya Frith receives special praise for being “one of the top commercial lawyers in the field of franchising”.

Dominic Mochrie is considered “a very solid and active commercial franchise lawyer” who is “extremely thorough and possesses a rigorous understanding of the franchising landscape”.

Nixon Peabody

Steven B Feirman is lauded as “a very good franchise lawyer” whose experience working at the Federal Trade Commission made him well-prepared to handle franchisors most complex issues as a legal counsel and stra tegic advisor.

Keri A McWilliams receives ample praise for possessing “deep experience with fran chising issues”, especially as it pertains to international franchises and regulatory compliance.

Kendal H Tyre is highly regarded in the field for being “extremely knowledgeable and responsive” in his handling of international franchising transactions.

Dady & Gardner

Ronald K Gardner Jr enjoys a fantastic reputation as “a top franchisee attorney in the USA, who is highly skilled and trusted by clients and adversaries alike”.

J Michael Dady is a renowned practi tioner who is laser-focused on helping fran chisees and dealers optimise their growth by increasing their efficiency.

Jeffery S Haff is an exceptionally accom plished franchise lawyer who possesses over 30 years of experience in the field.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Canada

Peter V Snell with Cassels Brock & Blackwell is renowned in the field for being “extremely knowledgeable on franchise law in Canada as well as being an excellent partner with US counsel”.

Larry Weinberg is “a very well-known commercial franchise lawyer” who ranks “among the top practitioners in all of Canada”.

USA

Deborah S Coldwell from Haynes & Boone is highly recommended by her colleagues for being “very knowledgeable on franchise law and excellent at organizing cases”.

Lee J Plave at Plave Koch has “a depth of knowledge and experience, but more impor tantly, he is very business-oriented and prac tical” in his approach to franchising.

Susan Grueneberg at Cozen O’Connor is distinguished in the field of franchising for being “an exceptional leader and independent thinker”.

Michael D Joblove at Genovese Joblove & Battista “is extremely knowledgeable and competent when it comes to the litigation of franchise matters”.

Beata Krakus from Greensfelder Hemker & Gale is “a highly respected transactional attorney” whose practice encompasses a wide range of distribution models.

LATIN AMERICA Global Elite Thought Leaders

David W Oppenheim at Greenberg Traurig “is an excellent transactional and regulatory attorney” who constantly strives to “tailor his advice” to the needs of his clients.

Jonathan Solish at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has been nominated as “one of the principal leaders in the field of franchising for many years” due to his abundance of experience as well as his uniquely strategic approach.

The “very experienced” Carl E Zwisler at Lathrop GPM is well-regarded for being “an excellent, highly responsive franchising specialist”.

LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Brazil

Luiz Henrique O do Amaral at Dannemann Siemsen is “very experienced in national and international franchising transactions”, lauded by market commentators as “the top franchise lawyer in all of Brazil”.

Flávia Amaral at Trench Rossi Watanabe is an outstanding lawyer who is “excep tionally strong for contractual matters in franchising”.

Cândida Ribeiro Caffé of Dannemann Siemsen is “a highly knowledgeable and practical lawyer” who excels at negotiating franchise deals.

Andrea Oricchio Kirsh with Andrea Oricchio Sociedade de Advogados has proven to be “a very capable, solid franchising lawyer”.

Mexico

J orge Mondragón at Gonzalez Calvillo is “extremely knowledgeable on matters related

to Latin American franchise and trademark” and possesses a great breadth of experience in the field.

Pablo Hooper with Gonzalez Castillo is “universally regarded as an expert in the field”. Those who have collaborated with him “would recommend him without any reservation”.

Luiz Henrique O do Amaral Dannemann Siemsen Rio de Janeiro

Jorge Mondragón Gonzalez Calvillo Mexico City

Corinne Attard Keypoint Law Sydney

Stephen Giles

Norton Rose Fulbright Melbourne

LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Australia

Corinne Attard at Keypoint Law possesses “a great mix of both in-house and private prac tice experience,” which enables her to provide “outstanding advice regarding franchising”.

Impressed sources highly recommend Philip Colman from MST Lawyers, citing that he is “an excellent practitioner of franchise law in Australia.”

Stephen Giles from Norton Rose Fulbright is lauded as “the single best franchise lawyer in Australia” who has an abundance of expe rience in the field.

ASIA-PACIFIC

Global Elite Thought Leaders

Philip Colman MST Lawyers Melbourne

Dominic Hui Ribeiro Hui Shanghai

Raynia Theodore at MST Lawyers is a “wellversed practitioner with sound knowledge of franchise law”. In addition, she “understands the complexity and challenges that can arise for small businesses”.

Widely considered a “top rate franchise lawyer”, Penny Ward is a “long-term prac titioner with a high profile who is among the best in the world”.

China

Dominic Hui at Ribeiro Hui is regarded as “one of the leading practitioners in all of China” peers claim that “Dominic may be the

Stewart Germann Stewart Germann Law Office Auckland

Penny Ward Baker McKenzie Sydney

most practical and capable franchise lawyer in the entire world.”

New Zealand

Stewart Germann at Stewart Germann Law Office receives outstanding compliments from market commentators for his top-notch work in the franchise sector of New Zealand.

Scott Goodwin at Goodwin Turner receives ample praise for “immediately addressing the source of issues in franchising”. His approach is “highly professional, direct, and cost-effective”.

PROFILES

Editorial policy and selection criteria

Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

Raynia Theodore MST Lawyers

Raynia Theodore is acknowledged as one of Australia’s leading franchise lawyers, having focused her practice in the franchise sector for more than 20 years. She is a principal at Melbourne-based law firm, MST Lawyers, one of Australia's leading franchising and commercial law firms, and has expertise in commercial, franchising and leasing law.

Today Raynia leads a specialised franchise team at MST Lawyers. Her extensive practice is dedicated to advising franchisors, franchisees and suppliers to the franchise sector on all aspects of franchising. She acts for many new and emerging systems and a multitude of business entrepreneurs who have invested in franchise businesses.

Her clients seek advice on matters pertaining to franchising code compliance, franchise docu mentation, sales, purchases and restructuring of franchised systems/businesses and dispute reso lution both in Australian and international jurisdic tions. Raynia acts for clients (including franchisees and master franchisees) looking to acquire or dispose of franchise networks and franchises. She also advises on matters involving competition and consumer law compliance specifically in relation to Franchising Code of Conduct compliance, pricing and supply issues, misleading or deceptive conduct and unconscionable conduct claims and dealings with the ACCC.

Raynia is a regular presenter at legal symposia at the Franchise Council Australia’s national annual conventions and regularly publishes articles in franchising publications.

José Carlos Vaz e Dias Vaz e Dias Advogados & Associados

José Carlos is an attorney at law specialized in foreign investment law and international business transactions since 1993. His activities are focused on the legal support and consulting for foreign companies that want to invest in Brazil, especially in the technology fields and intellectual property rights. When working on business transactions, he deals with complex issues of the law of the land especially those related to intellectual property, antitrust, company law, consumer protection and data privacy consumer law, data protection, among others. This great knowledge on foreign invest ments and transactions come from the six (6) years that he spent studying at the University of Kent at Canterbury in the United Kingdom, where he had the opportunity to depict the main commercial agreements that implement the inflow of foreign investments in developing countries. He obtained an LLM and PhD in Law when staying in England.

Due to his expertise on agreements, he is frequently hired by local and foreign companies to participate in the negotiations and drafting of the most common adopted commercial agreements in Brazil, such as franchising, distribution, agency, licensing and technology transfer contracts, joint venture and partnership agreements linked to innovation and exploitation of intellectual property rights.

José Carlos is an active member of the International Bar Association, the Brazilian Franchising Association and the International Distribution Institute (IDI) where he is Brazil’s expert for distribution law and franchising. He is an author of Brazil’s Chapter since 2021 on fran chising as published by The Franchise Law Review in London, and an author of the Brazil's Chapter 2021/2023 on Patent Litigation also published by the English The Law Reviews

315 Ferntree Gully Road Mount Waverley Melbourne, VIC 3149 Tel: +613 8540 0242 raynia.theodore@mst.com.au www.mst.com.au

WWL says: The “outstanding” Raynia Theodore is “well-versed in franchise law and possesses comprehensive knowledge of the commercial side.”

In this sense, regarding franchising, he possesses extensive knowledge acquired from over 25 years of working with both local and interna tional investors and franchisors, and holds indis pensable commercial and legal skills rendering him able to assist all franchisors to comply with the requirements and formalities set out by the Brazilian Franchise Law, as well as the applicable foreign exchange control laws and regulations to make the franchise arrangement valid and effec tive. This legal assistance includes the adjust ments of the international Franchise Disclosure Document into the peculiarities of the laws of the land and the recordation of the agreement at the Brazilian Trademark Office.

Rua da Assembleia 10 - Group 2422 Centro Rio de Janeiro Tel: +55 21 3176-6530

jose.dias@vdav.com.br www.vdav.com.br

WWL says: José Carlos Vaz e Dias is celebrated for his “immense academic skill” and for “always keeping up-to-date on IP and franchise matters”.

Jacob Ørskov Rasmussen Plesner Advokatpartnerselskab

Jacob Ørskov Rasmussen is a partner at Copenhagen-based Plesner Law Firm, one of the leading legal firms in Denmark. Jacob is head of Plesner's commercial, franchise and international trade team.

Jacob has extensive experience in franchising and licensing, including the drafting and negotia tion of franchise agreements and licensing agree ments; Danish and EU competition law related to franchising and licensing; and setting up franchise systems in Denmark. Jacob has amongst others been involved in franchise and licensing matters concerning such brands as Starbucks Coffee, Carl's Jr, KellyDeli (Sushi Daily), Pret A Manger, Joe & the Juice, Flying Tiger Copenhagen, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Skousen, IWG (Regus, Spaces, HQ and Signature by Regus), Berlitz and Gucci.

Jacob has contributed to several international publications on franchising, including Getting The Deal Through: Franchise (2015), The Franchise Law Review (editions one to eight) and The Legal 500: Franchise & Licensing Country Comparative Guide (2019 and 2020). Jacob has been designated by the International Distribution Institute (idiproject. com) as a country expert regarding franchising in Denmark.

Jacob is a member of the American Bar Association forum on franchising.

Jacob is an expert in relation to distribution and agency law, and he has years of experience in advising national, international and multinational clients within this legal field.

