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In ACI’s publication from the 2nd National Forum on Negotiating Restaurant Leases you will learn critical up-to-date information from restaurant lease negotiators for leading restaurant chains, shopping center developers, and commercial property owners will show you how to successfully negotiate:
- Rent and CAM provisions that reflect restaurant realities
- Co-tenancies, exclusives, and radius restrictions
- Build-out and systemic requirements
- Demands imposed by powerful franchises
- Use clauses and permit issues
- Unique site issues that arise in NYC and other urban locations
Contents & Contributors
TACKLING USE AND RADIUS CLAUSES
Anthony D. Ratner, Farella Braun & Martel LLP
PROTECTING AND ENFORCING TRADEMARK RIGHTS IN YOUR
RESTAURANT’S NAME AND DÉCOR
Mitchell D. Bernstein, Esq., Moses & Singer LLP
BUILD-OUT AND CONTROLLING CONSTRUCTION COSTS:
WHO PAYS FOR IT? WHO BUILDS IT? WHO DISMANTLES IT?
Brian Stys, Shawmut Design and Construction
THE 800LB GORILLA: NEGOTIATING WITH THE RESTAURANT CHAIN
Richard Heller, Legal Sea Foods, Inc.
Celia Hitch, Lang Michener LLP
Neil Sprague, Applebee’s International, Inc.
ANALYZING LIABILITY AND INSURANCE ISSUES IN RESTAURANT LEASES
Kevin Goff, Lewis Roca LLP
MAKING SURE IT RUNS SMOOTHLY: TACKLING OPERATIONS ISSUES
Jeffrey A. Margolis, The Margolis Law Firm
OPENING DOWNTON: NEGOTIATING SPACE IN URBAN METROPOLITAN
AREAS
Andrew Moger, Branded Concept Development
NAVIGATING LAND USE AND PERMIT ISSUES
Douglas A. Janacek, Esq., Gibbons P.C.