Manning, Fulton & Skinner is pleased to announce that Ritchie W. Taylor, Carlie Smith, Judson Welborn, Natalie Rice, and Mike Medford have been named a Global Leaders in Franchise Law in the 2024 edition of Who’s Who Legal – Franchise (‘WWL’).
For over 25 years, WWL has established itself as a vital resource for navigating the world of franchise law. They connect both legal professionals and clients with the expertise they need. Lawyers seeking qualified counsel in unfamiliar jurisdictions can leverage WWL’s comprehensive research to find the perfect fit. Likewise, clients searching for an expert franchise lawyer can utilize WWL’s database, spanning over 150 countries, 10,000 law firms, and 80 areas of law. Inclusion in a WWL report is a mark of distinction, reserved for practitioners who are either nationally recognized leaders, global experts, promising future leaders, or influential thought leaders in the field of franchise law.
WWL’s rigorous research process ensures they identify the most qualified franchise law professionals. It consists of three phases: preliminary research, main research, and post-research evaluation and selection. They leverage a proprietary blend of digital and in-person qualitative techniques. This includes conducting an impressive 5,000 interviews with leading practitioners annually, alongside gathering over 250,000 third-party recommendations each year. Only those who consistently receive the highest recommendations from both peers and clients achieve the esteemed title of “Global Leader.”
To Learn more about WWL’s methodology visit https://www.lexology.com/wwl/methodology.
About Our Franchise and Distribution Law Practice
Manning Fulton’s franchise practice has served as legal counsel to hundreds of franchisors, franchisees, and dealer networks in their franchise and business matters. We aim to act as strategic advisors to our clients, helping them navigate legal and regulatory mazes to accomplish their business objectives with cost effective solutions. Our practice group has experience representing both United States-based franchisors as well as serving as local counsel to international brands seeking to expand into the United States. Manning Fulton can guide a franchisor or franchisee through all phases of growth and protect their brand with our services including franchise compliance, franchise agreement preparation and negotiation, advertising fund administration, and state enforcement actions. Private equity funds retain our Firm to both advise them on franchise due diligence during a transaction and to represent post-transaction their franchisor portfolio companies.
Many of our Franchise attorneys are actively involved in the International Franchise Association (“IFA”) and offer ongoing education to their clients through thought leadership on our Franchisefeed.net blog and through our annual Franchise Success Summit.
