Brian N. McMahon

Of Counsel

Brian's principal areas of experience are franchise, distribution, and licensing law; real estate law; and general corporate and business law. He concentrates his practice on structuring franchise and distribution programs; organizing and representing franchisee associations; negotiating and preparing franchise, sub-franchise, licensing, and distribution agreements; representing franchisors and sub-franchisors in compliance with franchise laws; evaluating and negotiating supply and distribution arrangements; structuring international franchise and distribution arrangements; resolving franchise disputes; and counseling on other sales and distribution methods such as licensing, direct selling, sales representation, dealerships, and business opportunities.

Representative clients include franchisors, franchisees, manufacturers, distributors, dealerships, franchisee associations, franchise system suppliers, equity investment funds, and lending institutions. His experience also includes:

Serving as a member of the Board of Directors of Meritage Hospitality Group, Inc., the world’s largest publicly-owned franchisee of Wendy’s Restaurants
Serving on the company’s audit committee and chairing the compensation, corporate governance, and nominating committees
Holding in-house positions as general counsel for Checkers Drive-in Restaurants, Inc., and senior positions with Wendy's International Inc. and Pilkington plc f/k/a Libbey-Owens-Ford Co.