A Full-Service Approach to Franchise & Distribution Law
Mulcahy LLP is a boutique law firm representing franchisors, manufacturers, distributors, and other companies in the areas of franchise and distribution law, unfair competition, antitrust and intellectual property. We are seasoned trial and transactional lawyers based in Southern California and we serve clients domestically and abroad.
Practice Areas
Mulcahy LLP specializes in the following areas of law germane to franchising, licensing, manufacturing, and distribution:
Antitrust and Competition
Mulcahy LLP lawyers have extensive experience in counseling clients on a broad range of distribution issues, restraint issues, price discrimination issues, & many more.
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Franchise Law
Mulcahy LLP is a nationally recognized franchise law firm that provides a wide range of services to franchisors, distributors, master franchisees, area, regional developers, & franchise associations.
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Trademark and Copyright
Mulcahy LLP has comprehensive expertise & experience in the areas of trademarks, trade dress, unfair competition, false advertising, the internet, trade secrets, & copyright laws.
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Trade Secrets
Mulcahy LLP’s litigation expertise & courtroom experience are invaluable in prosecuting or defending claims involving both statutory and common law trade secrets.
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Unfair Competition
Mulcahy LLP has extensive working knowledge and well versed in common law unfair competition, as well as federal and state statutory unfair competition laws. Call 9492529377 for more details.
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Wholesale and Retail Distribution
Mulcahy LLP has successfully represented numerous clients in a long list of franchise and distribution cases before arbitrators, courts and juries throughout the United States. On the compliance side, we represent franchisors with licensing and franchise distribution agreements and documents including FDD documents for new franchisors as well as for mature franchise systems.
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Attorneys
Our lawyers collaborate with clients and counterparts to identify and execute the most advantageous business-oriented solutions, either by pursuing or defending litigation or arbitration proceedings or through alternative methods, such as mediation.
James M. Mulcahy
With more than 30 years of experience, Jim Mulcahy is one of the leading authorities in California on franchise and distribution law. Jim is widely recognized for his ability to assist corporations in structuring solid franchise and distribution business solutions and in identifying potential conflicts before they arise.
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Filemon “Phil” Carrillo
Phil Carrillo is a Partner at Mulcahy LLP and a business competition litigator. He has focused his entire career on litigating state and federal franchise laws, intellectual property rights, unfair competition, business torts, and employment law matters.
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Martin D. Fern
For over 40 years, Marty’s practice has focused almost exclusively on representing franchisors and other businesses in corporate, transactional, and compliance matters and has authored numerous authoritative law books.
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Allard Chu
Allard Chu is a commercial litigator at Mulcahy LLP. He is focused on litigation matters relating to franchise and distribution laws.
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Cristina Truong
Cristina currently handles commercial litigation and wage and employment cases. Prior to joining Mulcahy LLP, she represented victims of defective medical devices and pharmaceutical products.
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