SCOTT C. KERN, FOUNDER
scott@scottkernlaw.com

 

Scott C. Kern, Attorney at Law
205 Church Street
3rd Floor
New Haven, CT 06510

For over 20 years Scott Kern has represented distribution and franchise businesses in transactions, financing, litigation and regulatory matters. He has served as the Chairman of the Franchise Executive Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association and is a member of the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising.

His practice focuses on litigation and arbitration of franchise disputes, consulting with franchisors on all aspects of their business and corporate organization, drafting and registering franchise disclosure materials and representing franchise companies in transactional matters.

Mr. Kern also represents franchisees in the purchase and establishment of their franchised businesses.

Education

University of Virginia, School of Law – Juris Doctor, 1984
Yale University, Bachelor of Arts – History, Cum Laude, 1981
University of New Haven, Master of Business Administration, 1993

 

LORINDA G. CHURCH, ASSOCIATE
Lorinda@scottkernlaw.com



Scott C. Kern, Attorney at Law, LLC
205 Church Street, Third Floor
New Haven, CT 06510

Lorinda’s practice focuses on complex commercial arbitration and litigation of franchise disputes, consultation with franchisors on all aspects of their business and corporate organization, creation of franchise systems, drafting and registering of franchise disclosure materials, working with franchise companies in transactional matters, advising and developing risk avoidance/management programs, and working with franchise companies to develop creative business solutions to allow greater communication with franchisees and promote efficient management of the franchise system. In addition, Lorinda represents franchisees in the purchase and establishment of their franchised business.

Lorinda gained broad franchise industry business experience and franchise law experience during the years that she worked at Doctor’s Associates, Inc., the franchisor of the Subway franchise system. There, she worked in Subway’s International Legal Department, working on international litigation matters, as well as international intellectual property and transactional matters. Later, Lorinda played a key role in the Subway general counsel’s Dispute Resolution Group where she was involved in all aspects of franchise litigation, including extensive arbitration experience. Lorinda has been involved in all aspects of franchise litigation. Lorinda has worked closely with auditors to create systems for dealing with underreporting in franchise systems, has been involved with transfers, collections, intellectual property, point-of-sale programs, as well as franchise advertising fund programs.

Years of working on behalf of franchisors and with franchisees has given Lorinda a broad background in the practical realities of business development and dispute resolution in the franchise industry.

Lorinda is a member of the Franchise Executive Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association and of the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising.

Education:

After years of non-legal business experience, Lorinda attended Quinnipiac University School of Law where she served as an Editor of the Quinnipiac University Law Review and obtained her law degree, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2004.

 

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