About Mitchell
Mitchell Grayson leads the franchise practice at Gerstein Grayson & Cohen, LLP. He serves as managing shareholder and oversees the company’s work in franchising law throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Colleagues and clients know him for continuous control and an emphasis on practical answers.
Grayson’s expert lifestyles centers at the intersection of business and law. As managing shareholder he directs day-to-day operations whilst additionally handling complicated client things. He manages teams that prepare franchise disclosure documents, draft franchise agreements, and advise on state registration necessities. He also coordinates responses to regulatory inquiries and handles governance problems that have an effect on franchisors and franchisees.
His practice covers each transactional and dispute-associated work. On the transactional aspect he assists rising franchisors in growing structures and adherence programs, and he negotiates agreements on behalf of franchisees looking for territory protections, deliver relationships, or exit strategies. On the dispute aspect he represents clients in contract disputes, enforcement movements, and opportunity dispute resolution. His work involves federal and state franchise statutes as well as the realistic realities of operating a networked business.
Grayson keeps active memberships in each the Pennsylvania State Bar and the New Jersey State Bar. He participates in bar activities that relate to enterprise and business regulation, and he engages with other attorneys on issues that affect franchise regulation and adherence. Those memberships allow him to comply with changes in law and policy throughout the two states the place many clients function.
Within the company, Grayson balances management responsibilities and client advocacy. He allocates resources, supervises affiliate lawyers, and advises on company strategy while maintaining a caseload of franchise things. Peers describe him as methodical in making plans and pragmatic in legal proceedings and transactional settings. He takes on regulatory reviews, adherence audits, contract drafting, and the negotiation work that often decides a franchisor’s enlargement path.
Outside the workplace he has spoken at industry panels and contributed to practice-region discussions, assisting clients and other lawyers parse evolving franchise rules. He practices in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and handles things that require coordination across the 2 jurisdictions. He currently concentrates his practice on franchise law at Gerstein Grayson & Cohen, LLP.