Law Offices of
BRIAN H. COLE

 

My Publications

 
  Civil Remedies for Breach of the California Franchise Investment Law in Business Law News (State Bar of California, Issue 1, 2016).
         
  Do Fee Payments Make Uber Drivers Franchisees? in The Franchise Lawyer (ABA Forum on Franchising, Vol. 19, No. 1, Winter 2016).
         
  California’s Limitations Periods: A Lesson from Mark Twain’s Cat in The Franchise Lawyer (ABA Forum on Franchising, Vol. 18, No. 1, Winter 2015).
         
  SBA Loans and the Franchise Registry in California Franchise Law and Practice (California Education of the Bar, March 2013) (co-author with Stephen Olear).
  Practice for Sale: Selling a Practice in GPSolo magazine (American Bar Association General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm Division, July/August 2012)
  Franchise System Operational Issues in Franchise Law Compliance Manual (Second Edition) (American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, October 2011) (co-author with Andra Terrell, John Richardson, and Sandra Wall)
  Seller Assisted Marketing Plans in California Franchise Law and Practice (California Education of the Bar, March 2009 and revised version March 2011).
  California Franchise Investment Law in California Franchise Law and Practice (California Education of the Bar, March 2009 and revised version March 2011) (co-author with Kenneth R. Costello).
  Representing and Dealing with Multi-Unit Franchisees—Does Size Really Matter? (American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, Austin, Texas, October 2008) (co-author with L. Seth Stadfeld).
  Fixing Things Manually: Updating and Modernizing Franchise Systems Through the Operations Manual, International Franchise Association 40th Annual Legal Symposium (May 2007) (co-author with Dara Solan and Kenneth E. Treat, CFE).
  “Venue Selection: A Befuddled Muddle, in The Franchise Lawyer, American Bar Association – Forum on Franchising, Volume 5 Number 3, Winter 2002 (co-author with Jonathan David Rapore). 
  “International Franchising: Why Attorneys Need to Know the Laws in Other Countries,in LJN’s Franchising Business & Law Alert, September, 2001 (co-author with Kenneth R. Costello). 
  Franchisor vs. Franchisor – What’s Fair and What’s Foul When Franchise Systems Compete? (American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2000) (co-author with Thomas P. Johnson). 
  “Federal Pre-Emption – Yes!” in The Franchise Lawyer, American Bar Association – Forum on Franchising, Volume 3, Number 4, Spring 2000. 
  Tort vs. Contract Claims and the Economic Loss Rule: The Practical Effect of Meineke and Other Cases, International Franchise Association’s 32nd Annual Legal Symposium (May 1999) (co-author with Jack Laudermilk, and Robert L. Zisk). 
  The MEGA Franchisee – Bigger, More Powerful, … In Control(?), International Franchise Association’s 31st Annual Legal Symposium (1998) (co-author with Ken Freed and Neil A. Simon). 
  Non-Traditional Distribution: Channel Management and Conflict, International Franchise Association’s 27th Annual Legal Symposium (1994) (co-author with William P. Creasman and David W. Koch). 
  Renewal and Change in a Franchise System, International Franchise Association’s 24th Annual Legal Symposium (1991) (co-author with Mark T. Hamer). 
  The Role of Renewal in a Changing Franchise System, in Franchising:  Business Strategies and Compliance Issues (Practicing Law Institute 1990) (co-author with Clay G. Small).