Jacob also provides legal advice on export control and trade sanctions, contract management, and compliance and legal risk management.

The automotive industry is one of Jacob's special areas of expertise and he also heads Plesner's automotive team. Jacob's clients include car factories, factory-owned and private car importers, and banks and financing companies.

In addition to being recognised by WWL, Jacob is also listed by The Legal 500 EMEA as a "recom mended lawyer" in its commercial, corporate and M&A sections (2016, 2017, 2020 and 2021).

Yanos Gramatidis, Partner at Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners (one of the leading law firms in Athens, Greece) leads the firm's franchise, commercial and government and privatisation practices.

Yanos is considered one of the world experts in franchising, having drafted the Greek Code of Ethics on Franchising and the Greek Legal Terminology on Franchising.

He served as a member of the European Franchise Federation legal committee, and the European Franchise Lawyers Group; and is the author of numerous articles and publications on franchising matters.

Yanos has extensive experience in franchising, setting up franchise systems in Greece and Cyprus. He has been involved in franchise matters concerning brands including Baskin Robbins, Dunkin Donuts, BHS, the Body Shop, Berlitz, MaxMara Fashion Group, Miss Universe, Sandler Sales Institute, Nestle, Hertz, Sixt, Papa John΄s, Snap-on-Tools, Toni & Guy, Jani King, Athlete’s Foot, Gap, Remax, Hard Rock Café, Coffee Berry, Hans & Gretel, Marriott and others.

Yanos is also honorary president of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce; visiting professor of the Center for International Legal Studies; and a distinguished fellow of the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils in Washington, DC. He is on the board of advisors of the Southwestern Institute for International and Comparative Law in Texas; member of the board of advisors of the Center for International Legal Studies in Salzburg; and member of the Athens Bar Association, the International Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Yanos served as a member of the board of the Hellenic Corporate Governance Committee, and he is life member of the Propeller Club of Piraeus.

Amerika Plads 37 Copenhagen, 2100 Tel: +45 36 94 11 94 jor@plesner.com www.plesner.com

WWL says: Jacob Ørskov Rasmussen is "excellent at franchise contract creation and inter national franchise expansions, regularly providing high quality advice to franchisors on various issues".

26 Filellinon Street Athens, 105 58 Tel: +30 210 331 8170 y.gramatidis@bahagram.com www.bahagram.com

WWL says: The “fantastic, responsive, and friendly” Yanos Gramatidis has a reputation of producing great results for his clients in the franchising space.

Yanos Gramatidis

Bahas Gramatidis & Partners

Safir Anand Anand and Anand

Safir Anand is senior partner and head of trade marks, and contractual and commercial IP, at Anand and Anand. He is recognised as one of India’s top IP attorneys and has over 25 years of experience in advising and representing clients from diverse industries, from fast-moving consumer goods to pharmaceuticals, software, social media, food, media, sports, entertainment, luxury, fashion and government.

Safir’s strategic insights, blended with an astute understanding of IP law, makes him one of the most sought-after lawyers of his fraternity providing wholesome solutions to multidimen sional business requirements including brand creation; valuation; risk mitigation; licensing and franchising; corporate taxation (evaluation, risk assessment, counselling on various complicated tax problems, and the consequences of new and updated tax laws that affect the client’s business); brand protection from dilution; commercialisation and monetisation; and due diligence.

He currently serves on INTA’s Commercialization of Brands Committee and its first Research Advisory Council. Also serves on Serves on INTA’s Global Brand Transactions and Tax Subcommittee. He has also contributed a chapter in a book by INTA which brings together global eminent authors from diverse industries on Business Environment Trends on brand value, brand equity, brand valuation, and brand evaluation.

Safir has also joined on invitation an expert group of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) with an aim to boost the monetisation practice. He also sits on the Board of Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI). Recently, he has joined on invitation the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations’ (ICRIER), India’s premier economic policy think tank, to provide expertise on India’s creative economy.

Safir has created a body of seminal thought leadership works with pointed pieces on a variety of subjects ranging from IP in various industries to government policies, from his pen being published in leading IP publications and media alike.

Safir has been recognised as the Best IP Lawyer of the Year at the Business World Global Leaders Awards 2021; Luxe Book India’s Luxury Insider-  Top 100 Most Powerful Lawyers; Trademark Lawyer of the Year at the Legal Era Indian Legal Awards 2021-22; enlisted in the Forbes India’s Legal Powerlist 2021 & 2022 as one of the Top Individual Lawyers; conferred with the International Advisory Experts Award for exemplary performance in the field of Intellectual Property for the year 2022; IAF-Atmanirbhar Bharat Award 2021 &22; WTR 1000 World’s Leading Trademark Professional since 2015; WTR Global Leader 2022, IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists for 2022; Managing IP Trademark Star 2022, to name a few.

Norma Mutalib is a partner at Makarim & Taira S, one of Indonesia’s oldest and most highly regarded law firms. Norma earned her law degree from the University of Trisakti in Jakarta, Indonesia, and then took her master’s degree in law from the University of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.

Norma contributes to franchise publications such as American Bar Association Forum, Getting The Deal Through: Franchise, the Franchising Global Guide (Thomson Reuters), Lexology and Who’s Who Legal.

Norma Mutalib has a broad franchising prac tice focusing mainly on market entry and regula tory issues, contract negotiations and drafting. She has advised many foreign franchisors/licen sors, including 7-Eleven, Burger King, Auntie Anne's, Cinnabon, Gap/Old Navy, Dunkin’ Donuts, Baskin-Robbins, Taco Bell, Starbucks, Subway, Ray White, Snap Fitness, WHSmith, and others. Norma also has extensive expertise in hotel fran chising and hotel management arrangements (her clients include Marriott, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Louvre Hotels Group, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Accor and Hakkasan Group) as well as in distribution, licensing and a wide range of intellectual property and corporate/commercial matters.

Norma works seamlessly with her team and, in view of her knowledge and understanding of the special nature of much Indonesian legal work, she can be relied on to provide highly practical and commercial advice following a diligent study of her client’s situation, for new entrants to Indonesia as well as long-term investors. She has often worked successfully with multinational law firms and in-house corporate legal counsel, as she thinks creatively to find solutions to problems within the confines of the relevant legal framework.

Norma is ranked as a National Leader by Who’s Who Legal for South East Asia - Franchise 20212022 and recognised as a Recommended Lawyer in Intellectual Property in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2022

B-41 Nizamuddin East New Delhi, 110013 Tel: +91 120 405 9300 safir@anandandanand.com www.anandandanand.com

WWL says: Safir Anand possesses “a fantastic mind when it comes to prosecution work” due to his 25 years of experience advising franchises on matters of IP, licensing, and due diligence.

Summitmas 1, 16th - 17th floors Jl Jenderal Sudirman Kav 61-62 Jakarta, 12190

Tel: +62 21 2521272, 50808300

norma.mutalib@makarim.com www.makarim.com

WWL says: Norma Mutalib is well-regarded for her specialised franchising practice and is considered “the go-to franchise lawyer in Indonesia”.

Norma Mutalib Makarim & Taira S.

Pablo Hooper Gonzalez Calvillo

Pablo Hooper, partner at Gonzalez Calvillo is widely recognised as a leading intellectual property and franchise lawyer. Pablo has nearly 30 years of expe rience advising local and multinational companies in a variety of industries on intellectual property, trademark, copyright, franchising, and entertain ment matters. His practice stands out for its legal advice in strategic litigation for the defense and protection of intellectual property rights as well as a coordinated approach to regional litigation insofar franchises.

Pablo has developed great expertise in fran chising and licensing matters in Mexico and in Latin America, providing legal advice in structuring and adapting contracts and also designing and coordi nating complex litigation in the region. Pablo repre sents some of the most successfully franchises concepts in Mexico, including fast food and retail businesses.

Pablo is founding member and former pres ident of Fundación Gonzalez Calvillo, leading programs to promote the rule of law in Mexico, the culture of lawfulness and pro-bono work. His success stories include advising the Bank of Mexico on intellectual property matters, the creation of the Mexican Ministry of Culture, and the incorporation of ANADE's first Sports, Entertainment and Culture Committee.

Throughout his career, Pablo has played a leading role before Congress and the Executive Branch setting out Mexican franchise law and regu lations to be aligned with new international trends. He is a frequent international speaker and author of several articles and books involving intellectual property and franchising matters.

A graduate from Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City, Pablo has relevant postgraduate studies in Mexico and abroad focused on Intellectual Property, Franchising, Licensing, Mediation and Entertainment Law at Franklin Pierce Law Center (Concord New Hampshire), Escuela Libre de Derecho de Mexico, Universidad Panamericana and the Centro de Extensão Universitaria in São Paulo, Brazil. Pablo is also Professor of Intellectual Property at Universidad Panamericana and Escuela Libre de Derecho in Mexico City.

Jorge is co-managing partner of the firm and currently heads the firm’s franchising and licensing practice group. He brings over 28 years of experience, where he has developed a legal and commercial business-oriented practice focused on corporate, commercial, franchising, licensing, distribution, technology and business retail matters.

His expertise includes advising Mexican and foreign clients on the full spectrum of transac tions - from start-ups mechanisms to the correct management and operation of their business. His practice also entails compliance, regulatory, corpo rate, and intellectual property aspects required for the implementation of franchise systems and distribution schemes. Jorge also has vast knowl edge of complex corporate and commercial matters including mergers and acquisitions, corporate reor ganisations, strategic alliances and joint ventures, corporate controversies, foreign investments and labor consulting.

Jorge’s work has been widely recognised by international publications such as Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Latin Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal, The International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers, LACCA and Best Lawyers. He is also an active member of several international associations, such as the international franchising committee of the International Bar Association (IBA), where he served as senior vice chair; Multilaw; the International Franchise Association (IFA); the American Bar Association's Forum on Franchising; and the National Association of Corporate Counsel.

Jorge is also a regularly invited as speaker at several events as franchise, corporate, and commer cial business law expert. He has co-authored several articles. Jorge obtained his law degree with honors from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and a postgraduate degree in Corporate Law from Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico.

Montes Urales 632, 3rd Floor Lomas de Chapultepec Mexico City, 11000 Tel: +52 55 5202 7622 phooper@gcsc.com.mx www.gcsc.com.mx

WWL says: Pablo Hooper is “universally regarded as an expert in the field” and those who have worked with him “would recommend him without any reservation”.

