Helping your franchise reach new heights.

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How We Can Help

Your success is our success. This commitment to clients drives us to work tirelessly on your behalf and ensures we build lasting relationships with clients as we grow together.

Services for Franchisors

Franchising is a highly regulated industry with complex federal, state, and local requirements. Whether you are an existing franchise or an emerging concept, the right representation matters.

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Services for Franchisees

Franchisee clients rely on our vast experience representing single-unit, multi-unit, and multi-state franchisees in the development and operation of their franchises.

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Other Services

Whether you are starting a business or are responsible for minimizing the legal exposure and compliance oversight of a large multinational corporation, you deserve effective legal counsel at every stage of your business’ development.

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CASE STUDIES

Multi-Brand Operators Successfully Expand Within Their Territory

Our client was a multi unit operator of a gym franchise with several successful locations throughout New York City. The brand specialized in offering top-notch equipment, personable employees, clean workout areas, fitness classes, and personal training sessions. They were confident in their business approach…

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Can this Restaurant Concept Be a Successful Franchise?

A quick-service restaurant had several successful restaurant locations throughout New York City. The brand specialized in offering healthy menu items prepared from locally-sourced ingredients. The owners wanted to expand the restaurant system throughout the U.S. and debated whether franchising would be the best way to accomplish the expansion.

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Can Certain Challenges Limit the Potential Success of Franchisees?

Our clients wanted to acquire the right to develop several fitness franchises that offered personal training and fitness services to customers from retail outlets. The clients hired us to review with them the franchise disclosure document (FDD), the franchise agreement and development agreement. 

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OUR MISSION

Lusthaus Law is dedicated to your success.

Lusthaus Law P.C. is a franchise lawyer that represents franchisors, franchisees, and independent business owners in all aspects and at all stages of their business development, management, and operations.

With extensive experience in franchise law, Lusthaus Law has one goal: To help every client navigate a clear path to franchise success.

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WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

“…INVALUABLE, INSIGHTFUL AND PROMPT LEGAL ANALYSIS & ADVICE”

Julie Lusthaus is a terrific lawyer. I say this having worked at a major law firm early in my own business career. Julie provided my partner and I with invaluable, insightful and prompt legal analysis & advice in a franchise related transaction. Julie worked quickly and diligently to negotiate our deal which allowed us to close on an accelerated timeframe. I highly recommend Julie for your franchise transaction needs.

Howie Horowitz 
Howie Horowitz

“…AMAZING HELP IN REVIEWING FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS.”

I wanted to thank Julie for her amazing help in reviewing franchise agreements. I thought that I could understand everything on my own but I was wrong. Julie pointed out a lot of items that could have led to trouble for me down the road had she not. She did a wonderful job helping me negotiate items, was patient and always available. While reviewing franchise agreements is not cheap, it is well worth the price of not being stuck with unfavorable terms for 5-10 yrs. Thanks again Julie!

Anonymous 
Anonymous

“COMPREHENSIVE AND THOROUGH”

Julie was a comprehensive and thorough resource for my franchise law needs, her process was ideal from start to finish.

Karl Baumert 
Karl Baumert

“…VERY THOROUGH, HIGHLY RESPONSIVE, AND ACHIEVED GOOD RESULTS.”

I worked with Lusthaus Law PC on a commercial lease negotiation in New Jersey. Julie was a pleasure to work with. On a professional level, she was very thorough, highly responsive, and achieved good results for me. On a personal level, she was easy to talk to and understanding of my issues. I’ll work with her again and highly recommend her.

Carl C. 
Carl C.

“JULIE WAS AN AMAZING GUIDE THROUGH THE FRANCHISE PROCESS…”

Julie was an amazing guide through the franchise process and we were able to make our decision with confidence, knowing we had thoroughly vetted the organization. She was professional, thorough and very patient! Would highly recommend her services!

Jacqui H. 
Jacqui H.
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