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Richard L. Rosen is the founding member of The Richard L. Rosen law Firm, PLLC, whose offices are located at 110 East 59th Street, New York, New York 10022. Mr. Rosen has been actively engaged in the practice of franchise law in New York City for over 30 years during which time he has represented many franchisors and franchisees both as counsel and as a business advisor. Mr. Rosen has formed franchising entities, drafted and negotiated franchise agreements, registration statements, and other ancillary franchise documents; he has represented franchisees and franchisee associations, and has litigated, arbitrated and mediated matters on behalf of both franchisors and franchisees.

Mr. Rosen is the Chairman of the Fair Franchising Standards Committee and a member of the Board of Directors of the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers. He is also the immediate past Chairman of the Legal Steering Committee and the Chairman of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the AAFD. He has been a member of the American Bar Association's Forum Committee on Franchising and its Anti-Trust Section since 1968, is a Panel Member of the Committees on Franchising and Corporate Law sponsored by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, a founding member of the Franchise, Distribution and Licensing Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (and the Chairman of its Franchisee Relations and its Mission Statement Committees) and a member of the International Franchisee Association (IFA). Mr. Rosen is a member of the Steering Committee of the National Franchise Mediation Program, a member of the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution Panel and Neutrals in conjunction with the National Franchise Mediation Program and has served as an arbitrator and mediator of franchise cases. Richard L. Rosen is listed in Who's Who in America (Click for Profile), Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in the World, the Best Lawyers in America, Americas 100 Best Franchise Lawyers (the Franchise Times), America's Super Lawyers and a variety of other similar publications. He has frequently lectured on a variety of franchise topics before various groups and organizations, including the New York State Bar Association, the International Franchise Association, the New York State Bar Association, and The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, The Nassau County Bar Association and the AAFD and has been interviewed on both television and radio, the American Bar Association Journal and the Franchise Times regarding franchising. Mr. Rosen is a contributor to "Franchising 101, The Complete Guide to Evaluating, Buying and Growing Your Franchise Business" compiled by the Association of Small Business Development Centers and written various articles on legal and business aspects on franchising.

Richard L. Rosen and his firm are engaged in a general, commercial practice which includes active involvement in the fields of franchising, corporate, real estate and trust and estates law. The firm also maintains an active state and federal court litigation practice. He is married and the father of three children, whom he has coached in soccer, basketball, baseball, football and track.