Practice Areas
Mulcahy Lofstrom LLP specializes in the following areas of law:
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Antitrust & Competition
Mulcahy LLP has extensive experience in counseling clients on a broad range of distribution issues, including price discrimination issues under the Robinson-Patman Act and vertical restraint issues under the Sherman Act and the Cartwright Act, as well as similar laws in other jurisdictions throughout the United States.
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Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mulcahy LLP has significant experience in commercial arbitration, representing manufacturers, suppliers, franchisors, distributors, franchisees, associations and individuals in a wide range of disputes arising out of transactions, investments, trade and other commercial activities in the United States.
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Franchise Law
Mulcahy LLP provides a wide range of services to franchisors, subfranchisors, master franchisees, area developers, regional developers, franchising joint ventures, and franchisees.
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Litigation
Mulcahy LLP has a well-developed litigation philosophy. It is based on aggressively taking control during the initial filings and maintaining that control through discovery and trial.
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Pricing Distribution And Compliance Counseling
Mulcahy LLP brings franchise, antitrust and competition trial and practical business experience to the complex issues of vertical and horizontal relationships with suppliers, distributors, retail customers and competitors.
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Trademark And Copyright
Mulcahy LLP has significant depth in all areas covered by and related to the U.S. Lanham Act, including trademark litigation and counseling in trademark or trade dress infringement and dilution issues, advertising and promotions counseling, as well as unfair competition disputes arising under federal and state law.
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Trade Secrets
Trade Secrets and other types of proprietary information often constitute the most valuable assets of a business, ranging from proprietary manufacturing methods, to proprietary methods of pricing, to proprietary information regarding customers and business strategies.
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Unfair Competition
Mulcahy LLP provides counseling and representation in connection with litigation over contract breaches, corporate control, intellectual property infringement, employment disputes and other business conflicts.
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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.