Montes Urales 632, 3rd Floor Lomas de Chapultepec

Mexico City, 11000 Tel: +52 55 5202 7622

jmondragon@gcsc.com.mx www.gcsc.com.mx

WWL says: Jorge Mondragón routinely “provides excellent support and advise to his franchising clients” and he is known to be “responsive, knowledgeable, and friendly” in all correspondences.

Jorge Mondragón Gonzalez Calvillo

Manish Bahl Bahl & Co. B.V.

Manish is admitted in the Netherlands and England & Wales, specialising in core competition, commer cial law and regulatory issues. He has practiced in Amsterdam (since 2006) and London (2002-2006).

He acts for both transacting and opposing parties. His disputes work involves competition damages actions, cross border litigation, interna tional arbitration. He deals with Dutch regulators and the European Commission and has extensive experience in supporting businesses on their contracting, routes to market, supply, pricing, co-operation and acquisition strategies and regu latory requirements.

After working at leading firms (CMS, Clifford Chance and, as a partner, at Eversheds Sutherland and Fieldfisher), in 2021 Manish set up Bahl & Co., a modern progressive firm focusing on quality and successful and sustainable legal solutions in the (post-) Covid-19 and Brexit reality (see www.bahlco. nl for an overview of Manish’s esteemed clients and wins). Manish brings together top lawyers, economists and experts to provide world renowned expertise for clients in a variety of sectors. In addi tion to direct client engagements, Manish is regu larly instructed by international law firms. Manish was recommended in Legal 500, Chambers and by Who’s Who Legal as Global Leader Franchise 2020 and 2021 and Competition Future Leader 2021Partners: Manish wins endorsements for being “a pragmatic and efficient lawyer, particularly strong in antitrust matters”. “He is very respon sive and delivers high-quality work products prod ucts, concrete advice and guidance within a short period of time. He is an excellent lawyer and a great source of advice.” According to a Fortune 500 client: “Manish is able to deal with different backgrounds with great ease; this helps a lot in today’s legal market in the Netherlands” and “Manish is the type of lawyer that US clients look for in Europe.”

Manish studied law in Edinburgh, Leiden and London and has lived in seven countries across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. He enjoys family-time, reading, food, wine, running, cricket, history, travelling.

Martine de Koning

Martine is an expert in franchise, distribution and agency transactions and litigation. She combines in-depth knowledge of EU and competition law with a deep understanding of commerce and trade. She is praised for her “sharp strategic insight, knowl edge and creativity in providing solutions”. She handles litigation and arbitration in a “smart, asser tive and effective” manner.

Martine structures complex international cooperation, such as the setting-up of franchise networks and channel agreements. She repre sents domestic franchisors in their international expansion plans and also assists foreign clients with establishing a presence in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Martine is a “shrewd contract drafter and negotiator”. Martine’s interests include trade unions and treaties (EU, WTO, ASEAN, APEC, NAFTA, Caricom), customs and exports regulations, and sanctions. She also has a special interest in the impact of Brexit on commercial agreements.

Martine is a thought leader on pricing matters such as rebates, tying, excessive pricing, dynamic pricing, royalties, and licence and franchise fees for dominant and other parties. With her life-long focus on the fashion and retail sector she acts for her clients on internet sales restrictions; third-party platform restrictions; geoblocking; omnichannels (seamless marketplace); e-commerce; inventory sharing; dual distribution; horizontal and vertical data sharing; licensing of know-how and tech nology; loyalty programmes; and big data.

Van Baerlestraat 144 Amsterdam, 1071 BE Tel: + 31 0 6 1448 1198 manishbahl@bahlco.nl www.bahlco.nl

WWL says: Manish Bahl is “a pragmatic and efficient lawyer who is particularly strong in antitrust aspects of franchise law” and regarded as “a tenacious fighter for his clients”.

Molenwerf 16 Amsterdam, 1014 BG Tel: +31 20 5506 639

martine.de.koning@kvdl.com www.kvdl.com

WWL says: Martine de Koning is very well-regarded as “one of the leading franchise and distribution lawyers in the Netherlands, with great and comprehensive insight of international commerce matters”.

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Stewart Germann

Stewart Germann Law Office

Stewart Germann is acknowledged as New Zealand’s leading franchising lawyer. He has over 40 years’ experience acting for franchisors and franchisees, and is the only lawyer in New Zealand qualified as a Certified Franchise Executive (CFE).  Stewart Germann Law Office is New Zealand’s longest established specialist franchising law firm and has won multiple awards and accolades over the years, the latest including winner of 2022 Global 100 – Franchise Law Firm of the Year – New Zealand; 2021 Global Awards – Leaders in Law –Franchising Expert of the Year in New Zealand; and 2021 Lawyer Network Annual Awards.

Stewart is a recognised speaker on franchising both nationally and internationally (New Zealand, the UK, Australia, the USA, Korea, Italy), and has spoken at the IBA conferences in Rome and Seoul. He has published many articles and New Zealand chapters on franchising both locally and world wide, including contributions to the International Journal of Franchising Law, Franchise Law Review, Getting the Deal Through – Franchise, Getting the Deal Through – Licensing and Franchising – A Global Guide

Mr Germann was instrumental in the forma tion of the Franchise Association of New Zealand (FANZ) in 1996. He wrote the rules and the Code of Practice; is a former FANZ chairman; and has been awarded lifetime membership of the FANZ in recog nition of his significant contribution. He was a board member of the supplier forum of the International Franchise Association from 2001 to 2007 and has been a World Franchise Council representative.

In 2018 Stewart’s “outstanding contribution to franchising for over 30 years” was acknowl edged with an award from the Franchise Council of Australia.

His clients include many of New Zealand’s best known national and international brands and Stewart has extensive contacts worldwide and locally. He advises international clients on legal issues relating  to franchising in New Zealand and welcomes enquiries from overseas. He is regu larly called upon to offer his expert opinion in either dispute matters or advice by other professionals in New Zealand. He is acknowledged as a franchise and commercial law expert.

Stewart is Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Auckland lecturing in Franchise Law 2022; and has been listed in Who’s Who Legal: Franchise every year since 2003.

Scott Goodwin Goodwin Turner Commercial Lawyers

Scott Goodwin is a director and principal of the specialist law firm, Goodwin Turner Commercial Lawyers, established on Auckland's North Shore in April 2014.

Scott is a highly regarded commercial lawyer, with a particular passion for franchising. He provides strategic commercial advice to a wide range of businesses on all aspects of franchising with a particular focus on creating “bankable” franchise arrangements.  Scott thrives on being presented with a complicated issue and then turning it around to achieve a great result by working closely alongside his clients.

Widely recognised by key service providers and bankers to the franchise industry, Scott is a leader and specialist in his field and through these stra tegic alliances, he is able to add value to his clients far beyond the provision of legal services.

Most recently Scott has been involved in the regionalisation of a number of international fran chise networks in preparation for their entrance into the New Zealand market.  Further, he is able to provide detailed advice and effective, practical solutions to all manner of disputes and breaches arising in relation to franchise agreements.

Scott has provided effective strategies for the protection of trademarks, logos and brands to his clients in both New Zealand and Australia and has project managed the global protection of trade marks relevant to the franchise system.

Goodwin Turner have been the winners of the Global Law Experts franchise law firm of the year in New Zealand from 2014 to 2022.

2 Princes Street PO Box 1542 Auckland, 1140 Tel: +64 9 308 9925 stewart@germann.co.nz www.germann.co.nz

WWL says: Stewart Germann is widely considered “a senior statesman in the franchise market”, who is known far and wide for his wide range of expertise.

Unit B3, 63 Apollo Drive Albany Auckland, 0632 Tel: +64 9 973 7351 scott@goodwinturner.co.nz www.goodwinturner.co.nz

WWL says: Scott Goodwin is “extremely professional and cost-effective in his prob lem-solving approach”, owing to his “vast range of experience and knowledge in fran chise law”.

Kjetil Vågen

Advokatfirmaet CLP DA

Kjetil Vågen is partner at the lawfirm Advokatfirmaet CLP DA. Kjetil Vågen has extensive experience in advising clients within the various types of chain operations, with main focus on the retail/trade segment.

Vågen assists a great number of chain oper ators, both franchise chains and chains in which the distributor owns all distribution channels, as well as chains that are a combination of such chains. The client base includes international, European, Nordic and Norwegian companies. An increasing degree of the assistance Vågen provides is connected to international clients that wish to start operations in the Nordic or Norwegian market by establishing corporate structures, acquisitions, establishing master franchise agreements with the associated sub franchise agreements and/or joint venture agreements, along with the accompanying clarifications of Norwegian legal requirements in connection with, inter alia, the regulatory require ments connected to e-trade (including possible concession requirements for payment companies under PSD2), competition law, privacy laws, with special focus on customer rights. The client base mainly operates within the retail segment, but clients also include restaurant chains and service businesses, such as hotel chains.

Mr. Vågen has been rated as number 1 lawyer in Norway within the retail/trade segment by the Norwegian financial times (Finansavisen) published in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018.

Martin Ammann

MLL Legal

Martin Ammann became counsel to the firm in January 2018, previously acting as co-head of the firm’s employment law and competition law groups.

He represents Swiss and international clients in complex employment law proceedings and civil liti gation and advises them in matters such as drafting tailor-made solutions for managerial employees, bonus plans and further employment regulations.

He handles complex restructuring and mass redundancy cases and supports clients in setting up staffing and placement services in Switzerland.

Martin Ammann also regularly advises Swiss and international clients in competition and distri bution law issues and represents them before the authorities. He has particular experience in the banking, consulting and services, pharmaceuti cals and cosmetics sectors. He is fluent in German, English and French.

Renato Bucher is a competition and commer cial partner with MLL Legal. He heads the firm's Competition practice group in Zurich.

Renato advises on business strategies from all angles of competition law, represents under takings in proceedings before the Swiss compe tition authorities and private antitrust litigation, coordinates multi-jurisdictional merger filings, conducts trainings and advises on the implemen tation of antitrust compliance programs. He is also experienced in public procurement related matters and unfair competition laws, in particular regarding the rules on price indications.

