Allan Dick is a co-managing partner at Sotos LLP. He is a trusted primary advisor to many top franchisors, with more than three decades practising law in the franchising, licensing and distribution industry. He is recognized and consistently ranked (including in Band 1 of Chambers Canada and named 2020 Franchise “Lawyer of the Year” by the Best Lawyers in Canada) as one of Canada’s leading franchise litigators and has extensive experience at every level of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada as well as before national and international arbitration tribunals. Allan regularly provides expert opinions to other counsel. Allan is the firm’s sector leader for the restaurant industry. His litigation experience extends to disputes in the home services, professional services, hotel services, grocery, personal services, retail and telecommunications sectors of the franchise industry. Allan regularly provides crisis management counsel to franchisors including designing preventative crisis management programs. As a trademark agent, Allan also handles trademark litigation and opposition matters. Clients know him for his ability to consistently execute the best strategies for litigating disputes in a way that aligns with their business interests.