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Franchise & Distribution

With one of the world’s leading franchise and distribution law practices, lawyers in our Minneapolis and Washington, DC, offices serve franchisors and master franchisees at all stages of their development, in markets throughout the world. Our energetic and diverse group of 46 lawyers and paralegals work in teams, in a collaborative environment to bring our clients a wide range of experience in virtually every facet of international and domestic franchising. We offer our clients a tremendous value, both because of our highly competitive billing rates, and because of the many services which we offer without charge. Serving franchise clients is a number one priority for our firm. Most of our colleagues who practice in other areas of business law are experienced in advising and representing franchisors.

We recognize that the advice we give—from helping to construct franchise concepts through domestic and international growth and expansion, to system modifications—directly impacts our clients’ profitability. That is why we focus on practical, cost effective solutions. We back up our advice with franchising’s largest and most successful dispute resolution team. Our litigators have represented franchisors in courts and arbitration tribunals throughout the U.S., taking advantage of briefs, pleadings, and strategies which have withstood challenges in earlier cases.

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Franchise Practice Group Recognitions

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Legal Eagle

Twelve GPM Attorneys Named "Legal Eagles"

Twelve franchise attorneys have been named 2013 “Legal Eagles” by Franchise Times magazine. Which is more than any other firm in the United States.

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Chambers Global

Chambers Recognizes GPM's Franchise Practice as One of Top Globally

Gaylen Knack, Carl Zwisler, and Liz Dillon were also recognized in the 2013 edition of Chambers Global.

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Whos Who

Eight Attorneys Recognized In The International Who's Who of Franchising Lawyers

Eight GPM attorneys are a few of just 268 attorneys worldwide to be recognized in The International Who’s Who of Franchise Lawyers 2010.

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Chambers USA

GPM and Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA

GPM's Franchise & Distribution practice group and 11 of its attorneys were ranked nationally in the 2012 edition of Chambers USA.