Renato Bucher further possesses specialist knowledge and experience in all areas of commer cial law. His focus is on distribution related matters (franchising, agency, selective distribution etc.), but he also frequently advises on supply, manu facturing, licensing, R&D and other commercial agreements. He often represents undertakings in contentious matters, for example regarding good will indemnity claims, extraordinary terminations of cross-border distribution relationships etc.

Within his practice areas, Renato regularly represents undertakings before all Swiss courts and authorities, both in civil and administrative proceedings. Amongst others, he acted as counsel to undertakings in several high-profile leading cases, resulting in landmark rulings, before the Swiss Supreme Court. Renato also frequently appears before the Swiss Commercial Courts and the Swiss Federal Administrative Court.

Sommerrogata 13-15

Box 1974 Vika Oslo, N-0125

Tel: +47 97769083 kva@clp.no www.clp.no

WWL says: Kjetil Vågen is renowned for being “professional, skilled, and swift in his management of franchise leases, GDPR and data protection, as well as the handling of legal technicalities regarding franchise cooperation”.

Schiffbaustrasse 2 PO Box Zurich Tel: +41 58 552 06 56 martin.ammann@mll-legal.com www.mll-legal.com

WWL says: Martin Ammann is a staunch advocate for his clients in the franchise space, routinely providing critical support on exceedingly complex and contentious issues.

Renato Bucher joined MLL Legal in 2015 and was appointed to the partnership in 2022. He graduated from University of Fribourg, Switzerland (Bachelor of Law, magna cum laude), University of Zurich, Switzerland (Master of Law, magna cum laude) and Maastricht University, the Netherlands (LL.M. in Corporate and Commercial Law, with distinction) and passed the Swiss bar exam (Lucerne) in 2015 with the highest distinc tion. Renato obtained a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Forensics from the University of Lucerne, Switzerland (Prosecutor's Academy).

Renato Bucher MLL Legal

Renato Bucher worked as seconded legal counsel with an internationally leading listed FMCG company and was seconded to a leading Irish law firm, while also being a Sutherland Fellow at the University College Dublin (UCD), Sutherland School of Law. As a long-time army officer and former examining magistrate in the Swiss military justice, Renato conducted several dozens of criminal inves tigations against members of the Swiss Armed Forces, some of which also included dawn raids.

Renato Bucher regularly publishes in his fields of expertise and organises and speaks at confer ences in Switzerland and abroad. He is an active member of various professional organisations, including the Swiss and Zurich Bar Association, the International Association of Young Lawyers AIJA, the German Association for Distribution Law, the Antitrust Practice Group of the Zurich Bar Association and the German Association for Antitrust Law (Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.). Swiss Distribution (the former Swiss Franchise Association) lists Renato as a distribu tion law expert.

Renato Bucher speaks fluently English and German and has a good command of French.

Lukas Bühlmann MLL Legal

Lukas Bühlmann is partner and head of the firm’s digital, data privacy and e-commerce group. He advises and represents clients in the legal struc turing of digital business concepts, regulatory proceedings and civil litigation. He has wideranging experience in assisting with contrac tual and regulatory implementation of cross-border transactions and business concepts in the digital economy.

Lukas Bühlmann chairs the firm’s ICT prac tice group comprising lawyers from across the firm’s offices. He leads the firm’s e-commerce task force that exchanges and develops know-how within the firm and its network of partner firms. Lukas Bühlmann has particular experience in the sectors of luxury goods, new technology, adver tising, media and retail. He is fluent in German, English and French. Lukas Bühlmann is a member of the IBA (past chair of the product law and adver tising committee) as well as ITechLaw.

He serves as a board member of the Swiss Direct Marketing Association responsible for regulation, self-regulation and data protec tion, legal counsel to the Swiss Distant Selling Association as well as media expert with the Swiss Commission for Fair Advertising. Since its launch in 2012, Lukas has been a member of the jury of the Swiss E-Commerce Award.

Lukas Bühlmann is an author of numerous publications in the field of digital legal matters as well as the editor of one of the leading Swiss online blogs and journals on legal issues in digital busi ness (www.mll-news.com). He regularly speaks at local and international conferences on legal issues within his areas of expertise. He has been listed in  Who’s Who Legal: TMT,  Who’s Who Legal: Franchise as well as  Who's Who Legal: Product Liability Defence for several years in a row.

Christophe Rapin is a member of the firm’s compe tition, trade and regulatory group, practicing in Lausanne and Brussels.

He assists and represents clients with regards to antitrust matters as well as competition law enforcement procedures. He has wide ranging experience in international distribution, including franchising.

Christophe is also a member of Kellerhals Carrard’s IP Team, and in that respect, Christophe is particularly aware of the sensitive issues at the intersection between IP and competition law.

He is also a member of Kellerhals Carrard’s M&A and corporate team and he is active in M&A transactions, particularly in connection to regu lated industries.

Christophe has been chairman of the Swiss association for competition law for eight years and is currently President of the International League for Competition Law (LIDC).

He is one of the few attorneys in Geneva listed in  Who’s Who Legal: Franchising 2022. He is also recognised as an expert in the field of competition law by Who’s Who Legal

Schiffbaustrasse 2 PO Box Zurich

Tel: +41 58 552 07 42 renato.bucher@mll-legal.com www.mll-legal.com

WWL says: Those who have worked with Renato Bucher widely regard him as “swift, thorough, and practical” in his approach to franchise casework.

Schiffbaustrasse 2 PO Box Zurich Tel: +41 58 552 04 80 lukas.buehlmann@mll-legal.com www.mll-legal.com

WWL says: The “brilliant” Lukas Bühlmann has built up “an amazing practice and an excellent team”, which allows him to provide exemplary support to his clients operating franchises.

Place Saint-François 1 PO Box 7191 Lausanne, 1002 Tel: +41 58 200 33 30 christophe.rapin@kellerhals-carrard.ch www.kellerhals-carrard.ch

WWL says: Market commentators consider Christophe Rapin to be “an excellent fran chise lawyer” who is especially skilled at applying Swiss and EU competition law to franchises.

Christophe Rapin Kellerhals Carrard

Armenia

Edith Khachatourian

International Legal Consulting ekhachatourian@ilc.am

Australia

Corinne Attard Keypoint Law corinne.attard@keypointlaw.com.au

Peter Buberis Vardon Legal pbuberis@vardons.com.au

Philip Colman MST Lawyers philip.colman@mst.com.au

Tony Conaghan Thomson Geer tconaghan@tglaw.com.au

Tony Garrisson Coulter Roache tgarrisson@crl.com.au

Peter George MinterEllison peter.george@minterellison.com

Stephen Giles

Norton Rose Fulbright Australia stephen.giles@nortonrosefulbright.com

Tim Golder Allens tim.golder@allens.com.au

Alicia Hill

MST Lawyers alicia.hill@mst.com.au

Greg Hipwell Maddocks greg.hipwell@maddocks.com.au

Iain Irvine Vardon Legal iirvine@vardons.com.au

Nigel Jones

Norton Rose Fulbright Australia nigel.jones@nortonrosefulbright.com

Allison McLeod

HWL Ebsworth amcleod@hwle.com.au

Sean O'Donnell

HWL Ebsworth sodonnell@hwle.com.au

Warren Scott

Holding Redlich warren.scott@holdingredlich.com

Tamra Seaton MDS Legal tseaton@mdslegal.com.au

Cynthia Sica SBA Law csica@sbalaw.com

John Sier MST Lawyers john.sier@mst.com.au

Josh Simons Thomson Geer jsimons@tglaw.com.au

Derek Sutherland HWL Ebsworth dsutherland@hwle.com.au

Shaun Temby Maddocks shaun.temby@maddocks.com.au

Raynia Theodore* MST Lawyers raynia.theodore@mst.com.au

Robert Toth

Marsh & Maher Richmond Bennison Lawyers rxt@marshmaher.com.au

Fiona Wallwork Maddocks fiona.wallwork@maddocks.com.au

Penny Ward Baker McKenzie pennyj.ward@bakermckenzie.com

Andrew Wiseman Allens andrew.wiseman@allens.com.au

Louise Wolf HWL Ebsworth lwolf@hwle.com.au

Austria

Christoph Liebscher Liebscher Dispute Management liebscher@disputemanagement.at

Daniel Liemberger

Kunz Wallentin Rechtsanwälte GmbH daniel.liemberger@ksw.at

Alexander Petsche Baker McKenzie alexander.petsche@bakermckenzie.com

Amelie Pohl Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Dr. Amelie Pohl pohl@ra-pohl.at

Azerbaijan

Rashid Aliyev Remells Law Firm rashid.aliyev@remells.com

Belgium

Stijn Claeys Racine sclaeys@racine.eu

Pierre Demolin

DBB - Demolin - Brulard - Barthelemy pdemolin@dbblaw.eu

David Diris Kocks & Partners david.diris@kockspartners-law.be

Leonard Hawkes DBB - Demolin - Brulard - Barthelemy lhawkes@dbblaw.eu

Pascal Hollander Hanotiau & van den Berg pascal.hollander@hvdb.com

Patrick Kileste KMS Partners pk@kmspartners.be Annick Mottet Haugaard Lydian annick.mottet@lydian.be

Pierre Vermeire Hanotiau & van den Berg pierre.vermeire@hvdb.com

Brazil

Flávia Amaral Trench Rossi Watanabe flavia.amaral@trenchrossi.com

Natan Baril Baril Advogados Associados natanbaril@bbb.adv.br Cândida Ribeiro Caffé Dannemann Siemsen ccaffe@dannemann.com.br

Tatiana Campello

Demarest Advogados tcampello@demarest.com.br

Gabriel Di Blasi

Di Blasi Parente & Advogados Associados gabriel.diblasi@diblasi.com.br

Andrea Oricchio Kirsh

Andrea Oricchio Sociedade de Advogados andrea@aoadvogados.adv.br Flávia Rebello Pereira Trench Rossi Watanabe flavia.rebello@trenchrossi.com

Mariana Reis Abenza Dannemann Siemsen mabenza@dannemann.com.br Valdir de Oliveira Rocha Filho Veirano Advogados valdir.rocha@veirano.com.br José Carlos Vaz e Dias* Vaz e Dias Advogados & Associados jose.dias@vdav.com.br Luiz Henrique O do Amaral Dannemann Siemsen amaral@dannemann.com.br

Cambodia

Jay Cohen Tilleke & Gibbins jay.c@tilleke.com

Canada

Alberta

Susan D Clapp Witten LLP sclapp@wittenlaw.com Ellery C Lew Witten LLP elew@wittenlaw.com

