Acted as a restaurateur for a high-end restaurant in Dallas, Texas in the drafting and negotiation of a construction contract. Restaurateurs are also turning to Munsch Hardt to identify potential data security gaps and explore privacy and cybersecurity assurance options. We work with our clients to identify and resolve regulatory compliance requirements. Creation and implementation of data protection and security policies; and addressing developments, including legal issues arising from the accumulation of “big data”. We also help our clients prepare for data breach incidents. respond when such incidents occur; and advising on privacy issues arising from mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and the formation of strategic alliances. Our lawyers handle the full range of issues to help you build and grow your restaurant business. The company also owns 280 related Taco Bell and Yum Brands restaurants and 135 Panera Bread bakery cafes. Food operations operate in 33 states, generate $2.3 billion in sales and employ approximately 50,000 people. While his focus at Jones Day has been intellectual property litigation, Lee has also handled high stakes, disputes between the company in other areas, including commercial offenses, computer intrusion claims, breach of contract, and federal and state computer access and fraud laws. according to his LinkedIn profile. She also represented Flynn Restaurant Group as external arbitration counsel. Froyd also served as a litigator at Jones Day and Lee`s colleague before joining Flynn Restaurant Group in 2017.
Greg Flynn, Founder, President and CEO of Flynn Restaurant Group, said in a statement about his promotion: “Throughout his career and time at Flynn Restaurant Group, Jaci has consistently demonstrated an exceptional understanding and passion for the law. And we are confident that she will continue to bring valuable knowledge and experience to our company in this new role. Looking ahead, Lee said one of his priorities for the department is to strengthen the links between the legal department and other departments in the company. “There are many opportunities for us to work with other groups to determine which legal services are most useful in supporting our operators,” she said. “In addition to process accountability, we also want to be proactive.” Representation of various restaurant groups in the registration and enforcement of trademarks and service marks. RIG is led by a team with decades of experience in all aspects of restaurant development and operations management. Help us make statutory salaries more transparent. Get exclusive access to anonymized legal salary data. Achieve favorable results in contribution campaigns for restaurateurs seeking to recover the costs necessary to respond to pollution. Design and implementation of incentive compensation agreements for several restaurant owners and operators, including Profits Interest, Stock Option, Restricted Stock and Phantom Equity Irvine, CA – Rutan & Tucker is pleased to announce the addition of Joanna L. Blake as legal counsel to the company`s Labour and Employment practice.
With more than 20 years of legal experience, including 12 in-house experience, Ms. Blake most recently served as Vice President of Human Resources and General Counsel for WKS Restaurant Group, a California-based multi-unit, multi-brand franchisee with more than 10,000 employees in 19 states. There, Ms. Blake led dedicated human resources and learning and development teams, dealing with legal and compliance issues. Restaurant owners and operators know that a strong brand can help a restaurant succeed in a competitive environment. Similarly, a trademark must be cultivated, optimized and protected through sophisticated intellectual property strategies to maximize the value of these rights. A copy of Flynn Restaurant Groups` Workplace Privacy Statement can be found at www.flynnrestaurantgroup.com/workplace-privacy-notice/. Acted for several expanding Texas-based restaurant groups in U.S. acquisitions and leasing transactions. At Munsch Hardt, our tax team works with colleagues in our corporate, real estate and insolvency departments to ensure restaurant owners, operators and developers make the most tax-efficient decisions. We frequently assist our restaurant clients with the structuring of restaurant acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and financings, as well as designing and implementing incentive compensation structures for key employees.
Munsch Hardt`s intellectual property attorneys regularly handle a wide range of intellectual property matters for our restaurant clients, including the selection, release and registration of trademarks, trade names, trade dress and service marks, as well as the preparation of applications to government agencies and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. We represent clients in trademark infringement, trade name, trade dress and service mark infringement litigation in state and federal court cases; formal procedures such as opposition, deletion and domain name disputes; and appeals to the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and other courts of appeal. Our team is known for its creative and aggressive management of all aspects of liability claims for our clients in the restaurant industry, including providing ideas and suggestions for “defending” appeals and litigation to motivate claimants to settle, representing the insured in declaratory insurance actions and related liability coverage disputes, by helping the insured find the best defense attorney for each case. Aggressively seeking additional insured coverage and compensation dollars from others to increase the billing pot and care for and feed surplus carriers and umbrellas.