Franchise independent legal advice certificates: Terms of engagement

By Ben Hanuka ( August 20, 2020, 8:30 AM EDT) -- When representing a franchisee in either a franchise transaction or a franchise dispute, a lawyer is often called on to provide an independent legal advice certificate (ILA) at the request of the franchisor. This may be as part of a franchise sale to a franchisee buyer or as part of a settlement of a dispute which could happen at any time in a franchise relationship, from the pre-contractual phase to post-termination....