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Law Office of Mario L Herman

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Mergers and Acquisitions
Following the Supreme Court ruling in 1949 in Standard Oil v. United States, franchisors operated in a legal quicksand, unsure of whether their actions constituted violations of the federal antitrust laws. Standard Oil involved the issue of whether a required purchase agreement between a franchisor and franchisee could constitute a Clayton Act prohibition against tying or exclusive dealing. Two years later, the Court in United States v. Richfield Oil Corp, further complicated the issue by stating that Richfield’s relationship with its franchisees both: (1) constituted an unreasonable restraint of trade in violation of the Section One of the Sherman Act, and (2) resulted in a substantial lessening of competition in violation of Section Three of the Clayton Act. This led to decades of legal and academic debate on the antitrust implications of franchising. Leading the charge in the 1960’s were the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (which also took an aggressive stand on mergers and acquisitions during this period), as well as the FTC. Both held the view that economic imbalances in the franchisor/franchisee relationship needed to be rectified through taking a hard line on tying arrangements.

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National and Internal Franchisee Attorney-Based In Washington, DC- Representing Franchisees Exclusively! As an experienced international and United States franchise lawyer, I can help you decide if buying a franchise is the right fit for you. Are you interested in buying a franchise? Do you need a lawyer's help with a franchise law issue?

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