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ERIC H. KARP, Partner
ekarp@wkwrlaw.com
ERIC H. KARP is a partner in the Boston law firm of Witmer, Karp, Warner
& Ryan LLP where his practice is concentrated in franchise and business
law. He was one of only 173 lawyers from 49 countries selected for
inclusion in The International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers 2004-2005,
published by Law Business Research.
Mr. Karp serves as counsel to numerous franchisee associations in
such chains as McDonald's, Pearle Vision, Domino's Pizza, Denny's, TCBY
Yogurt, Jackson Hewitt, Woodcraft, Portable On Demand Storage, and Colors
on Parade. He has represented franchisees throughout the country in a
myriad of franchise issues including sales, purchases, relocations,
remodels, transfers, defaults and terminations and lease issues.
He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Franchisee
Association (AFA). Mr. Karp also served as Chair of the AFA Model
Responsible Franchise Practices Act Committee, was the principal author of
the Model Act and served as the Program Chair of the 1999 AFA Franchisee
Legal Symposium.
In June, 1994 Mr. Karp testified before the U.S. House Small
Business Committee on "Self Regulation of Franchising: The IFA Code of
Ethics." An elected delegate to the 1995 White House Conference on
Small Business, Mr. Karp has twice testified before the Joint Committee on
Commerce and Labor of the Massachusetts Legislature on franchise issues.
Mr. Karp has also provided advice and assistance to the U.S. House
Judiciary Committee and its staff on proposed federal legislation on
franchising.
Since 1996 Mr. Karp has served on the Franchise Project Group of the
Franchise and Business Opportunities Committee of the North American
Securities Administrators Association. He has been a presenter for the
American Bar Association Forum on Franchising and the International
Franchise Association Legal Symposium and an active participant in the
debate over the revision of the Federal Trade Commission’s Franchise
Disclosure Rule. See http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/rulemaking/franchise/comments/comment024.htm.
Mr. Karp is an adjunct professor at Babson College
in its MBA program on franchising.
Publications:
- Regulation FD:
Roadmap to Better Relations Between Franchisors and
Franchisees, American Bar Association Franchise Law
Journal, Vol, 26, No. 3, Winter 2007.
- Discriminatory Treatment
of Franchisees, American Bar Association Annual Forum on
Franchising, 2004
- Franchise Affiliation:
Eyes Wide Open, Realtor Magazine, August, 2004
- Franchising: Once You
Start, Can You Stop" Leader's Franchising and Business Law Alert,
2003
- Mediation: Is Everyone on
the Same Page?, Franchise Times, 2001
- The Case for Federal
Pre-emption, Leader's Franchising & Business Law Alert, 2000
- Franchise Agreement
Enforcement and State Relationship Laws, International Franchise
Association Legal Symposium, 2000
- Franchisee Rights to
Freely Associate Bolstered by Legislation and Courts Leader's
Franchising & Business Law Alert, 2000
- How, When and Why to Form
an Independent Franchisee Association AFA Legal Symposium, 1999
- Marketplace Monopoly - How,
Pizza Franchisers Play the Game, AFA Legal Symposium, 1999
- Mediation, An In Depth
Analysis, American Bar Association Annual Forum on Franchising, 1998
- The Use of Little FTC
Acts in Franchise Relationship Litigation, International Franchise
Association Legal Symposium, 1998
- The Formation of a
Franchisee Association, AFA Legal Symposium, 1998
- Franchise Terminations,
Transfers and Renewals, AFA Legal Symposium 1998
- Franchising, A Business
Alternative, Boston
Minority Business Development
Center; 1995
- Leasing and Operational
Issues in Franchising, American Franchisee Association Convention,
1995
Mr. Karp co-authors the firm’s
Franchise Law Newsletter,
an informative monthly look at current topics in franchise law.
He has been quoted in numerous media, including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Boston Globe, State House News Service, CCH Business Franchise Guide, Continental Franchise Review, Optometric Management, Vision Monday, Success Magazine, Smart Money Magazine, Franchise Times, Income Opportunities Magazine
and Entrepreneur Magazine.
Mr. Karp is a graduate of Boston
University (B.A.
Political Science 1974) and Boston University School of Law (J.D. 1977).
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