Barry Kurtz is the Chair of our Franchise & Distribution Practice Group.
- Is Franchising in the Crosshairs of Federal Regulators and Legislators?
- Changes: Cooperation Rather Than Conflict
- Competing Tests: Employee or Independent Contractor? Saving the Franchise Model
- New Franchise Regulations on the Horizon?
- Los Angeles County and City Issue Dine-In Orders
- NLRB Proposes Tougher Standards for Plaintiffs Claiming Joint Employer Liability
- Full Speed Ahead: SBA Directory May Hasten Franchisee Lending Process
- Restaurant Industry Gets Another Chance to Chime in on Menu Labeling
- Beep: Your Hamburger is Ready
- Accidental Franchise = Potential Lawsuits + Fines + Other Penalties
- Pass the Beer: Craft Brew Distribution Law in the U.S.
- Franchise Litigation Rising Over Dietary Considerations
- Six Ways Franchisors Can Reduce Joint Employer Liability Risk
- Disabling Code: Franchisors Should Ensure Digital Properties Are Accessible to All
- So You Say You Want a Revolution? Franchises Evolve as Retail Declines
- Trimming the Fat: Restaurant Menu Labeling Rule Under Further Review by FDA
- Will Minimum Wage Hikes Kill Restaurant Jobs?
- Old Grounds: A Lack of Prop 65 Warnings Brew Trouble for Coffee Franchisors
- Franchise Law: Burden of Joint Employer Just Got Lighter
- There’s an APP for That: Franchisors Fight Slumping Sales AND Millennials
- Franchisors, Got Claims? Don’t Let Them Spoil Like Bad Cheese
- Franchisors: New Accounting Rules Will Significantly Impact Revenue Recognition
- Seeing Stars or Trolls? Here’s What Franchises Can and Can’t Do About Negative Reviews
- Negative Reviews: Franchises and Other Businesses Pursuing Truth, Justice & Defamation Claims
- Food Fight: Two Sides to Every Chicken Filler Story
- Beer Bills: New Laws & Legislation on Tap
- Three Tiers for Beer: State Regulations Control Most Distribution
- Watch: Focused on Franchise Law
- New Accounting Rules May Lower Franchisors’ Perceived Values
- Los Angeles Daily Journal – by Barry Kurtz, June 2017
- Beer Distribution Law as Compared to Traditional Franchise Law
- Franchise Law Journal, a publication of the American Bar Association – by Barry Kurtz and Bryan H. Clements, Vol. 33 No. 3, Winter 2014
- Beer Distribution Law as Compared to Traditional Franchise Law
- Franchise Law Journal, a publication of the American Bar Association – by Barry Kurtz and Bryan H. Clements, Vol. 33 No. 3, Winter 2014
- Middle Man Finds Seat at Table With Restaurants
- Quoted: Los Angeles Business Journal, December 2013
- Carving Out a Craft Brew Exception
- Los Angeles Daily Journal – by Barry Kurtz and Bryan H. Clements, November 2013
- Craft Brew: Looking to Traditional Franchising for Guidance
- Modern Brewery Age – by Barry Kurtz and Bryan H. Clements, November 2013