NY State Bar Association Proposes Franchise Law Revisions
	Pitegoff Named to the 2010 New York Super Lawyers List
	Pitegoff Named to the 2010 Franchise Times Legal Eagle List
	Recent Publications by Tom Pitegoff
	Recent Presentation by Tom Pitegoff
	Pitegoff Advises Sumitomo Corporation of America in Acquisition of TBC Corp.

NY State Bar Association Proposes Franchise Law Revisions

The Business Law Section of the NY State Bar Association approved on December 11, 2009, a report and proposed changes in the New York franchise laws proposed by the Section's Franchise, Distribution and Licensing Committee. The proposed changes would modernize the New York Franchise Act, largely conforming its requirements to those of the Federal Trade Commission's trade regulation rule on franchising and the franchise laws of other states. Tom Pitegoff is the chair of the legislation subcommittee that wrote the report and the proposed changes in the law and regulations.

Here are links to the report of November 10, 2009, and the proposed changes in the law and regulations:

• Subcommittee Report
• Proposed Revisions to the NY Franchise Act
• Proposed Franchise Regulations

Pitegoff Named to the 2010 Franchise Times Legal Eagle List

Tom Pitegoff was selected by Franchise Times Magazine as one of the industry's Legal Eagles for 2010. The list is comprised of 125 of the country's leading franchise lawyers.

Recent Press in which Tom Pitegoff is Quoted

How to Choose the Right Franchise Location
By Peter Vanden Bos
Inc. Magazine Online, May 24, 2010

Is It Time to Buy a Franchise?
By John Tozzi
Business Week Online, March 10, 2008

Today’s Franchisee Thinks in Multiples
By Jeff Grossman
The New York Times, March 12, 2006

Atalaya looks to save Bennigan's
by Matt Miller
The Deal.com, August 22, 2008

Bankruptcy Experts Are Wary of Bennigan’s IP Transfers
By Don Sniegowski
Blue MauMau, August 17, 2008

Managing the Franchise
By Len Strazewski
Human Resource Executive Online, December 1, 2006

Recent Publications by Tom Pitegoff

	How to Franchise Your Business, Biz2Credit.com (2009).
	Featured Article: Franchising in New York After the Revised FTC Rule, NYSBA Business Law Journal (2007).
	The Inadvertent Franchisor (New York State Bar Association Program on Franchising, 2008)

Recent Presentation by Tom Pitegoff

Franchise Law In New York
New York State Bar Association, February 14, 2008

Pitegoff Advises Sumitomo Corporation of America in Acquisition
of TBC Corp.

Tom Pitegoff was a member of the legal team that represented Sumitomo Corporation of America ("SCOA") in its acquisition of the tire retailer TBC Corporation. The the transaction closed November 17, 2005, making TBC a subsidiary of SCOA. The total value of the transaction is approximately $1.1 billion including debt. TBC markets automotive replacement tires at retail locations under the names Tire Kingdom, Merchant's Tire & Auto Centers and National Tire & Battery. In addition, it franchises retail tire stores under the name Big O Tires. SCOA, which already owned tire wholesaler Treadway, is the U.S. unit of Japanese general trading company Sumitomo Corp. Mr. Pitegoff acted as SCOA's franchise counsel.