British Columbia

Blair A Rebane Borden Ladner Gervais LLP brebane@blg.com

Judy A Rost

Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP jrost@ahbl.ca

Peter V Snell Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP psnell@cassels.com

Daniel So McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP daniel.so@mckenzielake.com

Tony Wilson KC Boughton Law Corporation twilson@boughtonlaw.com

New Brunswick Michael Melvin McInnes Cooper michael.melvin@mcinnescooper.com

Ontario

Joseph Y Adler

Hoffer Adler LLP jadler@hofferadler.com

David Altshuller

Teplitsky Colson

daltshuller@teplitskycolson.com

Adrienne Boudreau Sotos LLP aboudreau@sotosllp.com

Allan DJ Dick Sotos LLP adjdick@sotosllp.com

Jennifer Dolman

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP jdolman@osler.com

Chad Finkelstein

Dale & Lessmann LLP cfinkelstein@dalelessmann.com

Andraya Frith

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP afrith@osler.com

Lloyd Hoffer Hoffer Adler LLP lhoffer@hofferadler.com

Jeffrey P Hoffman

Dale & Lessmann LLP jhoffman@dalelessmann.com

Christopher Horkins

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP chorkins@casselsbrock.com

Darrell Jarvis Fasken djarvis@fasken.com

Paul D Jones Jones & Co. pjones@jonesco-law.ca

Liisa Kaarid Sotos LLP lkaarid@sotos.ca

Jean-Marc Leclerc Sotos LLP jean-marc.leclerc@sotos.ca

Edward (Ned) Levitt

Dickinson Wright LLP nlevitt@dickinsonwright.com

Andrae J Marrocco McMillan LLP andrae.marrocco@mcmillan.ca

Dominic Mochrie

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP dmochrie@osler.com

Sylvie Patenaude

Sicotte Guilbault LLP spatenaude@sicotte.ca

Frank Robinson

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP frobinson@casselsbrock.com

Derek Ronde

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP dronde@casselsbrock.com

David Shaw

Dale & Lessmann LLP dshaw@dalelessmann.com

Geoffrey B Shaw

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP gshaw@casselsbrock.com

Adam Ship

McCarthy Tetrault LLP aship@mccarthy.ca

John Sotos Sotos LLP jsotos@sotosllp.com

Debi M Sutin Gowling WLG debi.sutin@gowlingwlg.com

Peter M Viitre Sotos LLP pviitre@sotosllp.com

Larry Weinberg

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP lweinberg@casselsbrock.com

John Yiokaris Sotos LLP jyiokaris@sotosllp.com

Frank Zaid ADR Chambers fzaid@adrchambers.com

Quebec

Bruno Floriani

Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melanon LLP bruno.floriani@lrmm.com

Jean-Philippe Turgeon Lavery de Billy LLP jpturgeon@lavery.ca

Chile

Cristóbal Porzio Porzio Ros; Asociados cporzio@porzio.cl

Cristian Sandoval

Sandoval, Seoane & Cia. attorneys and counselors at law csandoval@tyc.cl

Raul Toro Sandoval, Seoane & Cia. attorneys and counselors at law rtoro@tyc.cl

China

Dominic Hui Ribeiro Hui d.hui@ribeirohui.com

Peter (Wu Si) Jiang C&M (China) Law Offices cmlo@cmlo.com.cn

Ning Lu Covington & Burling LLP nlu@cov.com

Yu Qin JunHe LLP qiny@junhe.com

Coral Toh Spruson & Ferguson coral.toh@spruson.com

Colombia

Juan Carlos Uribe Triana Uribe & Michelsen jcu@tumnet.com

Costa Rica

Alfredo Fournier-Beeche

Alfredo Fournier & Asociados alfredofournier@fournierlaw.com

Croatia

Aleksandar Bijelic Vukmir & Associates aleksandar.bijelic@vukmir.net

Luka Tadić-Čolić Wolf Theiss luka.tadic-colic@wolftheiss.com

Czech Republic

Barbara Kusak Noerr s.r.o. barbara.kusak@noerr.com

Denmark

Dan Bjerg Geary Bech-Bruun dbg@bechbruun.com

Lasse Søndergaard Christensen Gorrissen Federspiel lsc@gorrissenfederspiel.com

Peter E P Gregersen Aumento Advokatfirma pg@aumento.dk

Paul William Neale Aumento Advokatfirma pn@aumento.dk

Jacob Ørskov Rasmussen* Plesner Advokatpartnerselskab jor@plesner.com

Ecuador

Juan Felipe Bustamante Crespo Bustamante & Bustamante jfbustamante@bustamante.com.ec

Egypt

Maged Ackad

Ackad Law Office maged@ackadlawoffice.com Khaled El Shalakany Shalakany Law Office ksh@shalakany.com

England

James Barrett Hamilton Pratt james.barrett@hplaw.co.uk David Bond Fieldfisher david.bond@fieldfisher.com

Iain Bowler Freeths LLP iain.bowler@freeths.co.uk

Nicola Broadhurst Stevens & Bolton LLP nicola.broadhurst@stevens-bolton.com Lewis Cohen

Mishcon de Reya LLP lewis.cohen@mishcon.com

James Corlett Beyond Corporate Law james.corlett@beyondcorporate.co.uk Andrew Dodd Fieldfisher andrew.dodd@fieldfisher.com Gordon Drakes Fieldfisher gordon.drakes@fieldfisher.com

Jason Evans-Tovey

Crown Office Chambers evans-tovey@crownofficechambers.com Russell Ford Owen White russell.ford@owenwhite.com Victoria Hobbs Bird & Bird LLP victoria.hobbs@twobirds.com

Damian Humphrey

Ashtons Legal damian.humphrey@ashtonslegal.co.uk. Nigel Jones KC

Gatehouse Chambers nigel.jones@gatehouselaw.co.uk David Lewis KC

Gatehouse Chambers david.lewis@gatehouselaw.co.uk Emma Lusty Shoosmiths LLP emma.lusty@shoosmiths.co.uk Jane Masih Owen White

jane.masih@owenwhite.com

Nina Moran-Watson

NMW Legal/Franchise Consultancy Services Limited nina@nmwfranchiseservices.com

James Morgan KC St Philips Chambers jmorgan@st-philips.com

Babette Märzheuser-Wood Dentons babette.mwood@dentons.com

Shelley Nadler Bird & Bird LLP shelley.nadler@twobirds.com

Graeme Payne Bird & Bird LLP graeme.payne@twobirds.com

John H Pratt

Hamilton Pratt john.pratt@hplaw.co.uk

Vicky Reinhardt Fieldfisher vicky.reinhardt@fieldfisher.com

Brie Stevens-Hoare KC

Gatehouse Chambers brie@gatehouselaw.co.uk

Paul Strelitz Gatehouse Chambers Strelitz@gatehouselaw.co.uk

Robert Tiffen Birketts LLP robert-tiffen@birketts.co.uk

Chris Wormald Chris Wormald Associates chris@chriswormaldassociates.com

Finland

Hanna-Maija Elo Properta Attorneys Ltd hanna-maija.elo@properta.fi

Åsa Krook Waselius & Wist asa.krook@ww.fi

Patrick Lindgren Advocare Law Office patrick.lindgren@advocare.fi

Jori Taipale Bird & Bird Attorneys Ltd jori.taipale@twobirds.com

France

Olivier Binder Herald o.binder@herald-avocats.com

Olivier Deschamps Cabinet Linkea odeschamps@linkea-avocats.com

Axel Ferly Taylor Wessing a.fearly@taylorwessing.com

Frédéric Fournier Redlink fournier@redlink.fr

Olivia Gast Gast Avocats oliviagast@gastavocats.com

Simon Hotte FIDAL simon.hotte@fidal.com

Gilles Menguy GM Avocats gmenguy@gm-avocats.com

Cécile Peskine Cabinet Linkea cpeskine@linkea-avocats.com

Julien Rivet ALLIUM rivet@allium.paris Grégoire Toulouse

Taylor Wessing g.toulouse@taylorwessing.com

Joseph Vogel Vogel & Vogel jvogel@vogel-vogel.com

Georgia

Mikheil Gogeshvili Mgaloblishvili Kipiani Dzidziguri (MKD) mgogeshvili@mkd.ge

Germany

Horst Christian Becker ARIATHES Rechtsanwälte becker@ariathes.eu

Tom Billing

Noerr PartGmbB tom.billing@noerr.com

Ruth Dünisch

TCI Rechtsanwulte Munchen rduenisch@tcilaw.de

Günter Erdmann SKNvonGeyso erdmann@skn.partners

Eckhard Flohr

LADM Liesegang Aymans Decker Mittelstaedt & Partner e.flohr@ladm.com

Jan Patrick Giesler Busse & Miessen buero.giesler@busse-miessen.de

Jasper Hagenberg Buse

hagenberg@buse.de Marco Hero Schiedermair Rechtsanwulte hero@schiedermair.com

Kay Jacobsen Jacobsen & Confurius jacobsen@jacobsen-confurius.de Karsten Metzlaff Noerr PartGmbB karsten.metzlaff@noerr.com

Karl Rauser Noerr PartGmbB karl.rauser@noerr.com

Benedikt Rohren Taylor Wessing PartG mbB b.rohrssen@taylorwessing.com

Martin Rothermel Taylor Wessing PartG mbB m.rothermel@taylorwessing.com

Dagmar Waldzus Buse

waldzus@buse.de Ulf Wauschkuhn Baker McKenzie Ulf.Wauschkuhn@bakermckenzie.com

Greece

Yanos Gramatidis* Bahas Gramatidis & Partners y.gramatidis@bahagram.com

Helen G Papaconstantinou Dr Helen G Papaconstantinou and Partners Law Firm mail@hplaw.biz

Sotiris Yanakakis S C Yanakakis Law Offices yklaw@otenet.gr

Guatemala Alejandro Cofiño QIL+4 Abogados acofino@qil4.com

Claudia Pereira Mayora & Mayora, SC cpereira@mayora-mayora.com

Honduras

Ricardo Mejia Bufete Mejia & Asociados ricardo.mejia@bufetemejia.com

Hong Kong

Ella Cheong ELLALAN ella.cheong@ellalan.com

Shirley Kwok King & Wood Mallesons shirley.kwok@hk.kwm.com

Cedric Lam Dorsey & Whitney LLP lam.cedric@dorsey.com

Kenny K S Wong Hogan Lovells kenny.wong@hoganlovells.com

Hungary

Tamás Gödölle Bogsch & Partners tamas.godolle@bogsch.hu Peter Lukácsi SBGK Patent and Law Offices lukacsi@sbgk.hu

