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

• "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”