Top best Franchising Lawyers in Atlanta | 17 available

Pete Dosik is a leader in Atlanta’s franchise law community as well as a sophisticated business law generalist. He is committed to providing clients with high-value, efficient, and practical legal service at a reasonable cost.. Drawing on his experience as in-house counsel at Church’s Chicken® (1700+ units in 23 countries, including 250+ company-owned restaurants) and Starwood Hotels (owner and franchisor of iconic hotel brands such as Westin® and Sheraton®), Pete develops in-depth knowledge of his clients’ businesses and emphasizes practical methods to protect his clients while helping them achieve their goals.. In the franchising arena, Pete advises franchisors on how to establish, operate, and grow “best-in-class” franchise systems. He prepares Franchise Disclosure Documents and franchising agreements that incorporate best practices in franchising. He advises on domestic and international franchising, complying with federal and state franchise laws and regulations, dealing with franchisees, enforcing brand standards, terminating non-compliant franchisees, and resolving disputes.. When representing franchisees, Pete uses his knowledge and experience to efficiently assist franchisees in understanding FDDs, negotiating franchise agreements, and achieving business success with their franchise concept.. In addition to franchising and distribution, Pete handles various business transactions, including company formation, finance, buying or selling a business, real estate, employment agreements, technology agreements, supply chain matters, and other commercial contracts.. Pete began practicing law in 1997 after graduating from Duke University law school. He began his career at one of Atlanta’s most prestigious law firms, where he focused on debt finance and general business transactions.

Kitt Shipe is a Franchise Times Legal Eagle and 1851 Legal Player Award recipient.  She has helped dozens of start-up and seasoned franchisors in virtually every industry.  Her experience spans over 20 years in private practice, and as lead franchise counsel for a multi-brand franchisor with six nationally known brands and an Atlanta-based franchisor with over 10,000 franchisees in the United States and globally.  Kitt is also a seasoned corporate attorney, who has handled dozens of asset purchases, stock deals, mergers, employment contracts and commercial contracts.  Kitt graduated from University of North Carolina School of Law in 1996 with honors. Kitt’s contact information is or

Business attorney with concentrations in intellectual property and franchising. I practice in the areas of patent, trademark, copyright and licensing law with an emphasis on client counseling and the selection and protection of enforceable intellectual property assets. I have extensive experience in assisting clients with the development of global branding strategies and I have performed numerous intellectual property audits and due diligence reviews. I assist individuals and corporations by understanding their business and helping them implement processes to better align efforts between legal, marketing, and technology. By doing so, my clients achieve a risk reduced approach to protecting and promoting their intellectual property, both in the United States and abroad. Additionally, I assist franchise and distribution clients with a wide variety of corporate and franchise legal issues, including structuring programs, drafting agreements and disclosure documents, obtaining appropriate registrations, protecting intellectual property, and resolving relationship issues and disputes. My unique combination of intellectual property, corporate, and franchise experience allows me to provide comprehensive legal services to companies growing or joining franchise systems. Within these practice areas, I represent a diverse client portfolio, from start-ups to mature companies with multi-national operations. With my broad range of transactional and litigation experience, I am able to provide general counsel to my clients, collaboratively maturing their businesses from infancy to prominence within their various industries.

Experienced Franchising attorney serving clients in Atlanta and surrounding areas.

Experienced Franchising attorney serving clients in Atlanta and surrounding areas.

Experienced Franchising attorney serving clients in Atlanta and surrounding areas.

Experienced Franchising attorney serving clients in Atlanta and surrounding areas.

Experienced Franchising attorney serving clients in Atlanta and surrounding areas.

Experienced Franchising attorney serving clients in Atlanta and surrounding areas.