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American Bar Association 49th Annual Forum on Franchising

GT Shareholders Mo Alturk and Christopher Mair will serve as a speakers at the 49th Annual Forum on Franchising, to be held October 14–16, 2026, in Toronto, Canada.

Dallas Shareholder Mo Alturk will present during the workshop, “W24: Audit Rights: Perspectives from Both Sides of the Aisle.” Panelists will address triggering events, scope, and methodology; access to POS and third party platform data; confidentiality and data privacy limits; and calculating underreporting. The workshop will also cover defending audit scope as proportional, challenging sampling and extrapolation, and preserving privilege when counsel guides the audit. Attendees will learn best practices for audit protocols, hold notices and preservation, expert use at summary judgment and trial, and using audits as a settlement tool.

Chicago Shareholder Christopher Mair will serve as a panelist during the "I-2 Intensive: Half-Day MBA for Franchise Lawyers: Understanding and Using Financial Information" program. The intensive will explore fundamental accounting principles, including how to interpret and analyze financial statements and how to apply key performance metrics such as return on investment, return on assets, unit economics, time value of money, and net present value. The speakers will demystify company valuation methodologies, including discounted cash flow, market multiples, and comparable transactions, and will also cover essential business considerations such as managing liquidity and working capital, understanding cash conversion cycles, and evaluating capital structure and debt versus equity funding.