Sawan S. Patel

Sawan Patel is a shareholder and the chair of the Corporate and Transactions department at Larkin Hoffman. He helps businesses grow by protecting their interests, promoting and selling their products and services, and franchising their brands. Clients appreciate his ability to provide responsive legal solutions that make practical business sense. As a business and franchise attorney, Sawan ensures that his clients are protected from startup through all phases of their growth.

Sawan advises clients on entity formation, contract review and drafting, commercial transactions, and purchases and sales of businesses. Sawan provides legal advice on growth strategies such as distribution and sale arrangements and franchising. He counsels franchisors on structuring and operating their franchise systems. Sawan's clients range from startup franchisors to some of the fastest growing brands in the nation, in a variety of industries including home improvement, health care, fitness, food service, and hospitality.

Sawan is an active member of the American Bar Association's Forum on Franchising and the International Franchise Association. He is a perennial speaker and writer for the ABA Forum on Franchising and the International Franchise Association, having authored several Franchise Law Journal articles and frequently speaking at annual conferences on a variety of franchising topics. He was also an Associate Editor for the ABA Forum on Franchising Franchise Law Journal and the Young Lawyers Division Liaison to the Governing Committee of the ABA Forum on Franchising.