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Health-chising: Starting-up a Health Care Franchise

 
In recent years, health care franchises have grown at a rapid pace.[1] Yet, it is worth noting that franchising is not a new concept to the health care industry. Health care franchise systems have been around for decades and these systems continue to grow and evolve to distribute many health care-related products and services to consumers. Given the growth and success of health care franchises, some entrepreneurs are taking a closer look at franchising their health care-related businesses.[2] Of course, franchising is not for every health care business concept, but for those concepts that are considering it, we have identified five Q&As that could impact the decision:

What is franchising exactly?

Franchising typically occurs when the franchise concept owner (i.e., franchisor) for a fee grants an independent business operator (i.e., franchisee) the right to use the franchisor’s business system and trademark to distribute goods or services to consumers. Franchising is a highly regulated arrangement, and the legal provisions governing the arrangement vary widely from federal to state law and between states.

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Brad Ryynanen is a litigation associate in K&L Gates’s Dallas office. Mr. Ryynanen assists clients with a broad range of litigation issues, including healthcare compliance, and government enforcement matters.

Carlos White is a transactional lawyer with substantial experience in advising on corporate, commercial, and franchising matters. His experience includes representing clients on corporate, M&A, private offerings, and strategic transactions; counseling start-up and large companies on a full gamut of domestic and international franchising issues, such as disclosure documents, franchise offers, transfers, renewals, termination, and M&A transactions; and serving as in-house and outside general counsel to mid-market companies.

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Carlos L. White

K&L Gates LLP

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Carlos L. White

K&L Gates LLP

Carlos White is a transactional lawyer with substantial experience in advising on corporate, commercial, and franchising matters. His experience includes representing clients on corporate, M&A, private offerings, and strategic transactions; counseling start-up and large companies on a full gamut of domestic and international franchising issues, such as disclosure documents, franchise offers, transfers, renewals, termination, and M&A transactions; and serving as in-house and outside general counsel to mid-market companies.

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