Antonia counsels a diverse spectrum of clients on regulatory, corporate, and transactional matters within the franchise industry. Antonia supports franchise brands in all stages of growth, including preparing franchise disclosure documents and agreements, negotiating and documenting franchise sales, advising on transfers and terminations, structuring international and domestic expansion, developing compliance and risk programs, and handling the wide array of other issues arising in the evolution of a franchise system.

Antonia also advises clients on complex business transactions ranging in size from public company mergers and acquisitions to the sale of a single-unit franchise. As part of this practice, Antonia represents both franchise brands that are selling their system, as well as the private equity groups and platform companies acquiring these brands. Antonia supports these transactions from the earliest stages all the way to closing, including due diligence, deal negotiations, financing and structuring, and closing mechanics.

Antonia’s services also extend to the full suite of corporate and transactional services, including contract negotiations, equity investments and joint ventures, cross-border transactions, corporate restructuring, financing and lending transactions, and the acquisition or divestiture of assets.

Prior to joining Cheng Cohen, Antonia’s practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, securities and governance, commercial finance, and general corporate matters. Much of Antonia’s passion for business and entrepreneurship also comes from having started her own pet care company, which she operated for two years prior to enrolling in law school.