Chris Howard | L&F Brown, P.C.

Mr. Howard is lead Franchise Counsel at L&F Brown, P.C. where oversees all franchise-related transactional and litigation matters.

He has experience working as in house counsel at several national franchisors and has represented franchisors and franchisees across the country for their franchise compliance, corporate, litigation, trademark, and employment matters.

He is a published author in the field of franchising where he has articles featured in the Franchise Law Journal.

Mr. Howard graduated from SMU Dedman School of Law and has a degree in organizational leadership and business administration at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith where he attended on a baseball scholarship.

I. Terminology & key documents | 2:00pm – 2:20pm

II. Regulatory framework overview | 2:20pm – 2:40pm

III. Key aspects in reviewing a Franchise Disclosure Document | 2:40pm – 3:00pm

Break | 3:00pm – 3:10pm

IV. How to review a Franchise Agreement | 3:10pm – 3:40pm