Your success is our success. This commitment to clients drives us to work tirelessly on your behalf and ensures we build lasting relationships with clients as we grow together. Franchising is a highly regulated industry with complex federal, state, and local requirements. Whether you are an existing franchise or an emerging concept, the right representation matters.
Franchisee clients rely on our vast experience representing single-unit, multi-unit, and multi-state franchisees in the development and operation of their franchises. Whether you are starting a business or are responsible for minimizing the legal exposure and compliance oversight of a large multinational corporation, you deserve effective legal counsel at every stage of your business' development.
Franchisee clients rely on our vast experience representing single-unit, multi-unit, and multi-state franchisees in the development and operation of their franchises. Whether you are starting a business or are responsible for minimizing the legal exposure and compliance oversight of a large multinational corporation, you deserve effective legal counsel at every stage of your business' development.
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Julie Lusthaus is a franchise attorney based in Westchester, New York whose practice focuses on franchise and general business matters. Julie represents a broad spectrum of franchised and independently owned businesses and their owners in all stages of growth.
Julie's clients operate businesses in various industries including restaurants (full-service, bakeries, cafes, delis, QSRs and juice bars), retail, hospitality, real estate, tness, recreation and family entertainment, business services, household and home improvement services, health care, education, childcare, pet services, printing, used clothing, senior care, residential and commercial cleaning, stafng services and disaster restoration.
Julie's clients operate businesses in various industries including restaurants (full-service, bakeries, cafes, delis, QSRs and juice bars), retail, hospitality, real estate, tness, recreation and family entertainment, business services, household and home improvement services, health care, education, childcare, pet services, printing, used clothing, senior care, residential and commercial cleaning, stafng services and disaster restoration.
CHALLENGE: A quick-service restaurant had several successful restaurant locations throughout New York City. The brand specialized in offering healthy menu items prepared from locally-sourced ingredients. The owners wanted to expand the restaurant system throughout the U.S. and debated whether franchising would be the best way to accomplish the expansion.
I worked with Lusthaus Law PC on a commercial lease negotiation in New Jersey. Julie was a pleasure to work with. On a professional level, she was very thorough, highly responsive, and achieved good results for me. On a personal level, she was easy to talk to and understanding of my issues. I'll work with her again and highly recommend her.
Franchising is a highly regulated industry with complex federal, state, and local requirements. Whether you are an existing franchise system or an emerging concept, the right representation matters. Whether you are licensing to sophisticated multi-store developers or single-unit operators, compliance matters.
Many business owners imagine expanding their business by franchising. As a first step, owners must determine whether their business concept is "franchiseable" and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of franchising. Assuming you are ready, willing and able to move forward after that, there are several steps to franchising your business.
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Jacqui Hoffman
Nov 07, 2020
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Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
Julie was an amazing guide through the franchise process and we were able to make our decision with confidence, knowing we had thoroughly vetted the organization. She was professional, thorough and very patient! Would highly recommend her services!
Julie was an amazing guide through the franchise process and we were able to make our decision with confidence, knowing we had thoroughly vetted the organization. She was professional, thorough and very patient! Would highly recommend her services!
Carl Chastain
Nov 07, 2020
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I worked with Lusthaus Law PC on a commercial lease negotiation in New Jersey. Julie was a pleasure to work with. On a professional level, she was very thorough, highly responsive, and achieved good results for me. On a personal level, she was easy to talk to and understanding of my issues. I'll work with her again and highly recommend her.
Karl Baumert
Jul 16, 2020
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