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24 Franchise Law. 1 (2021)

handle is hein.aba/frnchl0024 and id is 1 raw text is: raF ni}se A merican Bar A ssoc iat io n - Fo rum on Fran ch ising Message from the Chair Will K. Woods, Baker & McKenzie, LLP I know we all had a very different holiday season than normal in 2020, but I hope you all enjoyed some time to relax and connect (one way or the other) with friends and loved ones. In addition to spending lots of time with my wife and boys at home over an extended school break, I took the opportunity to reflect on the Forum's 43rd annual meeting. As the nature of the meeting evolved throughout the spring and summer of 2020, our guiding principle was to ensure that the substantive product that the annual meeting delivered met the Forum's very high standards-not an easy task in a virtual environment. I believe (and the formal and informal input that we have received on the meeting confirms) that we accomplished this objective. More than 630 loyal Forum members attended our 2020 meeting, which was a significantly higher turnout than we expected under the circumstances. This level of attendance, along with prudent management by the 2020 meeting planning committee, preserves the Forum's strong financial position going into 2021. A big thank you again to the 2020 meeting Co-Chairs, Elizabeth Weldon and Gary Batenhorst, as well as to the rest of the planning committee and the Governing Committee for all of their hard work in developing and executing the meeting so well in a very challenging environment. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to our tremendous speakers, all of whom worked very hard to develop top-notch papers and presentations. Finally, thank you to all of you for attending and for doing your part in making the meeting successful. If you didn't make it to the Forum, we will be offering some of the programs for viewing (and CLE credit) at your leisure. Check out the Forum s website for more information. As we turn the page on 2020 and move into what we all hope will be a more normal 2021, we are looking forward to reconvening in person in Atlanta in October! Our 2021 meeting Co-Chairs, Beata Krakus and Rob Lauer, have been hard at work for months, so Continued on page 19 For an electronic version of this issue and past issues, go to https://www.americanbar.org/groups/franchising/publications/ I WILL K. WOODS Baker & McKenzie, LLP

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