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Practice area: Franchising, Intellectual property
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Josh is great to work with and has a deep understanding of franchise law and the franchise business model. He provides top notch client service and expertise to all business sizes, from startups to large and well established franchisors and other business types.
I had the privilege of working closely with Josh and his team for several years at Cold Stone Creamery. The marketing team worked hand in hand with the legal department under Josh's leadership to launch new products and programs. With out Josh's immense legal as well as business knowledge we wouldn't have been able to become the breakthrough brand that Cold Stone is today. I also had the opportunity to travel across the country with Josh to meet with our franchisees. In our tough economic environment where franchisees are struggling, Josh has the ability to put everyone at ease and educate the franchise community in a way that isn't off putting or condescending. Josh is able to talk the legal and business language with a group of struggling owners in a tough but reassuring way. Cold Stone Creamery is not the same company without Josh Becker.
I worked with Josh for nearly 5 years and over that time it was very apparent that not only is Josh a great franchise lawyer but his knack for applying his knowledge of business to his decisions was unprecedented. Josh understands business as well as anyone and combining that with his legal knowledge, Josh becomes a valuable asset to any organization!
The relationship between general counsel and public relations can sometimes be strained due to different points of perspective. Josh breaks all those stereotypes, providing sincere counsel and a big picture vision for the good of the organization. On a professional level, Josh acts swiftly, smartly and soundly. From a personal level, Josh is approachable, amiable and authentic. It was a pleasure working with Josh and it would be a delight to have an opportunity to work together again.
Knowledgeable, Dependable, Organized and Thorough
Josh is one of the rare attorneys who can successfully navigate through corporate legal aspects (intellectual property, contract negotiations, disclosure documents) and litigation matters. In addition to these unique skills, Josh understands the business aspects of any matter that calls for legal guidance. Combine all of these talents and Josh is a top-notch attorney who can successfully handle a number of your legal matters. Since Josh has acted as the "client" during his in-house tenure, he understands the demands of in-house counsel and knows exactly how to deliver on the important items that matter to his clients.
With years of experience in franchise and intellectual property law, Josh provides counsel or representation to established or high growth franchisors, technology development companies, service providers, distributors, and companies of all sizes in a wide array of industries. Whether looking to build or grow your business or protect valuable intellectual property, Josh applies his expertise in business transactions to guide his clients in the areas of franchising, mergers & acquisitions, entity formation, joint ventures and contracts of all kinds. Josh is a forward thinker, who anticipates how best to position his clients relative to regulatory changes, evolving market conditions and the competitive landscape. His proactive approach to issues and problem solving adds real value to his client relationships.
In the franchising arena, Josh has amassed expertise which spans the full life cycle of a franchise relationship for both franchisor or franchisee. His franchisor clients appreciate his efficiency and skill in developing, maintaining and revamping franchise programs; drafting franchise, license, and development agreements; counseling new and established franchisors with regard to the franchise sales process; and assisting franchisors comply with federal and state franchise and business opportunity laws. He also advises franchisors in all aspects of the franchise relationship, including operational compliance, enforcing system standards, default, termination, renewal, workouts, transfers, remodeling/reimaging, debt restructuring, acquisition of franchised outlets, sale of company-operated outlets and sale of franchise systems. Josh prepares a broad range of agreements for franchisors, including asset purchase agreements, license agreements, assignment agreements, workout agreements, confidentiality agreements, promissory notes, fee deferral and/or abatement agreements, guarantees, termination agreements and renewal agreements. For franchisees or area representatives, his vast experience in how franchise relationships are structured and operated proves invaluable for the review, evaluation and negotiation of area development and franchise agreements.
In his intellectual property practice, Josh represents software, graphic, digital media, and other technology companies in a variety of ways including the negotiation of domestic and international license agreements, corporate formation and structure, and day to day legal matters. Josh also assists his clients with trademark registration and maintenance, licensing, copyrights, trademarks and internet protections and procedures.
Josh serves as the de facto General Counsel for many clients where he advises and counsels them on a myriad of legal issues impacting today’s high growth businesses. Throughout his legal career, he has represented Fortune 500 companies as well as medium-sized and emerging companies in a wide range of industries.
Prior to joining Gallagher & Kennedy, Josh practiced with Weiss & Moy, P.C., andwith national firms Kutak Rock LLP and Fennemore Craig, P.C.
Address: 2575 E. Camelback Road., Phoenix, AZ, USA
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-becker-597a015/
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