André T Mécs Mecs & Partner Kft / Csakay & Partners office@csakay.hu Ágnes Szent-Ivány Eversheds Sutherland szent-ivany@eversheds.hu

India

Safir Anand* Anand and Anand safir@anandandanand.com Akash Bhardwaj Archer & Angel abhardwaj@archerangel.com

Sanjay Chhabra Archer & Angel schhabra@archerangel.com Srijoy Das G&W Legal srijoydas@gnwlegal.com

Rukshad Davar Majmudar & Partners rdavar@majmudarindia.com

Samir Dudhoria L&L Partners sdudhoria@luthra.com Sharanya G Ranga Advaya Legal sharanya@advayalegal.com Preeti Mehta Kanga & Co preeti.mehta@kangacompany.com Sandeep Mehta JSA sandeep.mehta@jsalaw.com Suhail Nathani Economic Laws Practice suhailnathani@elp-in.com

Gopika Pant Indian Law Partners gopika.pant@ilps.in

Amitabha Sen

Amitabha Sen & Co amitabhasen@asenco.in

Sajai Singh

JSA sajai@jsalaw.com

Indonesia

Nidya Kalangie SKC Law nidya.kalangie@skc.co.id

Daru Lukiantono Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners (HHP Law Firm)

daru.lukiantono@bakermckenzie.com

Norma Mutalib* Makarim & Taira S. norma.mutalib@makarim.com

Emir Pohan

Emir Pohan & Partners emir.pohan@eplaw.id

Reagan Roy Teguh Makarim & Taira S. reagan.teguh@makarim.com

Ireland

Daniel Cashman Beauchamps d.cashman@beauchamps.ie

Jeanne Kelly LK Shields Solicitors jkelly@lkshields.ie

Imelda M Reynolds Beauchamps i.reynolds@beauchamps.ie

Israel

Neil Wilkof Dr Eyal Bressler & Co wilkof@bressler.co.il

Ido Zemach

Goldfarb Seligman & Co ido.zemach@goldfarb.com

Israel Zur Zur- Fishman and Co. zf@zf.co.il

Italy

Fabio Bortolotti

Buffa Bortolotti; Mathis ; Studi Legali Associati f.bortolotti@bbmpartners.com

Silvia Bortolotti

Buffa Bortolotti; Mathis; Studi Legali Associati s.bortolotti@bbmpartners.com

Carlo Emanuele Rossi

Carnelutti Studio Legale Associato erossi@carnelutti.com

Alessandra Sonnati

Frignani Virano e Associati - Studio Legale alessandra.sonnati@studiofrignani.com

Francesca Romana Turitto

Roma Legal Partners francesca.turitto@studiolegalerlp.com

Japan

Etsuko Hara

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune etsuko.hara@amt-law.com

Aoi Inoue

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune aoi.inoue@amt-law.com

Kakuji Mitani

Sparkle Legal

Kazuo Ohtake

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu k_ohtake@noandt.com

Yasufumi Shiroyama

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune yasufumi.shiroyama@amt-law.com

Kazakhstan

Vsevolod Markov BMF Group LLP vmarkov@bmf.kz

Korea

Sun Chang Lee & Ko sun.chang@leeko.com

Anthony Jeong Kim & Chang anthony.jeong@kimchang.com

Jae Hoon Kim Lee & Ko jaehoon.kim@leeko.com

Timothy E Trinka Dentons Lee tim.trinka@dentons.com

Kuwait

Sam Habbas ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners shabbas@asarlegal.com

Lebanon

Leila Laila Alem & Associates leila.laila@alemlaw.com

Malaysia

Leela Baskaran Skrine bl@skrine.com

Foong Cheng Leong Foong Cheng Leong & Co FCL@FCL-CO.COM

Adhuna Kamarul Ariffin Bustaman adhuna@bustaman.com

Lin Li Lee Tay & Partners linli.lee@taypartners.com.my

Siew Ling Su Zaid Ibrahim & Co siewling.su@zicolaw.com

Jin Nee Wong Wong Jin Nee & Teo wjn@wjnt-law.com

Malta

Richard Camilleri Mamo TCV Advocates richard.camilleri@mamotcv.com

Lorraine Conti lorraineconti Adv. info@contiadv.com

Mexico

Gustavo A Alcocer OLIVARES Y COMPAA, S.C. gustavo.alcocer@olivares.mx

Pablo Hooper* Gonzalez Calvillo phooper@gcsc.com.mx

Eduardo Kleinberg Basham Ringe y Correa SC kleinberg@basham.com.mx

Jorge Mondragón* Gonzalez Calvillo jmondragon@gcsc.com.mx

Monaco

Remi Delforge

DL Corporate; Regulatory remid@delforgelaw.com

Netherlands

Manish Bahl* Bahl; Co. B.V. manishbahl@bahlco.nl Jelle Blom

Kennedy Van der Laan jelle.blom@kvdl.com

Anita Canta

CMS Derks Star Busmann anita.canta@cms-dsb.com Khaled Dadi DLA Piper Netherlands N V khaled.dadi@dlapiper.com

Patricia Hamelberg

CMS Derks Star Busmann patricia.hamelberg@cms-dsb.com Herman Knotter LXA hermanknotter@lxa.nl Hans Urlus Greenberg Traurig LLP urlush@eu.gtlaw.com Martine de Koning* Kennedy Van der Laan martine.de.koning@kvdl.com

Tessa de Monnink Parker Advocaten monnink@parkeradvocaten.nl Roelien van Neck Bird & Bird (Netherlands) LLP roelien.van.neck@twobirds.com Annelies van Zoest Parker Advocaten zoest@scopeadvocaten.nl

New Zealand

Stewart Germann* Stewart Germann Law Office stewart@germann.co.nz Scott Goodwin* Goodwin Turner Commercial Lawyers scott@goodwinturner.co.nz

Nigeria

Theophilus I Emuwa AÉLEX tiemuwa@aelex.com Tiwalola Osazuwa AÉLEX tosazuwa@aelex.com

Norway

Lars G. Norheim BAHR (Advokatfirmaet BAHR AS) lgn@bahr.no Karl-Anders Grnland SGB Storlokken AS kag@storlokken.no Endre Storlokken SGB Storlokken AS es@storlokken.no Kjetil Vågen* Advokatfirmaet CLP DA kva@clp.no

Pakistan

Junaid Daudpota Daudpota International junaid@daudpota.com

Ahsan Zahir Rizvi RIAALAW karachi@riaalaw.com

Panama

Jose Agustin Preciado Miro Fabrega Molino preciado@fmm.com.pa

Paraguay

Hugo T Berkemeyer Berkemeyer | Berkemeyer hugo.tberkemeyer@berke.com.py

Philippines

Cecile Margaret E Caro-Selvaggio SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan cmecaro@syciplaw.com

Ferdinand M Negre

Bengzon Negre Untalan bnu@iplaw.ph

Eusebio V Tan

Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALAW) evtan@accralaw.com

Wilma M Valdemoro Cua

Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles wilma.cua@romulo.com

Poland

Maciej Gawronski Gawronski & Partners maciej.gawronski@gppartners.pl

Marcin Kolasinski

KRK Kieszkowska Rutkowska Kolasiński marcin.kolasinski@krklegal.pl

Magdalena Kowalczuk-Szymańska

SWKS Sztejnert Winnicka Kowalczuk Sosnowska Spj kowalczuk-szymanska@swks.com.pl

Andrzej Krawczyk

Akademia Rozwoju Systemw Sieciowych Sp z o.o. akrawczyk@arss.com.pl

Olga Sztejnert-Roszak

SWKS Sztejnert Winnicka Kowalczuk Sosnowska Spj sztejnert-roszak@swks.com.pl

Tomasz Zalewski

Bird & Bird Szepietowski i wspólnicy sp.k tomasz.zalewski@twobirds.com

Portugal

Manuel P Barrocas Barrocas Advogados mpbarrocas@barrocas.com.pt Trindade Barros Trindade Barros - Advogados trindade.barros@tba-law.eu

Claudia Santos Cruz Morais Leito cscruz@mlgts.pt Pedro da Costa Mendes TELLES p.dacostamendes@telles.pt

Puerto Rico

Rossell M Barrios Goldman Antonetti & Cordova LLC rbarrios@gaclaw.com

Rafael Escalera-Rodriguez Reichard & Escalera escalera@reichardescalera.com

Qatar

Frank Lucente Al Tamimi & Company f.lucente@tamimi.com

Romania

Daniel S Costea Costea Craiciu LLP daniel.costea@costeacraiciu.ro

Rwanda

Désiré Kamanzi ENSafrica Rwanda dkamanzi@ensafrica.com

Saudi Arabia

Sam E. Eversman

Othman S. Alshmry Law Firm sam@ksausalegal.com

Andreas Haberbeck

Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal andreas.haberbeck@saudilegal.com

Amgad Husein Dentons amgad.husein@dentons.com

Scotland

Andrew Fraser Albany Fraser enquiries@albanyfraser.com

David Kaye Harper Macleod david.kaye@harpermacleod.co.uk Julian Voge Brodies LLP julian.voge@brodies.com

Singapore

Sheena Jacob CMS Holborn Asia sheena.jacob@cms-holbornasia.com

Ai Ming Lee Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP aiming.lee@dentons.com

Max Ng Gateway Law Corporation max.ng@gateway-law.com Lorraine Tay Bird & Bird ATMD LLP lorraine.tay@twobirds.com

Wilson Wong Wie Sarn Amica Law LLC wilson.wong@amicalaw.com

Chan Zechariah Lee & Lee zechchan@leenlee.com.sg

South Africa

Lawrence Helman ENSafrica lhelman@ensafrica.com

Eugene Honey Adams & Adams eugene.honey@adamsadams.com

Ian Jacobsberg Andersen ian.jacobsberg@za.Andersen.com Esmari Jonker Smit & Van Wyk e.jonker@svw.co.za

