| Wednesday, October 3, 2012 |
| 10:00 am – 5:30 pm |
| Forum Registration |
| 11:30 am – 12:00 pm |
| Box Lunch Pick-up |
| 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
| Forum Intensive Programs: |
- I1 Fundamentals of Franchising®
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- I2 Representing the Franchisor—A Primer on Designing the System, Drafting and Registering Documents and Providing On-going Counseling
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| 5:00 pm- 6:30 pm |
| Welcome Reception |
| 6:45 pm – 10:00 pm |
| Newcomers/YLD Event (fee) |
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| Thursday, October 4, 2012 |
| 7:00 am – 5:30 pm |
| Forum Registration |
| 7:00 am – 8:15 am |
| Women’s Caucus Breakfast (fee) |
| 7:00 am – 8:30 am |
| Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 am – 10:00 am |
| Plenary 1: |
- Manage Your Time, Manage Your Stress— Time Management Skills for Lawyers
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| 10:00 am – 10:15 am |
| Break |
| 10:15 am – 11:30 am |
| Concurrent Workshops: |
- W1 Keep it Simple! Drafting a Pragmatic Franchise Agreement Against the Backdrop of over Fifty Years of Franchise Law Precedent
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- W2 Independent Contractor or Employee--Minimizing Exposure From the Gray Areas of the Franchise Relationship
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- W3 Protection of Franchise System Trade Secrets and Confidential Information, and Enforcement of Non-Disclosure Agreements in the Digital Age
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- W4 Tips, Techniques and Traps for Drafting and Using Financial Performance Representations
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- W5 Dispute Resolution International Style
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- W6 Is That a Fair Deal? Best Practices for Negotiation of the Franchise Agreement
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- W7 Using Franchise Attorneys as Expert Witnesses -- It is Not Just for Legal Malpractice Cases Anymore
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| 11:30 pm – 12:30 pm |
| Networking Buffet Lunch |
| Diversity Lunch |
| 12:35 pm – 1:50 pm |
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| 1:50 pm – 2:10 pm |
| Break |
| 2:10 pm – 3:25 pm |
| Concurrent Workshops: |
- W7 Using Franchise Attorneys as Expert Witnesses—It is Not Just for Legal Malpractice Cases Anymore
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- W14 Changes In System Standards—What is the Extent of the Franchisor’s Latitude?
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- W15 Building an Effective Supply Chain and Distribution System
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- W16 Proving Irreparable Harm: Have the Standards Changed?
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- W17 Don’t Stop Me Now: Updating the Current Legal Status of Contractual Provisions Restricting Competition
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- W18 Fundamentals 201: Effective Strategies for Working with State Franchise Examiners
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- W19 The Risks and Rewards of Franchising on the Path Less Traveled
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| 3:25 pm – 3:45 pm |
| Break |
| 3:45 pm – 5:00 pm |
| Concurrent Workshops: |
- W1 Keep it Simple! Drafting a Pragmatic Franchise Agreement Against the Backdrop of over Fifty Years of Franchise Law Precedent
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- W12 Managing the Franchise Relationship Through Franchisee Receivership and Bankruptcy
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- W20 Ancillary Agreements: The Other Contracts Needed in the Franchise Relationship
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- W21 There is No Such Thing as Boilerplate
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- W22 Ethics in Lawyer Advertising, Websites and Social Media
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- W23 Group Litigation—Strategic Considerations for Cases Involving Numerous Parties, Mass Actions, Class Actions and Claims Brought by Franchise Associations
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- W24 Franchise Expansion Across Our Borders: Canada and Mexico
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| 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm |
| LADR Reception |
| Corporate Counsel Reception (fee) |
| 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm |
| Annual Reception/Dinner |
| The Belasco Theater |
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| Friday, October 5, 2012 |
| 7:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Forum Registration |
| 7:30 am – 8:45 am |
| Continental Breakfast |
| IFDI Breakfast (fee) |
| Solo/Small Firm Breakfast (fee) |
| Franchise Professors’ Open House |
| Paralegal/Franchise Administrator’s Open House |
| 9:00 am – 10:15 am |
| Concurrent Workshops: |
- W3 Protection of Franchise System Trade Secrets and Confidential Information, and Enforcement of Non-Disclosure Agreementsin the Digital Age
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- W5 Dispute Resolution International Style
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- W9 Assessing Materiality—What to Include and When to Amend
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- W10 The Strategy of Arbitration
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- W11 Fundamentals 201: The Art and Science of Drafting Multi-Unit Development Agreements
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- W13 Roadmap for the Default and Termination Process
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- W15 Building an Effective Supply Chain and Distribution System
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| 10:15 am – 10:30 am |
| Break |
| 10:30 am – 12:15 pm |
| Forum Business Meeting |
| Plenary 2: |
- Annual Franchise and Distribution Law Developments
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| 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm |
| Networking Buffet Lunch |
| 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm |
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Concurrent Workshops:
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- W4 Tips, Techniques and Traps for Drafting and Using Financial Performance Representations
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- W8 Fundamentals 201: Antitrust Essentials for Franchise Lawyers
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- W14 Changes In System Standards—What is the Extent of the Franchisor’s Latitude?
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- W19 The Risks and Rewards of Franchising on the Path Less Traveled
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- W20 Ancillary Agreements: The Other Contracts Needed in the Franchise Relationship
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- W21 There is No Such Thing as Boilerplate
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- W23 Group Litigation--Strategic Considerations for Cases Involving Numerous Parties, Mass Actions, Class Actions and Claims Brought by Franchise Associations
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| 2:30 pm – 2:45 pm |
| Break |
| 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm |
| Concurrent Workshops: |
- W2 Independent Contractor or Employee—Minimizing Exposure From the Gray Areas of the Franchise Relationship
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- W6 Is That a Fair Deal? Best Practices for Negotiation of the Franchise Agreement
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- W16 Proving Irreparable Harm: Have the Standards Changed?
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- W17 Don’t Stop Me Now: Updating the Current Legal Status of Contractual Provisions Restricting Competition
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- W18 Fundamentals 201: Effective Strategies for Working with State Franchise Examiners
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- W22 Ethics in Lawyer Advertising, Websites and Social Media
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- W24 Franchise Expansion Across Our Borders: Canada and Mexico
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| 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
| Reception/Dinner |
| Target Terrace/Grammy Museum (fee) |
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| Saturday, October 6, 2012 |
| 8:30 am – 12:30 pm |
| Community Service Event |
| Los Angeles Food Bank |
