18th Annual Law of Product Distribution & Franchise — Strategies & Solutions in a Troubled Economy

Make plans to join us for our 18th Annual Law of Product Distribution & Franchise Seminar, where we will be addressing strategies and solutions for these troubled economic times.

Topics

• Dealer/Franchisee Insolvency: Preparing for the Worst
  
• Dealer/Franchisee Bankruptcy: Making the Best of a Bad Situation
  
• Weathering the Storm: Best Practices for Dealing With Troubled Suppliers
  
• “I Have a Warrant for ….” Aggressive Approaches to Knock-Offs, Pirating, and Gray-Marketeering
  
• Drafting and Imposing Changes in Distribution Contracts
  
• Terminations: Sometimes When You Win, You Lose
  
• Cybersquatters and Cybergripers — Prevention and Remedies
  
• Terminations: How to Do It Right
  
• Preventing Computer Fraud When Giving Distributors Access to Data
  
• The Termination From Hell: A Courtroom Presentation
  
• Finding the Silver Lining: Risks and Rewards in Recruiting and Competing for the Best Dealers and Franchisees
  
• Keeping Your Best Distributors and Franchisees — Use Non-Competes!
  
• Making Lemonade Out of Lemons: How to Consolidate Your Distribution Channel Without Breaking the Litigation Bank
  
• When Things Go Wrong: Terminating International Dealer Relationships
  
• Top 10 Cases of 2008 – 2009
  
• Have It Their Way: Granting Franchise Rights in Foreign Jurisdictions
  
• Managing Downstream Competition in a Down-Market: Advertising, Territorial, and Even Price Restrictions on Resellers In and Out of Cyberspace
  
• Out of Sight, But Not Out of Mind: Practical Tips for Minimizing the FCPA Compliance Risks of Conducting Business Abroad Through Third-Parties
  
• The Robinson-Patman Act: Why It Still Matters
  
• Surviving the Consumer Product Safety Improvements Act
  
• Antitrust Compliance in Tough Times — Does a Drop in Sales Make Your Employees Susceptible to the Siren of Conspiracy?

Roundtable Lunch Sessions (Limited Seating)

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  Session 1: Terminations
  
  
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  Session 2: Pricing and Antitrust
  
  
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  Session 3: Troubled Dealers and Franchisees
  
  
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  Session 4: Troubled Suppliers

This year, you will have the choice to attend a networking lunch or sign-up on-site for one of our Roundtable Lunch Sessions. The sessions have very limited seating, and sign-up will be at the registration desk during check-in.

Roberta F. (Bobbi) Howell is the attorney responsible for the content of this program. She may be reached at rhowell@foley.com or 608.258.4273.

Foley will apply for CLE credit after the seminar. Please note that each state has its own rules and regulations for CLE-qualified programs.