Zarco Einhorn Salkowski & Brito, P.A

Zarco Einhorn Salkowski & Brito, P.A., is a full-service Commercial and Business law firm that is nationally recognized as a leader in protecting and enforcing the rights of franchisees, dealers, licensees and distributors. Our attorneys have been at the forefront of important legal and operational issues and precedent-setting cases in both U.S. federal and state courts. These issues frequently arise in the context of ongoing relationships and include:

Breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing
Encroachment/cannibalization
Breach of contract
Fraud in the inducement
Fraudulent concealment and other types of fraud
FDD disclosure violations
Wrongful termination
Claims for liquidated damages
Failure to renew
Unreasonable conditions of renewal
Unreasonable systemwide changes
Issues related to supply chain sourcing and pricing
Forward-Thinking Legal Guidance
Our attorneys include former economists, bankers and accountants, allowing us to look beyond the legal issues to craft solutions that are practical, expeditious, creative, and highly beneficial to our clients. We also offer to their clients aggressive and highly professional legal representation in all forms of complex commercial law and dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration and litigation in both state and U.S. federal courts. We also have significant experience in related areas, including:

Real estate litigation
Landlord-tenant disputes
Employment litigation
Transactional matters relating to franchising, real estate, and corporate and partnership law
Our attorneys are also available to provide you with legal guidance before you purchase your franchise or dealership. In particular, we are available to carefully explain to you the terms of the proposed franchise or dealership agreement, review the franchise disclosure document (FDD) and to negotiate important revisions to protect your interests. We are also able to assist you in incorporating your business, and in reviewing and negotiating any ancillary agreements, including leases, purchase and sale agreements, confidentiality agreements, noncompetition agreements and personal guarantees.

A Global Reach
Our attorneys have represented franchisees, franchise associations, dealers, licensees and distributors in over 500 different systems throughout most of the United States, and as far away as Australia, South America, Europe, the Caribbean and the Middle East. In the representation of our clients, we are very mindful of and sensitive to the significant costs and expenses that often prevent franchisees, dealers, licensee and distributors from enforcing and protecting their legal rights.

Because of our boutique size, efficiency and focus, we are often able to avoid the burdensome hourly fee structure that typically defines the attorney-client relationship, and instead, designs customized alternative fee arrangements unique to each particular case, which may include, in many instances, results-oriented partial contingency fees. Such financial arrangements serve to align the interests of the clients and allow us to achieve the most expeditious and beneficial result possible in each case.