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Inadvertent Franchises and the Graybar Hotel The Orange County Lawyer, the official publication of the Orange County Bar Association, has published James Mulcahy and Gerard Davey’s article “Inadvertent Franchises and the Graybar Hotel” in its June, 2010 issue. This article addresses the problems that can befall a business that inadvertently operates as a “franchisor” under Federal or California franchise law and provides a roadmap to companies that are trying to avoid the “franchisor” classification.
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New California Franchise Law and Practice Publication The California Continuing Education of the Bar (“CEB”) is releasing the first definitive publication on franchise and distribution law in California, entitled California Franchise Law and Practice. Mulcahy LLP managing partner James Mulcahy authored Chapter 5 (Handling Department of Corporations Enforcement Actions) and Chapter 11 (California State Antitrust Law Issues).

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Hidden Franchises: Definition and Consequences, Federal and State Laws
Presented to the California State Bar Section Education Institute January 2007 Download PDF

Antitrust Law and Economics of Product Distribution
Contributing Author, Book, published in 2006 by the American Bar Association, Antitrust Law Section, http://www.abanet.org/abastore/
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Recent Decisions and Legislation California Franchise and Distribution, published in the June, 2006 edition of Business Law News for the California State Bar, Business Law Section.

Franchise Agreement Drafting — Basic Tracks White Paper
Presented to the International Franchise Association’s Annual Legal Symposium in May 2006 Download PDF

The Exclusive Distributorship and Dual Distribution: How to Avoid Dealer Litigation
Orange County Lawyer, November 2002 Download PDF