George J. Eydt is a partner in the U.S. law firm Hodgson Russ LLP. He is resident in the firm’s Toronto office. Mr. Eydt regularly counsels Canadian and International companies on business expansion into the United States with a primary focus on franchise and distribution law, mergers and acquisitions, and the creation of branch and subsidiary operations.

His franchise practice encompasses a broad range of activities, including (i) drafting and reviewing franchise disclosure documents, franchise agreements, and other ancillary documents, (ii) state registration of franchise disclosure documents, including preparation of state addenda and amendments and negotiation with state regulators, (iii) providing advice regarding franchise law exemptions and exceptions, and (iv) providing general legal advice to new and mature franchise systems.

Mr. Eydt has counseled a broad range of Canadian and U.S. based franchise companies on U.S. legal issues, including both private and public companies. Mr. Eydt’s colleagues at Hodgson Russ possess expertise in all other areas of the law that are of importance to international and domestic franchise systems, including intellectual property, anti-trust, leasing, tax planning (international, federal, state and local), immigration and dispute resolution. Mr. Eydt can be contacted by phone at 416-595-2671 or by email at geydt@hodgsonruss.com.