Best Lawyers in Ontario, Canada for Franchise Law
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Darrell Jarvis’s business law practice is focused on franchising, distribution, leasing and construction, with a focus on the retail and hospitality sectors. Darrell has extensive experience advising franchisors with respect to disclosure documents, franchise agreements, default enforcement, insolvent franchisees and the purchase and sale of franchised businesses. Darrell has extensive experience with respect to non-traditional franchises in highway facilities, hospital and educational ...
Lara has built a broad corporate and commercial litigation practice with an emphasis on contract and shareholder disputes, construction disputes, property/leasing, franchise disputes, and estate matters. As part of her franchise practice, she advises both franchisors and franchisees on business-related and litigation matters. Lara is known for finding creative and practical solutions to complex matters. She places a high degree of importance on her relationships with clients and takes the tim...
John is a partner at Sotos LLP. He is dean of the franchising, licensing and distributing bar – a recognition that caps a 40-year career acting for franchisors regionally, nationally and globally. Today, he continues to provide counsel to franchisors in all aspects of their businesses, including in franchise system or distribution chain design and implementation, system restructuring, international and domestic transactions, and franchise disclosure. He offers strategic support to franc...
Idan Erez is a member of the Bar in the Province of Ontario and in the State of Georgia. He practices in Sotos' litigation department focusing on a variety of subject matter including franchising and other commercial disputes, professional liability/personal injury defense, and other types of civil litigation. His experience includes shareholder disputes, commercial contract disputes, injunctive proceedings and real estate litigation, as well as class action work in the areas of pharmaceutica...
Sukhdeep S. Sidhu is a Partner at KMB Law in Mississauga, Ontario and a member of the firm’s Corporate and Commercial practice group. His practice focuses on Franchise Law, Retail and Distribution Law, and Business and Estate Succession Law. Sukhdeep works with franchisors, franchisees, entrepreneurs, and business owners across a range of commercial matters. Sukhdeep advises new, emerging, and established Canadian and international franchisors on matters relating to Canadian franchise l...
Jason is a partner at Sotos LLP. He spent his initial years practicing law in the New York and Toronto offices of an elite New York-based global law firm. At Sotos, Jason applies his experience as a New York state-qualified lawyer and as an Ontario-licensed lawyer to advise entrepreneurs and businesses on all matters involving cross-border franchising, licensing and distribution and related structuring. His practice focuses on the acquisition and sale of franchise systems, franchise system de...
Lauren Parker is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Franchise Law. Lauren practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Lauren Parker since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Lauren Parker is held by other lawyers.
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