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21 August 2013 by SotosLLP | Leave a Comment
An Ontario court just ruled in favour of Pizza Pizza, saying it does not have to give a new disclosure document to a store owner when a franchise agreement is renewed.
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19 August 2013 by SotosLLP
A total of five lawyers at Sotos LLP will be recognized in the next edition of Who’s Who Legal, which is the international Who’s Who of business lawyers. The five are being recognized for their work in franchising, and represent more lawyers in the field than at any other single Canadian law firm.
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23 July 2013 by SotosLLP
David Sterns' work on an Ontario Bar Association study on enhancing the pre-trial mediation process is highlighted in a July 22 Law Times article. Sterns tells the newspaper "most people approach pretrial conferences not knowing what to expect and not being sufficiently prepared."
8 July 2013 by SotosLLP
The 2013 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory has been published and Sotos LLP partners Allan Dick, John Sotos, David Sterns, Arthur Trebilcock 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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5 July 2013 by SotosLLP
Sotos LLP is pleased to announce that leading Toronto litigator Louis Sokolov has joined the firm.
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A well-drafted exclusivity clause in a lease can be the one of the strongest defensive weapons against competition available to a business. Franchisors often insist on inserting exclusivity clauses into leases. Landlords, for their part, do their best to keep them out.
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23 June 2013 by SotosLLP | Leave a Comment
Crowdsourcing refers to the activity of an individual or group setting out to achieve a particular project or goal by appealing for contributions from members of a (usually online) community. Crowdfunding is merely an extension of the concept of crowdsourcing to the activity of sourcing funding for a particular project or goal. Crowdfunding projects or goals are often charitable or civic-minded, but they may also take the form of appeals by startup companies for a small financial contribution from members of an online community to help fund the development, production or marketing of an innovative product or service.
3 April 2013 by SotosLLP
One more reason we’re Canada’s leading franchise law firm: Franchise Times magazine has named seven of Sotos LLP's lawyers to its esteemed list of Legal Eagles in 2013. The annual Franchise Times Legal Eagles list recognizes the best attorneys in franchising, as nominated by their clients and peers and selected after additional research by the Franchise Times editorial board.
1 April 2013 by SotosLLP
David Sterns speaks to the Canadian Bar Association's National Magazine following an appeal that will decide when courts can render judgment in a case by summary judgment and without a full trial.
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19 March 2013 by SotosLLP | Leave a Comment
Every now and again, a client comes to our door wanting to issue shares in their small, private company to a no doubt deserving and loyal employee, franchisee or other investor. My first reaction is always the same: I ask “Why? Why on earth would you want to do that?”
