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Andrew Caffey

Biography

Andrew A. Caffey is one of the nation’s leading franchise legal specialists and represents franchisors across the United States. Caffey served as General Counsel of the International Franchise Association, a member of the Governing Committee of the ABA Forum on Franchising, and Conference Chair of the Annual ABA Forum on Franchising. He is also a member of the Panel of Neutrals of the American Arbitration Association. In 2011, Caffey introduced the FranchiseComplier, the world's first smartphone application for the franchising community. Download it for free at the Apple App Store, join the FranchiseComplier community on Facebook, and follow it on Twitter @franchisecomply.

ARTICLES BY Andrew Caffey

Franchising Your Business: It’s All About Systems

Franchising Your Business: It’s All About Systems

Delivering the same high-quality product or service consistently is a huge challenge. The only way this remarkable consistency can be accomplished in a franchise is by using a business system.

The Real Cost of Franchising Your Business

The Real Cost of Franchising Your Business

Are you financially prepared to franchise your business? Before you sell your first franchise, be aware of these key franchisor costs.

Franchise Registrations in Maryland Show Slight Uptick in 2010

While there was still a numeric decrease in the number of initial filings (by franchisors who have not been registered in Maryland before), there was a “modest increase” in the number of overall filings from 2009. Might this be a hint of recovery in the franchise sphere?

Privacy and the Franchise Laws

Two revisions to franchise disclosure requirements imposed on franchisors have had a big impact on the privacy of the people involved in franchise sales at both the franchisor and franchisee levels.

Resources for Franchisors - Part 2

I work with a lot of companies developing new franchise programs, and make sure to run down the resources available when they are looking for assistance in the task.

Resources for Franchisors - Part 1

I work with a lot of companies developing new franchise programs, and make sure to run down the resources available when they are looking for assistance in the task. It is surprising to me how little is known about some of these services and information sources.

Trademarks: The Legal Power Behind the Franchise Throne

Trademarks have been described as the "cornerstone" of franchising. A misunderstanding of the legal power and ownership rights surrounding trademarks leads to a lot of disappointed franchisees.

650 Franchise Lawyers Gather

I attended the annual American Bar Association franchise lawyer’s conference in Toronto last week. Six hundred and fifty franchise lawyers in one place. When I told one of my clients where I was, he muttered quietly to himself, “That’s a little scary.”

Mediation in Franchising

Mediation delivers a result that franchisors and their franchisees have sought for a generation: a rational, affordable, and flexible means by which disputes are resolved – and the business relationship is, if at all possible, saved.

New York Tax Authorities Shake Up the Franchise World

The very first franchisor sales-activity tax-reporting requirement in the nation went into effect in New York over the summer, and the first filing deadline arrived on September 21, 2009.