Larry practises franchise law, with specific experience in all forms of franchising, licensing, trademarks, the distribution of goods and services and providing all necessary legal services to clients in the franchise industry. He has organized and spoken at numerous seminars on licensing, distribution and franchising conducted by the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, International Bar Association, Ontario Bar Association, and the Canadian Franchise Association. He is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Western Ontario law school, where he teaches a course in franchise law.
Larry organized and chaired the first four Ontario Bar Association annual franchise law conferences, and had the recent honour of being co-chair of the ABA Forum on Franchising's annual conference and meeting (Toronto, 2009).
In 2002, Larry was overall co-editor and one of the authors of the Canadian Franchise Association's first - and still only - official book publication, entitled How To Franchise Your Business. In 2004, he co-edited the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising's book entitled Fundamentals of Franchising - Canada. In 2006, he co-authored and edited the chapter on Canada for the ABA Forum's book entitled International Franchise Sales Laws. Currently, he acts as Editor-in-Chief for the Federated Press quarterly journal Franchise and Distribution.
Larry is an active member of the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, the International Bar Association Committee on Franchising, and the Canadian Franchise Association. He also holds the position of Vice-Chair of the Ontario Bar Association's Franchise Law Section. Larry was the first Canadian lawyer to be appointed Director of the ABA Forum's International Division and to a leadership role on its Governing Committee (2006-2008).
Larry and the firm are listed in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as being among the leaders in Canada in franchise law. Larry is also recognized by Franchise Times as a "Legal Eagle", a designation given to the top 125 franchise lawyers in North America.
In 1999, the Canadian Franchise Association bestowed upon Larry its "Special Recognition Award". In 2002, the Canadian Franchise Association bestowed a further award upon Larry, namely its "Affiliate Recognition Award". Both awards are given once annually, "in recognition of outstanding support and contribution to the Canadian Franchise Association and the franchising community".
Achievements
· Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2012 (Franchising Law)
· The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 (Franchise Law)
· Who's Who Legal: Canada 2011 (Franchise)
· Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2011 (Franchising Law)
· The Best Lawyers in Canada 2011 (Franchise Law)
· Who's Who Legal: Canada 2010 (Franchise)
· Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2010 (Franchising Law)
· Franchise Times, "Legal Eagles, Top 100 Franchise Lawyers in North America"
· The Best Lawyers in Canada 2010 (Franchise Law)
· Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2009 (Franchising Law)
· The Best Lawyers in Canada 2009 (Franchise Law)
· Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2008 (Franchising Law)
· The Best Lawyers in Canada 2008 (Franchise Law)
· Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2007 (Franchising Law)
· Martindale-Hubbell, BV Distinguished™ rating
· The Best Lawyers in Canada 2006/2007 (Franchise Law)
· Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2006 (Franchising Law)
· Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2005 (Franchising Law)
· Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2004 (Franchising Law)
· Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2003 (Franchising Law)
· International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers (Fourth Edition)
Associations
· American Bar Association
· Canadian Bar Association
· Canadian Franchise Association
· Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
· International Bar Association
· Ontario Bar Association
Publications and Resources
Larry Weinberg and Geoff Shaw Author Article An Overview of the Canadian Market for American Franchise Systems
Larry Weingberg Discusses Master Franchisees and Area Developers vs Single Unit Franchising in Franchise Canada
In The News
05/28/2012, 26 Cassels Brock Lawyers Named in Lexpert's 2012 Directory
02/02/2012, Larry Weinberg Selected as Franchise Times 2012 Legal Eagle
09/29/2011, 15 Cassels Brock Lawyers Recognized by Who's Who Legal: Canada 2011
09/20/2011, 23 Cassels Brock Lawyers Included in Best Lawyers® in Canada 2012
07/12/2011, Larry Weinberg Steers Franchisors Through the Mobile Food Truck Trend in The Franchise Lawyer
05/31/2011, Frank Robinson Comments on the Canadian Franchise Industry Boom in April's Profit Guide
05/19/2011, 22 Cassels Brock Lawyers Named in Lexpert's 2011 Directory
02/06/2011, BNN Interviews Larry Weinberg on the Do's and Don'ts of Franchising
11/11/2010, Larry Weinberg Appointed Officer of IBA International Franchising Committee
09/01/2010, Larry Weinberg to Speak on Franchising into Canada at the International Bar Association's 2010 Annual Conference
08/25/2010, 24 Cassels Brock Lawyers Included in Best Lawyers® in Canada 2011
07/27/2010, 14 Cassels Brock Lawyers Recognized by Who's Who Legal: Canada 2010
Presentations
05/18/2011, Vicarious and Franchisor Liability
02/26/2011, Ask a Franchise Expert: Legal Expert Panel
02/16/2011, Negotiating International Agreements
02/03/2011, Getting to Know the Wishart Act
12/08/2010, THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGING - Recent Franchise Law Developments and How They Affect You, Day to Day
11/03/2010, The Best Markets Right Now For International Franchise Expansion - 2010 Edition
10/14/2010, The Annotated Franchise Agreement
10/06/2010, Franchising into North America and the Caribbean
03/02/2010, The Promised Land: The Pros and Cons of Expansion of your Franchise System to the US
02/25/2010, Doing Business in Ontario
02/24/2010, The Midas Decision Puts the Brakes on Releases and Mufflers on Governing Law
11/05/2009, Don't Forget About the Law!
