Barry Kurtz Email & Phone Number

Certified Legal Specialist in Franchise & Distribution Law by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Certified Franchise Executive by the International Franchise Association. Over 40 years of experience representing franchisors, franchisees and independent owners of restaurants, retail and service businesses. Counsel for craft brewers and beer distributors. Outside franchise counsel, chief operating officer, vice president of national and international franchise expansion and general counsel of a national retail franchisor; participated in the development and administration of quick service restaurants as a co-franchisee in a regional food service chain and served as a founder, officer and director of the franchise system’s franchise advisory council and independent franchisee association. In August 2022, Barry was recognized by his peers in the 29th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® to be among the top 5% of attorneys nationwide for his work in franchise law. In July 2020, July 2021 and July 2022, Barry was named to the San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s “Valley 200” list of the most influential business and community leaders in the San Fernando Valley. In August 2021 and June 2022, Barry was recognized as a Legal Visionary in the Business of Law in the annual issue of the Business of Law: Trends, Updates, Visionaries & In-House Counsel Leadership Awards published by the Los Angeles Times. Barry has been named a Super Lawyer by the Journal of Law & Politics since 2010. Specialties: •Preparation and registration of domestic Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDD) and preparation of international franchise and licensing documents.•Franchise due diligence counsel for sellers/buyers in acquisitions of franchise companies•Outside franchise general counsel for franchisors, responsible for preparation of FDDs, transfer documents, purchase/sale agreements and other franchise-related documents•Counseling on franchisor-franchisee relationship matters

Listed skills include Franchising, Licensing, Corporate Law, Due Diligence, and 25 others.