Business & Franchise Litigation Attornies

Proudly Serving Texas, Pennsylvania & Clients Nationwide

At Mullin, P.C., we represent business and franchise clients in a wide range of commercial disputes, including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, intellectual property infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and employment claims.

Our attorneys are well-versed and experienced in various dispute resolution venues, including counseling clients through mediation, arbitration proceedings, and federal and state courts.

Our notable litigation achievements:

Franchisor Representation:

• Defended franchisor in administrative proceeding alleging violations of state business opportunity laws, resulting in summary judgment in favor of franchisor on claims that failure to provide disclosure violated anti-fraud provisions of the state law.
• Successfully represented franchisor on a motion to transfer venue from U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, enforcing a forum-selection clause providing litigation in the county in which the franchisor maintains its principal place of business.
• Obtained Temporary Restraining Order against former employees of an eyelash extension salon business for violations of non-compete, non-disclosure, and non-solicitation clauses in the employees’ agreements.
• Served as an expert witness for an international restaurant chain, in the Courts of Marbella, Spain, on the subject of whether a Texas court would grant preliminary injunctive relief to enforce a terminated franchisee’s post-term de-identification requirements, resulting in the Spanish Court’s grant of Interim Remedial Measures enforcing post-term de-identification requirements.
• Defended national franchisor in federal wage and hour class action lawsuit resulting in reduced class and minimized payment of damages to plaintiffs.
• Obtained re-opening of EEOC charge for the client in which additional evidence was allowed even though an award had already been made.