Top Franchise Legal Players: Nancy Lanard, Lanard & Associates
The veteran franchisee attorney on what drew her to franchising, what she sees as the biggest legal hurdle facing franchises this year and what every franchisee needs to know before signing on with a brand.
For more than 30 years, Nancy Lanard has been providing legal counsel to franchisors and franchisees. Lanard got her start in the industry as the in-house legal counsel with Nutri/System Inc. when it was the number-one weight-loss company in the country, with more than 1,300 franchise locations. Today, she is the founder and senior partner at Lanard & Associates, where she focuses exclusively on helping franchisees clear the industry’s myriad legal hurdles.
We spoke to Lanard to learn about how she got into franchising, what she loves about the industry and the biggest legal hurdles she sees facing the industry in 2022.
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