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Law Practice,
Labor/Employment,
Corporate

Apr. 8, 2020

Best practices for business franchises during the pandemic

Franchise systems in all industries would be well served to proactively adapt their systems to allow franchisees to provide some level of service, while navigating legal issues prompted by COVID-19.

Barry Kurtz

Shareholder
Lewitt Hackman

Kurtz is the chair of the Franchise & Distribution Practice Group at Lewitt Hackman and is a certified specialists in Franchise and Distribution Law by the California State Bar Board of Specialization

Matthew Soroky

Lewitt Hackman Shapiro Marshall & Harlan

Email: msoroky@lewitthackman.com

Matthew is a member of the Franchise & Distribution Law Practice Group at Lewitt Hackman in Encino.

Many franchise systems are in "survival" mode. They must assess far-reaching consequences of the coronavirus, and plan for the financial impact of customers and employees staying at home, mandated closings of dining areas, "shelter-in-place" and similar government orders that are certain to drive down average unit volumes. Franchise systems in all industries would be well served to proactively adapt their systems to allow franchisees to provide some level of service, ...

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