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Harris J. Chernow, Chair of Reger Rizzo & Darnall’s national Franchise & Distribution Practice Group, and member of the Firm’s Entertainment, Hospitality & Sports Law Group, concentrates his practice on franchise and business matters
Practice Areas
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Entertainment & Sports Law
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- New Jersey
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- Pennsylvania
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- 3rd Circuit
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- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
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- U.S. District Court, District of Pennsylvania
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Partner
- Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP
- Current
Education
- Temple University
- J.D. (1988)
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- Temple University
- B.B.A. (1985)
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Awards
- Legal Eagles
- Franchise Times
- Franchise Super Lawyers
- Franchise Times
- Top 100 Attorneys
- Franchise Times
- International Who’s Who of Franchise Lawyers
- International Who's Who
- Member of the Year Award
- American Association of Franchisees and Dealers
Professional Associations
- Pennsylvania State Bar
- Member
- Current
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- Philadelphia Bar Association - Franchise and Business Sections
- Member
- Current
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- Montgomery County Bar Association - Franchise Law Committee
- Vice Chair
- Current
- Activities: Past Chair of the Franchise Law Committee
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- Pennsylvania Bar Association - Franchise and Business Sections
- Member
- Current
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- New Jersey State Bar Association - Franchise Law Committee
- Member
- Current
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- National Franchise Mediation Program - Steering Committee
- Member
- Current
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- American Association of Franchisees and Dealers - Legal Education Subcommittee
- Past Chair
- Current
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- Center for Public Resources Institute for Dispute Resolution - Distinguished Franchise Panel Neutral; Franchise Mediation Committee
- Member
- Current
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- International Franchise Association - Legal Symposium Task Force
- Member and Speaker
- Current
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- American Bar Association’s Forum On Franchising
- Program Chair of the 30th Annual Forum on Franchising
- Current
- Activities: Served as Finance Officer of the Forum on Franchising; Elected to Governing Committee as 1 of 11 from the ABA Forum; Governing Committee Liaison to Petroleum Marketing Group; Governing Committee Liaison to Solo/Small Firm Group; Governing Committee Liaison to Paralegal/Legal Administrators Group; Forum’s representative to the CPR National Franchise Mediation Program; Appointed to the Nominating Committees for the Board of Governors; Chair of the Forum’s Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee; Forum’s representative for the ABA’s Student Outreach Program; Appointed to Forum’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Division; Annual Forum Program Liaison; Appointed to Forum’s Publications Committee; Publication Liaison for Covenants Against\Competition in Franchise Agreements (second edition); Publication Liaison for “Fundamentals of Franchising” (second edition)
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Financial Performance Representations: The New and Updated Earnings Claims
- American Bar Association Forum on Franchising
- Franchise Resources
- The Franchise Lawyer
- Franchising 101, the Complete Guide to Evaluating, Buying and Growing Your Franchise Business
- The Association of Small Business Development Centers
- Managing Franchise Relationships Through Mediation - Chapter: Franchise Mediation from the Trenches
- CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
- Mergers and Acquisitions of Franchise Companies (Second Edition)
- American Bar Association Forum on Franchising
Speaking Engagements
- Essentials of Franchising, Annual Meeting
- American Bar Association
- Anatomy of a Franchise Divorce
- American Bar Association
- Negotiating a Franchise Agreement
- American Bar Association
- Road to Perdition: The Case Against Arbitration
- American Bar Association
- Effective Opening Statements and Closing Arguments
- American Bar Association
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