Practice Expertise

  • Business Law
  • Antitrust and Trade Regulation
  • Direct Sales Industry
  • Franchise & Distribution

Areas of Practice

  • Antitrust and Trade Regulation
  • Business Law
  • Direct Sales Industry
  • Franchise & Distribution
  • Franchise and Distribution
  • Franchise, Distribution & Direct Sales
  • International Services
  • International Trade and Regulation
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Sports, Entertainment and Media Industry
  • View More

Profile

David Beyer was a partner in the Business Law group.

Bar Admissions

  • Florida

Education

  • Tulane University (M.B.A., 1979)
    • Beta Gamma Sigma, Business Honor Society, member
  • Tulane University (B.A., 1978)
  • Vanderbilt Law School (J.D., 1982)
    • Vanderbilt Law Review, member

Areas of Practice

  • Antitrust and Trade Regulation
  • Business Law
  • Direct Sales Industry
  • Franchise & Distribution
  • Franchise and Distribution
  • Franchise, Distribution & Direct Sales
  • International Services
  • International Trade and Regulation
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Sports, Entertainment and Media Industry

Professional Career



Articles

  • "Administering a Franchise Program: Compliance Programs and Goals"
  • "Annual Franchise and Distribution Law Developments 2008"
  • "Annual Franchise and Distribution Law Developments 2008"
  • "Branding Options and Alternatives"
  • "Changes in System Standards: What is the Extent of the Franchisor's Latitude?"
  • "Changes in System Standards: What is the Extent of the Franchisor's Latitude?"
  • "Estimated Initial Investment Claims: Strict Liability or Strictly Folly?"
  • "Financial Performance Representations"
  • "Franchise Sales Compliance"
  • "Franchising and Distribution Currents"
  • "Franchising as an Expansion Strategy"
  • "Franchisors: Take Note of New Joint Employment Guidance"
  • "Fundamentals 201: Transfers and Assignments in Franchising"
  • "How to Franchise Your Business"
  • "Judicial Update"
  • "Making the Word Safe for Franchising: Nieman v. Dryclean USA"
  • "NLRB Finds No Joint Employment Relationship In First Test Since Browning-Ferris"
  • "Proposed Bill Threatens Franchising In Florida"
  • "Proposed Bill Threatens Franchising in Florida"
  • "Proposed Florida Franchise Bill Dies in Committee"
  • "Should Franchisors be Concerned with the McDonald’s Wage Deal?"
  • "The Twitter Frontier: Harnessing the Power of Social Media While Protecting Your Franchise System"
  • "When Are Sales Representatives Also Franchisees?"
  • Bill To Narrow Joint Employment Passes In The House
  • Channel Conflict Business Roundtable, Internet Track
  • Class Certification in Text Messaging Case Contains Lessons for Franchisors
  • Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Joint Employment Under the FLSA
  • Franchise Law and Practice
  • Franchisor Update: Amendment to Indiana Franchise Law
  • IFA Legal Symposium Judicial Update
  • IFA Legal Symposium Judicial Update Plenary Session
  • Multilevel Marketing Seminar
  • Proposed Bill Threatens Franchising in Florida
  • “ADR and Franchise Disputes”
  • “Advertising Pools and the Free Rider Problem - Who Can Sue?"
  • “Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Divorce and Alternatives in Franchise Relationships”
  • “Elements of Successful Franchising”
  • “Ending the Confusion on Earnings Claims”
  • “Enhancing Collection of Royalties and Service Fees Through the Franchise Agreement”
  • “Florida Becomes the Battleground for Vicarious Liability”
  • “Florida Clarifies Enforcement of Noncompetes”
  • “Florida’s Non-compete Law, Practical Aspects of Franchisee Representation”
  • “Florida’s Non-compete Law, Practical Aspects of Franchisee Representation”
  • “Franchise Desk Book - Selected State Laws, Commentary and Annotations"
  • “Franchise Divorce: Terminations and Breakaways. Franchise Disputes in Arbitration, Litigation and Mediation”
  • “Franchise Issues Under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act"
  • “Franchise Law Basics”
  • “Franchise Law Compliance Training”
  • “Franchise Law: An Overview of Federal and State Regulation of the Sale of Franchises”
  • “Franchise Law”
  • “Franchise Lead Referral Networks: Brokers or Consultants?"
  • “Franchise Sales and Disclosure Laws”
  • “Franchise Sales Compliance”
  • “Franchise Vicarious Liability in Florida: A Survey and Recent Developments"
  • “Franchising in the Professions”
  • “Franchisor Liability for its Franchisees’ Operations: Their Liability May Be Your Liability!”
  • “International Franchising: A Global View From the United States"
  • “International Franchising: A Travel Guide”
  • “International Law Update: Emerging Practice Areas for Florida Lawyers”
  • “Introduction to Regulation of Multilevel Marketing Methods: Focus on Florida, Franchising and its Alternatives”
  • “Legal Considerations in Establishing Franchise Programs, Franchise Law and Practice”
  • “Legislative Assault: Balancing the Scales or Franchisee Protectionism”
  • “Limited Liability Companies: What They Are and What You Do With Them”
  • “Master Franchising/Sub-franchising”
  • “Multilevel Marketing and Direct Selling: Laws and Regulations”
  • “Multilevel Marketing and Direct Selling”
  • “Multiple Unit Franchising, Franchising and its Alternatives”
  • “Multiple-Unit Franchising”
  • “New Florida Legislation Clarifies Enforcement of Noncompetes"
  • “Participation in Franchise Shows”
  • “Perilous Prospects - Part I: Lawsuits to Get Into the Franchise System"
  • “Perilous Prospects - Part II: Lawsuits to Get Into the Franchise System"
  • “Planning and Financing the Franchise System”
  • “Selling Franchises Without Getting Into Trouble”
  • “Selling Franchises Without Getting Into Trouble”
  • “Summary of Financial Statement Requirements for Franchising”
  • “Summary of the Iowa Franchise Act”
  • “The Impact of Franchise Laws on Negotiations With Prospective Franchisees and The New UFOC: For Better or For Worse, Emerging Issues and Franchise Negotiations”
  • “The New UFOC: For Better or For Worse”
  • “The Prevent Defense”
  • “The Proposed Florida Fast Food Franchise Practices Act: Franchisees Have It Their Way”
  • “The Use of Technology in Franchising”
  • “Vicarious or Derivative Liability”

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