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Harris J. Chernow
Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP
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Harris J. Chernow, Chair of Reger Rizzo & Darnall’s national Franchise & Hospitality Practice Groups, concentrates his practice on franchise, hospitality and business matters; along with dispute resolution matters and being selected to serve as an independent Mediator and Arbitrator.
Representing franchisors, franchisees, area developers, hotel owners, hotel brands, management companies, entrepreneurs, starts ups to sophisticated businesses, professionals and the like with their day to day business needs, to mergers and acquisitions, employment, real estate and litigation needs.
Offices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland - serving as the base for their local and national practices.
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Entertainment & Sports Law
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation
Additional Practice Areas
- Franchise
- Hospitality
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
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- 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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