Carmen D. Caruso http://cdcaruso.com Chicago Franchise Lawyer Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:40:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 AAA Roster http://cdcaruso.com/2012/03/aaa-roster/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aaa-roster http://cdcaruso.com/2012/03/aaa-roster/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:05:55 +0000 admin http://cdcaruso.com/?p=752 Named to the American Arbitration Association’s roster of neutrals in commercial arbitration and on the national franchise arbitration panel.

]]> http://cdcaruso.com/2012/03/aaa-roster/feed/ 0 Recent Honors http://cdcaruso.com/2012/03/recent-honors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recent-honors http://cdcaruso.com/2012/03/recent-honors/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:58:36 +0000 admin http://cdcaruso.com/?p=749 For the seventh consecutive year, Carmen D. Caruso has been named a Leading Lawyer, Super Lawyer and Legal Eagle.

]]> http://cdcaruso.com/2012/03/recent-honors/feed/ 0 Commenting on “Racketeering Expert Goes After Coffee Beanery” http://cdcaruso.com/2012/02/commenting-on-racketeering-expert-goes-after-coffee-beanery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commenting-on-racketeering-expert-goes-after-coffee-beanery http://cdcaruso.com/2012/02/commenting-on-racketeering-expert-goes-after-coffee-beanery/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:57:26 +0000 admin http://cdcaruso.com/?p=712 Carmen D. Caruso was quoted on February 8, 2012 in a Blue Mau Mau, the franchise community blog, post by Janet Sparks, “Racketeering Expert Goes After Coffee Beanery”. Carmen comments on racketeering in franchise cases.

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CHICAGO, IL — Carmen D. Caruso, was recently named to the International Who’s Who of Franchise Lawyers 2011, which recognizes the world’s leading franchise lawyers based on feedback from both clients and peer attorneys. Carmen is one of only 323 lawyers worldwide for this recognition.

Chicago lawyer, Carmen Caruso has concentrated in trial and appellate court practice, commercial arbitration and related client counseling his entire career. For more than thirty years, he has successfully represented franchise, dealership and other clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to exciting start ups and their entrepreneurial founders in significant cases in Illinois and nationally. He has won decisive cutting edge legal victories and obtained multi-million dollar recoveries for plaintiffs and comparable savings for defendants.

With experience on both sides of the franchise aisle, Chicago lawyer, Carmen D. Caruso has represented clients in nearly 100 branded systems. He has engaged in numerous system-wide disputes and other significant cases which the amount in controversy exceeded $10 million. Caruso now serves on the Illinois Attorney General’s Franchise Advisory Board. He is an Illinois Leading Lawyer and an Illinois Super Lawyer in the fields of franchising as well as general business litigation and has frequently been named a Legal Eagle by Franchise Times.

Carmen D. Caruso provides the highest caliber trial and appellate counsel in an independent setting that offers clients a level of efficiency that modern business demands. Carmen approaches every case from the standard of advancing the client’s economic and strategic interests in the most efficient means possible. This means being fully prepared to take the client’s case to trial, but not before he positions the case to achieve the best possible negotiated solution as early as possible.

The International Who’s Who of Franchise Lawyers is the franchise chapter of the annual volume, Who’s Who Legal – the International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2011 covering 31 areas of business law. Impartial, comprehensive and independent research seeks to identify a select group of specialist lawyers around the world.

]]> http://cdcaruso.com/2011/12/international-whos-who-of-franchise-lawyers-2011/feed/ 0 ABA Forum on Franchising http://cdcaruso.com/2011/12/aba-forum-on-franchising-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aba-forum-on-franchising-2 http://cdcaruso.com/2011/12/aba-forum-on-franchising-2/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:35:56 +0000 admin http://cdcaruso.com/?p=671 Carmen D. Caruso spoke at the ABA Forum on Franchising meeting October in Baltimore, Maryland on the topic of Franchisors in bankruptcy. The Forum on Franchising is the preeminent organization leading the discussion of legal aspects of franchising, locally, nationally and internationally.

]]> http://cdcaruso.com/2011/12/aba-forum-on-franchising-2/feed/ 0 Coalition of Franchisees Associations http://cdcaruso.com/2011/12/coalition-of-franchisees-associations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coalition-of-franchisees-associations http://cdcaruso.com/2011/12/coalition-of-franchisees-associations/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:32:23 +0000 admin http://cdcaruso.com/?p=548 Carmen Caruso spoke on the Class Actions in Franchising at the September board of directors meeting. The CFA brings together some of the largest most reputable independent franchisee associations to form an organization to leverage the collective strengths of the franchisee associations to collaborate and share best practices for the benefit of the franchisee community.

]]> http://cdcaruso.com/2011/12/coalition-of-franchisees-associations/feed/ 0 ABA Forum on Franchising http://cdcaruso.com/2011/10/aba-forum-on-franchising/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aba-forum-on-franchising http://cdcaruso.com/2011/10/aba-forum-on-franchising/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:04:59 +0000 admin http://cdcaruso.ikonicweb.com/?p=370 Carmen D. Caruso will be speaking at the ABA Forum on Franchising meeting October 19-21 in Baltimore, Maryland on the topic of The Disappearing Franchisor. The Forum on Franchising is the preeminent organization leading the discussion of legal aspects of franchising, locally, nationally and internationally.

]]> http://cdcaruso.com/2011/10/aba-forum-on-franchising/feed/ 0 Coalition of Franchisees Association http://cdcaruso.com/2011/09/coalition-of-franchisees-association/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coalition-of-franchisees-association http://cdcaruso.com/2011/09/coalition-of-franchisees-association/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:08:50 +0000 admin http://cdcaruso.ikonicweb.com/?p=374 Caruso will speak on Class Actions in Franchising at the September board of directors meeting. The CFA brings together some of the largest most reputable independent franchisee associations to form an organization to leverage the collective strengths of the franchisee associations to collaborate and share best practices for the benefit of the franchisee community.

]]> http://cdcaruso.com/2011/09/coalition-of-franchisees-association/feed/ 0 Asian America Hotel Owners Association http://cdcaruso.com/2011/06/aahoa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aahoa http://cdcaruso.com/2011/06/aahoa/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:19:04 +0000 admin http://cdcaruso.localhost/?p=149 Continue Reading]]> Caruso spoke at the Asian America Hotel Operators Association Annual Meeting in May, 2011 in Las Vegas. Caruso appeared as legal expert on three episodes of the AAHOA Experience Educational Television Series on Sahara One Network on Legal Franchise issues. AAHOA members represent over 12,000 franchised hotels who have long-term franchise agreements with their franchisors and fair franchising is the lifeblood of the association.

]]> http://cdcaruso.com/2011/06/aahoa/feed/ 0 DDIFO meeting on May 4 http://cdcaruso.com/2011/05/ddifo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ddifo http://cdcaruso.com/2011/05/ddifo/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 19:15:58 +0000 admin http://cdcaruso.localhost/?p=147 Continue Reading]]> Caruso Caruso spoke at the Chicago meeting on franchise issues. DDIFO is the largest, independent franchisee organization dedicated to representing and protecting business interests of Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees. DDIFO is dedicated to communicate, educate and advocate on behalf of their franchisee members and their independent business concerns and is a founding member of the Coalition of Franchisee Associations.

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