08/05/2009, Franchise Opportunities outside the U.S. -- The Where, the How and the Why
03/14/2008, Franchise Law - The Distinguished Visitors Lecture Series
03/13/2008, Franchising: The Business. The Law. The Practice.
10/30/2007, Multi-Unit Development: Is It For You?
10/11/2007, Structuring International Master Franchise Relationships for Success and Responding When Things Go Awry
05/15/2007, Hot Topics in Franchise Agreements
03/08/2007, The Barnyard Dance: Expansion of the Franchise System
02/25/2007, International Expansion from the Eyes of the Master Franchisee
11/16/2006, War of the Words: Litigators and Drafting
10/12/2006, Negotiating and Documenting Complex International Franchise Agreements
05/08/2006, Best Practices in International Franchising
10/27/2005, Entrepreneurship on the Legal and Business Aspects of Franchising
09/21/2005, Plenary: Legal and Legislative Update
05/08/2005, The Latest Developments in Canadian Franchise Law
05/01/2005, The Right Direction - Follow the Signs for the Route to Success
02/26/2005, The Legal Side of Franchising
10/29/2004, Franchising In a "New World" of Disclosure - The Advanced Course
10/28/2004, Franchising 101 - The Beginners' Course
10/07/2004, Franchise Relationship and Agency Laws Around the World
04/28/2004, Taking your System Abroad: Cross Border & Inter-Provincial Expansion
10/08/2003, Issues in Franchise Litigation; Complying with Provincial Franchise Disclosure Laws
05/14/2003, International Treaties, Conventions & Agreements Affecting Franchising
02/03/2003, Taking a Franchise System to the 'Next Level'
02/22/2002, A New Act, A New Era of Disclosure One Year Later
11/20/2001, Franchise Law
02/20/2001, On and Off-line Branding
Articles
Larry Weinberg and Geoff Shaw Author Article An Overview of the Canadian Market for American Franchise Systems, 05/17/2012
Larry Weingberg Discusses Master Franchisees and Area Developers vs Single Unit Franchising in Franchise Canada, 11/11/2011
Newsletter Articles
Roll Out the Changes to Win: Court Grants Summary Judgment to Tim Hortons in Proposed Class Action, 05/17/2012
Reminder: New Brunswick's Franchise Law Became Effective on February 1, 2011, 02/09/2011
Welcoming Derek Ronde, the Newest Member of the Cassels Brock & Blackwell Franchise Law Practice Group, 02/09/2011
Are You and Your Franchise Disclosure Document Ready for 2011?, 12/03/2010
Price Chopper Supermarket Franchisees Obtain Injunction Against Franchisor Sobeys over Payment of Franchisee Legal Fees from Operations, 12/03/2010
Materially Deficient FDD is no FDD at All; Franchisee Granted Rescission on Summary Judgment, 12/03/2010
Newsletters
Franchise Law e-COMMUNIQUÉ - May 2012, 05/17/2012
Canadian Disclosure Laws Expand - Manitoba Franchise Law Becomes Effective on October 1, 2012, 03/29/2012
Roll Out the Changes to Win: Court Grants Summary Judgment to Tim Hortons in Proposed Class Action, 02/27/2012
Franchise Law e-COMMUNIQUÉ - February 2012, 02/08/2012
Franchise Law e-COMMUNIQUÉ - October 2011, 10/17/2011
Franchisors Should Remember Their Potential Disclosure Obligations When Dealing With Franchise Resales, 07/20/2011
Franchise Law e-COMMUNIQUÉ - May 2011, 05/12/2011
Franchise Law e-COMMUNIQUÉ - February 2011, 02/09/2011
Franchise Law Group e-LERT: Are you Ready? - New Brunswick Franchise Law Becomes Effective on February 1, 2011, 01/19/2011
Franchise Law e-COMMUNIQUÉ - December 2010, 12/03/2010
Franchise Law e-LERT: If They Become Law, Amendments to Act Would Impose Stricter Requirements on Franchisors, 10/01/2010