Danie Strachan Adams & Adams danie.strachan@adamsadams.com André Visser DLA Piper andre.visser@dlapiper.com

Spain

Ignacio Alonso Even Abogados ignacio.alonso@evenabogados.com Lourdes Ayala

Bird & Bird International LLP lourdes.ayala@twobirds.com

Rocio Belda de Mergelina Garrigues rocio.belda@garrigues.com

Mercedes Clavell

ARCO Abogados y Asesores Tributarios mercedesclavell@arcoabogados.es Alberto Echarri Echarri & Brindle aecharri@echarribrindle.com Fernando J García

AGM Abogados Lawrope fgarcia@agmabogados.com Sönke Lund Grupo Gispert sonke.lund@grupogispert.com Maite Mascaró Ecija mmascaro@ecija.com

Miguel Mejías Fieldfisher JAUSAS mmejias@jausaslegal.com Jordi Ruiz de Villa Fieldfisher JAUSAS jruizdevilla@jausaslegal.com Gonzalo Ulloa Suelves Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados S.L.P gulloa@ga-p.com

Sweden

Anders Fernlund ASTRA ADVOKATER KB anders.fernlund@astralaw.se Mattias Hedwall Baker McKenzie Advokatbyr; KB mattias.hedwall@bakermckenzie.com Mango Kask

Ramberg Advokater mango.kask@ramberglaw.se

Magnus Nedström Advokatbyr;n Sigeman & Co AB magnus.nedstrom@sigeman.se Anders Thylin

ASTRA ADVOKATER KB anders.thylin@astralaw.se

Elisabeth Vestin

Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd elisabeth.vestin@hannessnellman.com

Switzerland

Basel-Stadt

Michael Kull

Nigon Kull Burkart Partner michael.kull@nigon.ch

Geneva

Sylvie Gurry Veit BMG sylvie.gurry.veit@bmglaw.ch

Vaud

Christophe Rapin*

Kellerhals Carrard christophe.rapin@kellerhals-carrard.ch

Zurich

Martin Ammann*

MLL Legal martin.ammann@mll-legal.com

Renato Bucher* MLL Legal renato.bucher@mll-legal.com

Lukas Bühlmann* MLL Legal lukas.buehlmann@mll-legal.com

Andreas M Dubler

Dubler Attorneys at Law dubler@dubler.ch

Andrea Mondini

Times Attorneys mondini@timesattorneys.ch

Janine Reudt-Demont

Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd janine.reudt-demont@nkf.ch

Christoph Wildhaber

Streichenberg Attorneys at Law christoph.wildhaber@streichenberg.ch

Taiwan

C Y Huang Tsar & Tsai Law Firm cyhuang@tsartsai.com.tw

Thailand

Alan Adcock Tilleke & Gibbins alan.a@tilleke.com

Turkey

Halil Ercüment Erdem Erdem & Erdem Law Office istanbul@erdem-erdem.av.tr

Dogan Eymirlioglu

Balcioglu Selcuk Ardıyok Keki deymirlioglu@baseak.com

Hikmet Koyuncuoglu Koyuncuoglu & Koksal h.koyuncuoglu@kkhukuk.com

Semih Sander

Balcioglu Selcuk Ardıyok Keki ssander@baseak.com

Noyan Turunç Turun; nturunc@turunc.av.tr

Ukraine

Anzhela M Makhinova Sayenko Kharenko amakhinova@sk.ua

Oleksandr Padalka Ilyashev & Partners padalka@attorneys.ua

Anna Tsirat Jurvneshservice a.tsirat@jvs.com.ua

Volodymyr Yakubovskyy Nobles v.yakubovskyy@nobles-law.com

United Arab Emirates

Mark Bisch

Baker Botts LLP mark.bisch@bakerbotts.com

Faisal Daudpota Daudpota International faisal@daudpota.com

Melissa Murray Bird & Bird (MEA) LLP melissa.murray@twobirds.com

Willem Steenkamp Al Tamimi & Company w.steenkamp@tamimi.com

Joycia Young Clyde & Co LLP joycia.young@clydeco.ae

USA

Arizona

Christina Noyes

Gust Rosenfeld PLC cmnoyes@gustlaw.com

Dan Warshawsky Warshawsky Seltzer, PLLC dan@franchiselawyers.com

Jeffrey H Wolf Quarles; Brady LLP jeffrey.wolf@quarles.com

California

R. Andrew Chereck

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP andrew.chereck@bclplaw.com

Kenneth R Costello

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP kenneth.costello@bclplaw.com

Gerard P Davey

Gerard P Davey gdavey@daveylaw.com

Matthew Gruenberg DLA Piper LLP (US) matthew.gruenberg@dlapiper.com

Susan Grueneberg, Esq. Cozen O;Connor sgrueneberg@cozen.com

Rodney R Hatter

Rodney Hatter; Associates rodhatter@fran-law.com

Keith D Klein

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP keith.klein@bclplaw.com

Peter C Lagarias

Lagarias, Napell; Dillon LLP pcl@franchiselawadvocates.com

Michael K Lindsey Steinbrecher; Span mlindsey@steinbrecherspan.com

Lori M Lofstrom

Holmes Lofstrom PC l.lofstrom@holmeslofstrom.com

Karen C. Marchiano DLA Piper LLP (US) karen.marchiano@dlapiper.com

Anthony J Marks

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP anthony.marks@bclplaw.com

Charles G Miller Bartko, Zankel, Bunzel & Miller cmiller@bzbm.com

James Mulcahy

The Mulcahy Law Firm jmulcahy@mulcahyllp.com

Dawn Newton Donahue & Fitzgerald Attorneys dnewton@donahue.com

Glenn Plattner

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP glenn.plattner@bclplaw.com

Rebekah Prince

Barnes & Thornburg LLP rebekah.prince@btlaw.com

Joel D Siegel

Dentons US LLP joel.siegel@dentons.com

Jonathan Solish

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP jonathan.solish@bclplaw.com

Rochelle Spandorf

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP rochellespandorf@dwt.com

C Griffith Towle

Bartko, Zankel, Bunzel & Miller gtowle@bzbm.com

Phyllis A Truby

Phyllis Alden Truby APC ptruby@trubylaw.com

Elizabeth M Weldon Snell & Wilmer LLP eweldon@swlaw.com

Colorado H Michael Drumm Drumm Law mike@drummlaw.com

Lucie Guyot Faegre Drinker lucie.guyot@faegrebd.com

Joyce G Mazero Polsinelli PC jmazero@polsinelli.com

District of Columbia Christine E Connelly Wiley Rein LLP cconnelly@wileyrein.com

John F Dienelt

Quarles; Brady LLP john.dienelt@quarles.com

Steven B Feirman

Nixon Peabody LLP sfeirman@nixonpeabody.com

Jan S Gilbert

Polsinelli PC jgilbert@polsinelli.com

Steven M Goldman

Friedlander Misler PLLC sgoldman@dclawfirm.com

Mark A Kirsch

Lathrop GPM mark.kirsch@lathropgpm.com

Peter J Klarfeld

Lathrop GPM peter.klarfeld@lathropgpm.com

Warren Lee Lewis

Akerman LLP warren.lewis@akerman.com

Michael J Lockerby Foley; Lardner LLP mlockerby@foley.com

J David Mayberry

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP dmayberry@kilpatricktownsend.com

Scott McIntosh

Quarles & Brady LLP scott.mcintosh@quarles.com

Keri A McWilliams

Nixon Peabody LLP kmcwilliams@nixonpeabody.com

Robert A Smith

Akerman LLP robert.a.smith@akerman.com

Alexander G Tuneski

DLA Piper LLP (US) alexander.tuneski@dlapiper.com

Kendal H Tyre

Nixon Peabody LLP ktyre@nixonpeabody.com

Stephen J Vaughan

Lathrop GPM stephen.vaughan@lathropgpm.com

Erik B Wulff

DLA Piper LLP (US) erik.wulff@dlapiper.com

Eric L Yaffe

Lathrop GPM eric.yaffe@lathropgpm.com

Philip F Zeidman

DLA Piper LLP (US) philip.zeidman@dlapiper.com

Robert L Zisk

Lathrop GPM robert.zisk@lathropgpm.com

Carl E Zwisler

Lathrop GPM carl.zwisler@lathropgpm.com

Florida

David A Beyer

Quarles & Brady LLP david.beyer@quarles.com

W Barry Blum

Genovese Joblove & Battista PA bblum@gjb-law.com Alejandro Brito Esq. Brito PLLC Abrito@britopllc.com

Christian C Burden

Quarles & Brady LLP chris.burden@quarles.com

Robert M Einhorn

Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, PA reinhorn@zarcolaw.com

Nina Greene

Genovese Joblove & Battista PA ngreene@gjb-law.com

Michael D Joblove

Genovese Joblove & Battista PA mjoblove@gjb-law.com

Keith J Kanouse Kanouse & Walker PA keith@kanouse.com

Himanshu M Patel

Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, PA hpatel@zarcolaw.com

Jonathan E Perlman

Genovese Joblove & Battista PA jperlman@gjb-law.com

Robert F Salkowski

Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, PA rsalkowski@zarcolaw.com

Mary Leslie Smith

Foley & Lardner LLP mlsmith@foley.com

Robert Zarco Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, PA rzarco@zarcolaw.com

Georgia

Kathryn B Shipe

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP kshipe@kilpatricktownsend.com

Christopher P Bussert

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP cbussert@kilpatricktownsend.com

Ronald T Coleman Jr

Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP rcoleman@phrd.com

Richard G Greenstein

DLA Piper LLP (US) rich.greenstein@dlapiper.com

Michael S Rosenthal

Taylor English Duma LLP mrosenthal@taylorenglish.com

Michael W Tyler

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP mtyler@kilpatricktownsend.com

Mark S VanderBroek

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP mark.vanderbroek@nelsonmullins.com

