Recognition Sotos News
9 April 2015 by SotosLLP
Franchise Times magazine has named eight Sotos LLP’s lawyers to its esteemed list of Legal Eagles in 2015.
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Sotos News Updates
30 March 2015 by SotosLLP
Sotos LLP is pleased to announce that Adrienne Boudreau has joined our litigation group.
12 March 2015 by SotosLLP
Peter Viitre authors Canadian chapter in the International Franchise Handbook
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14 November 2014 by SotosLLP | Leave a Comment
The Supreme Court of Canada has recognized the “there is a general duty of honesty in contractual performance.”
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20 October 2014 by SotosLLP
Who's Who Legal has singled out Sotos LLP as a leading firm in Canadian franchise law.
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29 September 2014 by SotosLLP | Leave a Comment
A franchisor’s legal documents will naturally favour the franchisor’s rights, not the franchisee’s. This is true no matter how many revisions are made to those documents. It is therefore all the more critically important, when contemplating an investment in a business opportunity, to approach any franchise system by thoroughly researching as many aspects of that system as possible.
10 September 2014 by SotosLLP
Sotos LLP has once again led the pack in the area of Franchise Law with six lawyers listed
13 August 2014 by SotosLLP | Leave a Comment
As a franchisor operating in Ontario, you should be quite comfortable by now with the need and discipline involved to keep your franchise disclosure document “evergreen” and ensuring it is site specific when handed out. Often overlooked is the need to conduct a regular review of your form of franchise agreement.
10 July 2014 by SotosLLP
The 2014 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory has been published and Sotos LLP partners Allan Dick, John Sotos, David Sterns, Arthur Trebilcock, Peter Viitre, and John Yiokaris were selected to be listed in the directory as leading practitioners in franchise law. Listed lawyers are chosen directly by their peers.
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2 June 2014 by SotosLLP | Leave a Comment
Anyone who owns a business needs to think about “succession planning” – a fancy phrase for determining who will take over when an entrepreneur retires or dies. In the case of auto dealers, it’s a particularly important concern and not just because a dealership is often a multi-million dollar business that might well represent a significant portion of the owner’s personal assets
