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The legal expertise of Kanouse & Walker, P.A is in the areas of corporate, securities and real estate law, with an extensive practice in franchise and distribution law. The firm represents entrepreneurs and their companies in all stages of a company's life -- formation, operation, financing, expansion and sale. Kanouse & Walker, P.A can be a trusted member of your team, serving as the general counsel, business advisor and project coordinator. A client can benefit from Kanouse & Walker, P.A.'s extensive network of other experienced attorneys (including litigation, environmental, trademark and patent, foreign counsel, tax and estate planning ), accountants, financial consultants and planners, franchise and marketing consultants, insurance agents, advertising agencies, contractors, real estate brokers, franchise brokers, securities underwriters, venture capitalists and lenders. With Kanouse & Walker, P.A, you can have the best of both worlds - the knowledge and expertise from years of big law firm experience, coupled with the personal service, lower fees and flexibility of dealing directly with a partner in a specialty firm. Keith J. Kanouse has over 24 years of practice in New York and Florida (16 with large law firms ) representing entrepreneurs and their companies. Mr. Kanouse has lectured and published locally, nationally and internationally on franchise, corporate, securities and real estate topics including the author of 3 books and co-author of 3 others. Kanouse & Walker, P.A represents entrepreneurs and their companies in a myriad of complex commercial legal matters. These services include the following: Assist the client in determining which type of legal entity ("C" corporation, "S" corporation, limited liability company, general partnership, limited partnership, registered limited liability partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship ) is best for the client from a liability, tax, investment and operation perspective. Mr. Kanouse is the author of the book Guide to Selecting the Best Entity for Your Business. Advise and assist in capital raising efforts of the client concerning matters such as a business plan, private placement offering or public offering, including compliance with federal and state securities laws, preparing private placement memoranda, registration statements, broker/dealer agreements, etc. A chapter in Mr. Kanouse's book described above discusses capital raising, "Obtaining Money From Investors - Securities Laws Compliance." Analyze various types of marketing arrangements to determine the best format for the client to achieve its marketing objectives giving a thorough legal analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of each approach (for example, franchise, company-owned with managers, license, distributorship/dealership, multi-level marketing, independent sales representatives, joint venture, etc. ). Mr. Kanouse is the author of three articles: Business Expansion Strategies; The Inadvertent Franchisor; and Dual Distribution -- Combining Company-Owned Expansion with Franchising for Greater Market Penetration and Profitability, which are available upon request. Prepare Federal Trade Commission Disclosure Statements or Franchise Offering Circulars (FOCs ) to comply with federal and state franchise laws as well as Franchise Agreements, Development Agreements, Subfranchise Rights Agreements, Area Representative Agreements, Franchise Broker Agreements, lease-related agreements, purchase agreements, guarantees, financing statements, powers of attorney and checklists regarding the sale of franchises. Assist in complying with various state franchise and business opportunity laws of the states in which franchise sales are contemplated including disclosure and registration. Assist in preparing quarterly and annual supplements, amendments and revisions to the FTC Disclosure Statement or FOC to comply with federal and state laws, and preparing amendments and renewals of state franchise registrations. An