William K Whitner Paul Hastings LLP kwhitner@paulhastings.com

Illinois

Lee N Abrams Mayer Brown LLP labrams@mayerbrown.com

Carmen Caruso

Carmen D. Caruso Law Firm cdc@cdcaruso.com

Amy Cheng Cheng Cohen LLC amy.cheng@chengcohen.com

Fredric A Cohen Cheng Cohen LLC fredric.cohen@chengcohen.com

Michael R Daigle Cheng Cohen LLC michael.daigle@chengcohen.com

Diane Green-Kelly Reed Smith LLP dgreenkelly@reedsmith.com

Alan R Greenfield Greenberg Traurig LLP greenfieldalan@gtlaw.com

Stuart Hershman DLA Piper LLP (US) stuart.hershman@dlapiper.com

John Hughes Quarles & Brady LLC john.hughes@quarles.com

Beata Krakus

Greensfelder Hemker & Gale PC bk@greensfelder.com

Norman M Leon DLA Piper LLP (US) norman.leon@dlapiper.com

Ann MacDonald Schiff Hardin LLP amacdonald@schiffhardin.com

Susan Meyer Greensfelder Hemker & Gale PC smeyer@greensfelder.com

Paula J Morency Schiff Hardin LLP pmorency@schiffhardin.com

Richard J Morey DLA Piper LLP (US) richard.morey@dlapiper.com

Antonia Scholz Cheng Cohen LLC antonia.scholz@chengcohen.com

Marc P Seidler DLA Piper LLP (US) marc.seidler@dlapiper.com

Joseph W Sheyka DLA Piper LLP (US) joseph.sheyka@dlapiper.com

Alan H Silberman Dentons US LLP alan.silberman@dentons.com

Clay A Tillack Schiff Hardin LLP ctillack@schiffhardin.com

John F Verhey DLA Piper LLP (US) john.verhey@dlapiper.com

Maryland

Andrew A Caffey Caffey Law Firm, LLC acaffey@caffeylegal.com

Massachusetts

Eric H Karp

Witmer Karp Warner & Ryan LLP ekarp@wkwrlaw.com

Arthur L Pressman

Arthur L. Pressman Franchise Mediation And Dispute Resolution ALP@ARTHURLPRESSMAN.COM

Michigan

Mark J Burzych Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes PLC mburzych@fsblawyers.com

Minnesota

John Berg Monroe Moxness Berg PA jberg@mmblawfirm.com

Kerry L Bundy Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP kbundy@faegre.com

J Michael Dady Dady & Gardner PA jmdady@dadygardner.com J. Mark Dady Dady & Gardner PA mdady@dadygardner.com

Elizabeth Street Dillon Lathrop GPM elizabeth.dillon@lathropgpm.com

Joseph J Fittante

Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd jfittante@larkinhoffman.com

John W. Fitzgerald Lathrop GPM john.fitzgerald@lathropgpm.com

Ronald K Gardner Jr Dady & Gardner PA rkgardner@dadygardner.com

W Michael Garner Garner & Ginsburg PA wmgarner@yourfranchiselawyer.com

Michael R Gray Lathrop GPM mike.gray@lathropgpm.com

Jeffery S Haff Dady & Gardner PA jhaff@dadygardner.com

John Holland Dady & Gardner PA jholland@dadygardner.com

Gaylen L Knack Lathrop GPM gaylen.knack@lathropgpm.com

Scott Korzenowski

Dady & Gardner PA sekorzenowski@dadygardner.com

Kristy L Miamen Dady & Gardner PA kmiamen@dadygardner.com

Charles S Modell

Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd cmodell@lhdl.com

Dennis L Monroe

Monroe Moxness Berg PA dmonroe@mmblawfirm.com

Ryan R Palmer

Lathrop GPM ryan.palmer@lathropgpm.com

Sawan S Patel

Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd spatel@larkinhoffman.com

Kirk W Reilly

Lathrop GPM kirk.reilly@lathropgpm.com

Brian B Schnell

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP brian.schnell@faegrebd.com

Max J Schott II

Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd mschott@larkinhoffman.com

James M Susag

Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd jsusag@larkinhoffman.com

Susan Tegt

Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd stegt@larkinhoffman.com

James A Wahl

Lathrop GPM james.wahl@lathropgpm.com

Quentin Wittrock

QW Mediation quentin.wittrock@gpmlaw.com

Missouri

Dawn M Johnson

Greensfelder Hemker & Gale PC dmj@greensfelder.com

Stephen H Rovak

Dentons US LLP stephen.rovak@dentons.com

Edward R Spalty

Armstrong Teasdale LLP espalty@armstrongteasdale.com

Leonard D Vines

Greensfelder Hemker & Gale PC ldv@greensfelder.com

Nebraska

Gary R Batenhorst

Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather LLP gbatenhorst@clinewilliams.com

Nevada

Matthew J Kreutzer

Howard & Howard Attorneys PC mkreutzer@howardandhoward.com

New Jersey

JoyAnn Kenny Marks & Klein LLP joyann@marksklein.com

Justin M Klein Marks & Klein LLP justin@marksklein.com

Dennis A LaFiura

Day Pitney LLP dlafiura@daypitney.com

Benjamin A Levin Hyland Levin LLP levin@hylandlevin.com

David S Sager

DLA Piper LLP david.sager@dlapiper.com

Mark D Shapiro

Hyland Levin LLP shapiro@hylandlevin.com

New York

Dale Cohen Akerman LLP dale.cohen@akerman.com

Michael Einbinder Einbinder & Dunn LLP me@ed-lawfirm.com

Daniel Gildin

Kaufmann Gildin & Robbins LLP dgildin@kaufmanngildin.com

David J Kaufmann

Kaufmann Gildin & Robbins LLP dkaufmann@kaufmanngildin.com

Marc A Lieberstein

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP mlieberstein@kilpatricktownsend.com

Julie Lusthaus Lusthaus Law PC jl@lusthauslawpc.com

David W Oppenheim

Greenberg Traurig LLP oppenheimd@gtlaw.com

Thomas M Pitegoff

Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law Tom.Pitegoff@offitkurman.com

Richard L Rosen

The Richard L Rosen Law Firm PLLC rlr@rosenlawpllc.com

Craig R Tractenberg Fox Rothschild LLP ctractenberg@foxrothschild.com

North Carolina

Corby Cochran Anderson

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP canderson@bradley.com

Ted P Pearce

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP tpearce@bradley.com

Ritchie W. Taylor

Manning Fulton & Skinner PA taylor@manningfulton.com

Ohio

Herbert A Hedden

Vorys Sater Seymour & Pease LLP hahedden@vorys.com

Judith L Marsh

Vorys Sater Seymour & Pease LLP jlmarsh@vorys.com

Brian McMahon

Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP bmcmahon@slk-law.com

James A Meaney Zaino & Humphrey LPA jmeaney@zandhlpa.com

Peter Silverman Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP psilverman@shumaker.com

Pennsylvania

Harris J Chernow

Reger Rizzo Darnall LLP hchernow@regerlaw.com

F Joseph Dunn FisherZucker LLC jdunn@fisherzucker.com

Lane Fisher FisherZucker LLC lfisher@fisherzucker.com

Constantine T (Dean) Fournaris Wiggin and Dana LLP cfournaris@wiggin.com

Eleanor Vaida Gerhards Fox Rothschild LLP egerhards@foxrothchild.com

Herbert S Wolfson

Emirates Law Network LLC herb.wolfson@emlawnet.com

Jeffrey A Zucker

FisherZucker LLC jzucker@fisherzucker.com

South Carolina

Natalma M McKnew

Fox Rothschild LLP tmcknew@foxrothschild.com

Tennessee

Joel R Buckberg

Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC jbuckberg@bakerdonelson.com

Texas

Mohammad M Alturk

Baker McKenzie LLP mohammad.alturk@bakermckenzie.com

Deborah S Coldwell

Haynes and Boone LLP deborah.coldwell@haynesboone.com Abhishek Dubé Baker McKenzie LLP abhishek.dube@bakermckenzie.com

Paul Fransway

Dickinson Wright pfransway@dickinsonwright.com

Ann Hurwitz Baker McKenzie LLP ann.hurwitz@bakermckenzie.com

Earsa Jackson

Clark Hill Strasburger earsa.jackson@strasburger.com

Robert A Lauer

Haynes and Boone LLP rob.lauer@haynesboone.com

Kevin E Maher Baker McKenzie LLP kevin.maher@bakermckenzie.com

Cheryl Mullin Mullin Law PC cheryl.mullin@mullinlawpc.com

Michael E Santa Maria

Baker McKenzie LLP michael.santamaria@bakermckenzie.com

Suzanne Trigg

Haynes and Boone LLP suzie.trigg@haynesboone.com

John M Vernon

The Vernon Law Group jvernon@vernonlawgroup.com

Will K Woods

Baker McKenzie LLP will.woods@bakermckenzie.com

Utah

Craig J Madson Madson IP info@madsonip.com

Virginia

Regina B Amolsch

Plave Koch PLC ramolsch@plavekoch.com

Leslie D Curran

Plave Koch PLC lcurran@plavekoch.com

John J Dwyer

DLA Piper LLP (US) john.dwyer@dlapiper.com

Marisa D Faunce Plave Koch PLC mfaunce@plavekoch.com

Barry M Heller DLA Piper LLP (US) barry.heller@dlapiper.com

David W Koch Plave Koch PLC dkoch@plavekoch.com

Michael R Laidhold Plave Koch PLC mlaidhold@plavekoch.com

Bret Lowell

DLA Piper LLP (US) bret.lowell@dlapiper.com

Maureen O'Brien DLA Piper LLP (US) maureen.obrien@dlapiper.com

Lee J Plave Plave Koch PLC lplave@plavekoch.com

Leslie Pujo Plave Koch PLC lpujo@plavekoch.com

Benjamin B Reed Plave Koch PLC breed@plavekoch.com

James C Rubinger Plave Koch PLC jrubinger@plavekoch.com

JH Snow

Plave Koch PLC jhsnow@plavekoch.com

David Worthen Plave Koch PLC dworthen@plavekoch.com

Tao Xu DLA Piper LLP (US) tao.xu@dlapiper.com

Washington

Douglas C Berry Miller Nash Graham & Dunn PC dberry@grahamdunn.com

Howard Bundy

Bundy Law Firm PLLC bundy@bundylawfirm.com

Daniel J Oates

Miller Nash Graham & Dunn dan.oates@millernash.com

Josh Piper Miller Nash Graham & Dunn josh.piper@millernash.com

Wisconsin

Andrew P Beilfuss Quarles & Brady LLP andrew.beilfuss@quarles.com

Venezuela

Karel Bentata Bentata Abogados kbentata@bentata.com

Vietnam

Nguyen Dang Viet Bizconsult vietnd@bizconsult.vn Manh Hung Tran Baker McKenzie (Vietnam) Ltd tmh@bakermckenzie.com

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