Kaari-Lynn S. Gagnon

Kaari-Lynn S. Gagnon is a partner with Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A. based in Miami, Florida. She focuses her practice on franchise law, corporate law, and intellectual property matters throughout the United States. Ms. Gagnon works with franchisors and businesses on a range of franchise-related matters, including the preparation and updating of franchise disclosure documents, state franchise registrations, and regulatory compliance. She also assists clients with commercial transactions, such as contract drafting and negotiations, commercial lease review, business entity formation, and the preparation of operating, licensing, and related business agreements.

In addition to her transactional work, Ms. Gagnon has represented clients in litigation and dispute resolution matters in state and federal courts and in arbitration proceedings across the country. Her experience includes handling disputes involving franchise relationships, commercial agreements, and intellectual property licensing. She also represents artists and creative professionals in connection with intellectual property licensing and promotional arrangements.

Ms. Gagnon was born in Seoul, Korea, and grew up near Albany, New York. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Tufts University in 2004 and received her Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law in 2007. While attending law school, she clerked with Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A., where she gained early experience in franchise law, and also served as a summer intern with the Public Defender’s Office of Rensselaer County, New York.

Ms. Gagnon joined Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A. as a law clerk in 2006 and became an associate attorney in 2007. She was named a partner of the firm in 2015. She is admitted to practice law in Florida and before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Current Employment Position

• Partner, Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A.

Practice Areas

• Franchise Law
• Corporate Law
• Intellectual Property

Past Positions

• Zarco, Einhorn, Salkowski & Brito, P.A., Clerk
• Public Defender’s Office of Rensselaer County, New York, Intern

Honors & Awards

• Best Lawyers of America – Franchise Law, 2018–Current
• “Rising Star” in Florida – Super Lawyers, 2021–2022

Pro-Bono Activities

• Miami-Dade County Put Something Back Pro Bono Program

Professional Associations

• Miami-Dade County Bar Association, Member
• American Bar Association (ABA) Forum on Franchising
• Forum on Franchising Diversity Caucus Steering Committee
• International Franchise Association (IFA)
• American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD)
• Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA)
• American Bar Association (ABA) Women’s Caucus Steering Committee

Education

• University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida
  • J.D. - 2007
• Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
  • B.A. - 2004
  • Major: Sociology

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 2007
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2008