Firm Information:

1200 Nineteenth St., NW
Washington, DC 20036
Web Site: www.piperrudnick.com
Tel: (202) 861-3900
Fax: (202) 689-7509
Contact: Mr. Everett Pan
Email: everett.pan@piperrudnick.com

Attorney Information:

Tel: (202) 861-6310
Email: barry.heller@piperrudnick.com

Firm Profile: Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe has the largest franchise and distribution law practice in the world. In addition to experience with a full range of domestic franchising and distribution work, including structuring, compliance and relationship matters, the firm has had a pioneering role in international franchising and licensing. The firm’s litigation experience includes numerous proceedings in courts across the US and in alternative dispute resolution venues around the world. The firm also provides a full range of services to franchise and distribution clients in areas such as antitrust, intellectual property, real estate, technology, bankruptcy, labor, corporate finance, insurance, securities and tax matters.

Firm Background:

Serving the Franchising Community Since: 1983

% of Total Billable Hours Billed to Clients in the Franchising Industry: 99%

Major Franchising Clients in Past 3 Years: Our clients represent most of the 75 business sectors that have adopted franchising as a method of distribution. They represent entrepreneurs and start-up companies as well as the largest franchisors and distributors in the world.

Attorney Profile: Barry M. Heller counsels franchisor-clients on franchise issues and represents them in franchise disputes throughout the country. Much of his practice has focused on franchise termination matters, as well as on more complex franchise cases involving issues affecting the entire franchise system (e.g., alternative distribution channels). Mr. Heller has authored and lectured on franchise litigation issues, including conducting Legal Roundtable seminars in different cities for the International Franchise Association on franchise litigation matters. He is a former Director of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Division of the ABA Forum on Franchising and a member of the International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers.

Year Admitted to the Bar: 1977

Licensed to Practice in: Too numerous to list.

Education/Honors: J.D. Georgetown University Law Center (1977); B.A. New York University (1974), summa cum laude (in three years); Listed in An International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers.

Professional Associations/Memberships: American Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association.

Publications: Mr. Heller has authored articles and papers on various franchise topics for Franchise Law Journal, Franchise Legal Digest, Of Interest, The Franchise Lawyer and The IFA Insider.

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