Robert A. Smith Email & Phone Number

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

• Represent franchisors on a continuous stream of international franchise projects, including new master franchise and development agreements, joint ventures, area representatove agreements, franchise terminations, ownership changes, and regulatory compliance in more than 80 countries.• Franchise counsel in a wide variety of financial transactions, including a $1.25 billion whole business securitization transaction and numerous public and private offerings.• Domestic franchisor representation includes creating and revising franchise programs, regulatory Franchise Disclosure Document compliance, workouts, dispute resolution, master franchise and development agent programs, refranchising, and co-branding.• Franchise counsel in the acquisition and disposition of numerous franchise systems.• Counsel retail businesses in establishing licensing programs that avoided franchise registration/disclosure and relationship law restrictions.• Develop separate programs for franchisors that allow them to successfully develop in captive market locations such as airports, college campuses, military bases, casinos, stadiums, and convention centers.• Regularly train franchisor executives and corporate staff on franchise sales, relationship and regulatory compliance issues.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Franchise Group Chair

In-house counsel for Roy Rogers Restaurants and Big Boy Restaurants.

J.D., Graduated First In Class

B.A., Politics

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Pi Delta