(April 1, 2025) — Franchise Times has named 11 Lathrop GPM attorneys to its 2025 “Legal Eagles” list.
Coined by Franchise Times as the list of “the best lawyers who specialize in all things franchising,” Legal Eagles are client- and peer-nominated, recognized for their in-depth industry knowledge and outstanding client service.
Lathrop GPM’s 2025 Legal Eagles are:
- Eli Bensignor
- Liz Dillon
- Cassie Doutt
- Maisa Frank
- Kevin Graff
- Michael Gray
- Mark Kirsch
- Gaylen Knack
- Ryan Palmer
- Michael Sturm
- James Wahl
The Lathrop GPM Franchise & Distribution law practice includes more than 30 franchise lawyers and paralegals who serve franchisors and master franchisees at all stages of their development throughout the world. The firm also has a robust dispute resolution team, representing franchisors in courts and arbitration tribunals in the U.S. and overseas, and a leading franchising mergers and acquisitions practice.
For more than 65 years, Lathrop GPM lawyers have been advocates and trusted advisors for the franchise community. The firm’s franchise lawyers have produced hundreds of articles and presentations that run the gamut of issues affecting franchising, including monthly editions of The Franchise Memorandum blog.
The firm has consistently been named a top global law firm in franchise law by Chambers and Partners and has been named the Best Franchise Law Firm in the world by Global Franchise Magazine for three of the past five years.