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October 07, 2025 | Legal News

The Two-Minute Drill: Franchise Compliance Before Year-End

Football season is in full swing, and franchise development teams are pushing hard to meet year-end goals.  For most franchisors,…

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October 07, 2025 | Legal News

The Impact of One Big Beautiful Bill on Franchising

The comprehensive tax reform, formally Public Law 119-21 (H.R.1, 119th Congress), commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBBA),…

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June 12, 2025 | Legal News

TCPA DEVELOPMENTS: UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE

Recent judicial and regulatory activity has significantly shifted the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) compliance landscape. Below is a summary…

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June 12, 2025 | Legal News

REVERSING COURSE: SBA REINSTATES FRANCHISE DIRECTORY

The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) eliminated the SBA Franchise Directory (“Directory”) in 2023. Two years later, the SBA has reinstated…

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June 12, 2025 | Legal News

MEMBERSHIPS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: THE FINE PRINT CAN BE A BIG CHALLENGE

While the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has postponed enforcement of its amended “click-to-cancel” rule until July 14, 2025, franchisors that…

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February 07, 2025 | Legal News

Cheng Cohen’s Ins & Outs for 2025

2025 started out with a bang for the Cheng Cohen crew. We’ve jumped on the bandwagon and put together our…

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February 06, 2025 | Legal News

CTA Reporting Deadline Still In Flux

The future of the Corporate Transparency Act remains uncertain. For now, reporting entities are not required to file Beneficial Ownership…

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February 04, 2025 | Legal News

Meet our 2025 Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers Magazine has named 3 Cheng Cohen attorneys, Fredric Cohen (named as an Illinois Top 100 Lawyer), Andrew Donovan…

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December 06, 2024 | Legal News

New Privacy Protections on the Horizon

Several new state-level data privacy laws become effective beginning on January 1, 2025 (including Iowa, Delaware, New Hampshire, and Nebraska),…

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