Bio

David Kornhauser has a broad based business law practice involving two complementary areas. One being franchise law and the second being corporate/commercial law. David’s franchise law practice involves representing franchisors, franchisee associations, franchisor advisory councils, groups of franchisees, as well as individual franchisees in the areas of franchising, licensing and distribution. David provides legal advice with respect to the structure and preparation of franchise agreements and ancillary documentation; the preparation of disclosure documents; the determination of the obligations imposed on a franchisor by franchise legislation; terminations and transfers; addressing relationship problems and advising on ways to enhance franchise and distribution relationships; the sale or acquisition of franchise systems; the establishment of a new franchise system in Canada. Additionally, David has considerable experience in the structure and organization of franchise associations, providing ongoing advice to franchisee associations and advocating the position of franchise associations and franchisees with franchisors. In respect of his corporate/commercial law practice, David provides legal advice and representation in connection with the structure and negotiation of, and draft agreements for: the purchase/sale of businesses; shareholder, partnership, joint venture and co-tenancy agreements; corporate amalgamations, restructuring and reorganizations; royalty based agreements, including the licensing and/or distribution of software, patents, products and franchises; information technology agreements, including licensing, outsourcing, support and service agreements; corporate financing; the securitisation and realization of assets; commercial leasing; documentation for shareholder meetings; corporate governance. David is recognized as a leading franchise lawyer by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and (previously by) Best Lawyers in Canada. David is the recipient of the 2015 Markus Cohen Award, an award granted by the Ontario Bar Association’s (OBA) Franchise Law Section for scholarly contributions to the area of franchise law.