Larkin Hoffman Names New President
BISWIRE/ July 1, 2024— Joseph J. Fittante, Jr. has been elected president of Larkin Hoffman, a leading land use and franchise law firm based in Minneapolis. Joe is a past chair of the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising and long-time leader of the firm’s nationally recognized Franchise and Distribution industry team. Joe has been consistently named to the profession’s top lists of attorneys, including Chambers USA—Nationwide Franchise, Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers and Franchise Times. In his 25 years with the firm, Joe has served several terms on the board of directors, as chair of the firm’s Corporate and Finance practice group and as head of the Recruiting Committee.
Contemplating the future, Joe noted, “I am very excited by our prospects. We are positioned to continue increasing our share not only of the local market but in those national legal markets we have chosen to enter, including franchise and distribution. Our unique platform favors attorneys who want to work hard to build best-in-class practices that are both professionally and financially rewarding. We will be aggressively seeking entrepreneurial attorneys who welcome that challenge.”
Joe advises franchisors, both mature and emerging, on a variety of topics including structuring the relationship, registration and disclosure, supply chain, brand integrity, transfer, and other system critical issues. He counts his clients as some of the most well-known brands in franchising.
ABOUT LARKIN HOFFMAN | Larkin Hoffman provides counsel to a wide variety of organizations, from small businesses and nonprofits to Fortune 500 companies, in many areas of practice including corporate and governance matters, litigation, real estate, government relations, labor and employment, intellectual property, information technology, franchising and taxation. The firm also serves the needs of individuals in many areas including trusts and estates and family law.
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