Franchise Attorney MBA Franchise Expert & Director of Operations, Franchise Foundations
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Franchise Attorney & Director of Operations at Franchise Foundations, a Professional Corp.
- Past
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- Director of Legal Services at Expansion Systems Inc.
- Senior Franchise Counsel at On Line MicroCenters
- Education
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- San Francisco State University, College of Business
- University of San Francisco School of Law
- University of San Francisco
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Kevin B. Murphy’s Summary
Franchise Attorney MBA franchise expert, known in the industry as Mr. Franchise, I have specialized exclusively in franchising for twenty-eight years as a San Francisco franchise attorney, author, instructor and franchise expert. During this time, I have drafted, evaluated and negotiated over 500 franchise offering circulars and completed projects for firms that franchised their business for the first time. I have also worked with a large number of established franchise companies, training management and marketing personnel, as well as reviewing and editing their legal, operational, marketing and training documents. In 2002-2003, I started, operated and subsequently sold a very successful franchise in the home improvement industry. I have testified and rendered opinions as a franchise expert on many occasions, including franchise litigation & arbitration matters, on numerous franchise disputes, license and intellectual property issues. In 2007, I was selected as the premier U.S. franchise expert by the World Intellectual Property Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland to advise Asian government officials about the impact of franchising on small to medium sized enterprises (SME’s) operating in Asian countries as well as developing uniform franchise regulations, based on the U.S. regulatory model.
Kevin B. Murphy’s Specialties:
Drafting franchise disclosure documents, franchise agreements, filing franchise registration applications, franchise management training, evaluating franchising vs. licensing (franchise vs. license) expansion strategies, evaluating franchise investments, franchise due diligence and buying a franchise advice, resolving franchise disputes, providing franchise expert consulting in franchise litigation, advising governments on franchise laws and franchise regulatory models.
Kevin B. Murphy’s Experience
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Franchise Attorney & Director of Operations
Franchise Foundations, a Professional Corp.
(Law Practice industry)
1981 — Present (28 years)
Directed project management activities of a professional law corporation dedicated exclusively to franchise development, research, publishing, management training and consulting for firms launching or engaged in local, regional and national franchise and licensing expansion programs. Also assisted individuals, law firms and other business entities investigate, evaluate and negotiate franchise, license and intellectual property investments. Published four books on franchising and one book on trade secrets.
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Director of Legal Services
Expansion Systems Inc.
(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)
1980 — 1981 (1 year)
Completed franchise development projects for firms entering the franchise industry including: feasibility studies, strategic planning, drafting all legal documentation, filing registration applications, protecting trademarks, service marks and other intellectual property assets, editing operations manuals, developing training programs, field support programs, and franchise marketing materials.
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Senior Franchise Counsel
On Line MicroCenters
(Retail industry)
1980 — 1981 (1 year)
Organized all franchise department functions and instructed staff attorneys in the preparation of Franchise Offering Circulars, license and franchise agreements, filing registration applications, protecting intellectual property assets, and implementation of a disclosure compliance programs to manage legal documents, organize files and control dissemination of information.
Kevin B. Murphy’s Education
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San Francisco State University, College of Business
M.B.A. , International Business , 1979 — 1980
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University of San Francisco School of Law
1976 — 1979
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University of San Francisco
B.S.B.A. , Business , 1970 — 1974
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Active member of the State Bar of California, 1979 - present
speaker at Meetup.com events
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San Francisco State University MBA Alumni
Kevin B. Murphy’s Honors:
Approved Provider for Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) by the State Bar of California, teaching franchise and intellectual property protection courses to attorneys
1993 - present
Selected as the premier U.S. franchise expert by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, to speak at Singapore’s World Conference about franchising in Asian countries and developing uniform franchise regulations based on the U.S. regulatory model, September 18-21, 2007, hosted jointly by WIPO and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS).
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