David Jermann is the co-chair of the firm’s Franchising and Distribution practice area. An experienced attorney, David represents and counsels businesses in a wide range of legal matters, including litigation risk-avoidance/mitigation strategies, interpretation and enforcement of employment agreements, and contract negotiation/formation issues. He has successfully represented businesses in litigation and arbitration in jurisdictions across the country, including suits involving franchising, restrictive covenants, trademark infringement, trade secret theft and consumer class actions.

Franchise
His work involves all aspects of case management and trial, arbitration and mediation, including: lead trial counsel, management of large-scale e-discovery, taking/defending depositions, drafting trial and appellate briefs. He also counsels clients on matters relating to franchising and state/federal regulatory compliance matters. An active member of the firm’s hiring and conflicts/ethics committees, David has been selected to train and mentor junior attorneys. During his career, David has counseled and represented franchisors and franchisees on a wide array of issues and cases. He has successfully litigated franchise disputes in numerous states, including suits involving breaches of franchise and distribution agreements, franchise terminations, and violations of franchise disclosure, relationship and business opportunity laws.

David also counsels franchisors and franchisees regarding franchise agreements and disclosure documents. Notably, David spearheaded a comprehensive review of three-decades of franchise agreements for a multi-brand, Fortune 500 franchisor, this allowed David to advise the client about risks associated with proposed unilateral revisions to its franchise agreements.

Litigation
David is a seasoned litigator with experience in all phases of litigation and arbitration. He has successfully handled matters for his clients ranging from trade secret and breach of contract matters to multimillion-dollar class action lawsuits and appeals.

General Corporate 
In addition to his litigation background, David has substantial experience counseling business clients on transactional matters, with an emphasis on restrictive covenant policies. He has also counseled clients on state and federal regulatory matters, including issues arising under the Federal Trade Commission’s “Franchise Act,” state consumer protection/unfair practices acts, and HIPAA.