VIRTUAL FRANCHISE LAW DAY 2020 AGENDA

Please note: Each Roundtable will run twice (35 minutes each). Space for each session is limited and participation is available on a first come, first serve basis.

Name Speakers Session Type
11:00 AM
Moving from Crisis to Recovery - Stories from the TrenchesCaroline Kolompar Kim Kobayashi Nivera Wallani Ken OttoKeynote
12:15 PM
Navigating Financial Distress in Franchise SystemsTodd Greenbloom Wojtek Jaskiewicz John Leavitt 
Best Practices for Disclosing During Unprecedented TimesEdward (Ned) Levitt David Shaw 
Employment and Workplace Related Issues and Precautions and their impact on Franchise SystemsMatthew Badrov Craig Lawrence 
1:15 PM
Growing a Brand in Trying Times: How to Successfully Leverage Technology and DataSteve BuorsKeynote
2:00 PM
Areas of Vicarious Liability Risk in a PandemicAllan DickRoundtable
Franchisor Risks and Responsibilities in Enforcing System Standards in Unusual TimesMarissa CarnevaleRoundtable
Best Franchise Arbitration Practices in Uncertain Times Considering Uber Technology Inc. v. Heller.Frank ZaidRoundtable
Approaches to adapting system-wide protocols: food safety and contactless deliveryKeshaun SharpeRoundtable
Going Digital: Legal Lessons and Watch-OutsDavid FraserRoundtable
The Woes of Third Party Delivery ServicesDominic MochrieRoundtable
Managing Supply Chain in a PandemicClark HarropRoundtable
International Expansion in a Post-Covid WorldKatya LogunovRoundtable
Earnings Projections Disclosure Post CrisisNoah LeszczRoundtable
3:30 PM
Managing Lease Obligations and LiabilitiesMervyn Allen Sheldon Disenhouse 
Pandemic Drafting Lessons: Re-examining Key Provisions of the Franchise AgreementJoseph Adler, CFE Debi Sutin 
Supporting Franchisees Through Extraordinary Times: Good Faith Financial, Operational, and System Change SupportJennifer Dolman Ben Hanuka Adam Ship 
4:30 PM
Legal & Legislative UpdateAdrienne Boudreau David Black Colin PendrithKeynote
5:30 PM
Virtual Networking Reception