(July 14, 2025) — Lexology Panoramic released its Franchise 2026 publication on their website on July 8, 2025. Lathrop GPM is proud to have Partner Mark Kirsch as the Global Editor and Partner Eli Bensignor as the U.S. Chapter author of this year’s edition.
As Global Editor of the publication for the fifth consecutive year, Kirsch authored the Global Overview [1] and led the way in producing a universal questionnaire as a reference source of comparative franchise law.
Bensignor’s U.S. Chapter [2] provides updates and analysis of current trends in franchise law topics, including a market overview; business overview; and high-level guidance on legal compliance in the offer and sale of franchises, drafting and negotiating franchise contracts and the franchisor/franchisee relationship.
Franchise 2026 includes analyses and trends in franchise law across 11 countries.
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[1] Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd. This content was first published in Global overview – Work areas – Panoramic – Lexology – Lexology 2025 For further information, please visit https://www.lexology.com/panoramic.
[2] Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd. This content was first published in Franchise: USA – Panoramic – Lexology 2025 For further information, please visit https://www.lexology.com/panoramic.