Our Franchise and Distribution Law Team counsels franchisors regarding risk management policies and procedures to reduce potential liability, and our lawyers work with clients to create business solutions to resolve disputes short of costly litigation. Since litigation can not always be avoided, our Team includes lawyers with substantial experience and expertise in franchise, licensing, and distribution litigation and dispute resolution. Our lawyers are prepared to protect and defend the rights and assets of clients in Ontario and throughout Canada. Since its inception over 120 years ago, the firm has been regarded as a premier civil litigation law firm. A portion of the firm's extensive litigation practice is devoted to the specialized representation of franchisors, licensors, and distributors.

Our lawyers have successfully handled a wide variety of franchise and distribution disputes, including claims for wrongful termination, breach of contract, tortious interference, fraud and misrepresentation, fraudulent earnings claims, encroachment, unfair competition, trademark infringement, breach of confidentiality covenant, and breach of non-compete covenants. We also serve as national, regional, or Ontario counsel for certain clients, either supervising local counsel, acting as local counsel, or otherwise coordinating and overseeing the representation of many types of civil disputes.

Mediation and Arbitration

Our Franchise and Distribution Law Team also regularly handles the full range of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, including arbitration and mediation, that are frequently used by franchisors and distributors to resolve disputes within their systems. Members of the team have broad experience in franchise-related arbitration, and several have served on arbitration panels for the arbitration of distribution and franchise disputes.