Guest Bio: Kenneth A. Goss, Esq.
KENNETH A. GOSS is a guest contributor to the New York Franchise Law Blog and has been engaged in the private practice of law since 2000. He currently serves as Senior Counsel to the franchisor of a leading specialty food concept, which has more than a thousand retail stores located throughout the United States and in at least eleven countries worldwide. During his time in-house, from 2006 to the present, Mr. Goss provides advice and counseling to the corporation on all legal matters in relation to the franchise system including, for example, franchise registration and disclosure matters, franchise transactions, international transactions, litigation matters, and the negotiation of product licensing, strategic alliance, media, marketing, supplier and technology contracts.
Prior to that, Mr. Goss was engaged in a transactional business law and commercial litigation practice counseling startup and established clients on a broad range of corporate, commercial and business law matters. His experience includes, for example, establishing franchise systems from the structuring of business entities though to the registration of the franchise disclosure document. His experience also includes assisting in the resolution of franchise disputes, such as termination, statutory compliance and fraud cases, through mediation, arbitration and litigation.
Mr. Goss is a member of both the Connecticut and New York Bars and is admitted to practice before the U. S. District Court, District of Connecticut, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Mr. Goss holds a Juris Doctor degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law, a Master of Business Administration degree from Quinnipiac University School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Mr. Goss resides in Connecticut with his wife. Mr. Goss can be reached by email at kennethagoss@hotmail.com.
Articles by Kenneth A. Goss, Esq.
- Franchise Supply Programs: Maximizing Payments to Franchisors and Minimizing Risk
- Retail Franchises: New Consumer Protection Developments In California
- Franchise System Marketing Factors to Consider when Structuring a Sweepstakes
- Franchisors: Where do 'Franchisee Associations' get the Right to Sue and How to Challenge this "Right"
- International Franchising - What US Franchisors Need to Know before Expanding Abroad (Part I)
- International Franchising - What US Franchisors Need to Know before Expanding Abroad (Part II)
