Bob Zisk concentrates his practice on franchise and distribution and commercial litigation.
Bob has extensive experience as a franchise litigator and counselor. For over thirty years, he has represented national franchisors in litigation with franchisees, regulators, and others over the broad range of cases that arise for franchisors, including antitrust, disclosure issues, anti-poaching, vicarious liability, financial fraud, system standards, class actions, encroachment, trademark and trade dress infringement, and covenants not to compete. He has a particular specialty of addressing franchisee underreporting of sales, tax fraud, and related financial issues, both in and out of court. Bob has worked with major national franchisors to develop cutting edge programs to ensure the honest reporting of sales by franchisees, and to address cases of intentional underreporting, as well as programs addressing many other aspects of the franchise relationship. He is a frequent speaker on franchise topics, and has presented programs at the American Bar Association’s Forum on Franchising, the International Franchise Association’s Legal Symposium and Annual Convention, and the National Restaurant Association’s Internal Auditors’ Group annual meeting, and to the top executives, legal staff, and operations personnel for many national franchisors.