Plave Koch

Plave Koch is an entrepreneurial law firm that focuses its practice in the areas of franchise law, distribution, domain names, trademarks, litigation, corporate law, FTC matters, and technology. We represent 250+ brands in a wide range of industries. We were formed in 2007 by “big law” partners who wanted to take a different approach to practicing law and serving our clients’ needs in the US and internationally. With 9 experienced “big law” partners, we have one of the largest transactional practices in the US. Our partners include large law firm vets Regina Amolsch, Valerie Brennan, Leslie Curran, Marisa Faunce, Dave Koch, Michael Laidhold, Lee Plave, Leslie Pujo, Ben Reed, and Jim Rubinger, and Of Counsel lawyer J.H. Snow III. We are rounded out by our associate attorneys Setareh Deljo-Roland, John Edson, and Nora Murphy, as well as our experienced franchise legal assistants including Halima Madjid, Anna Philpot, and Beth Brugger. Each of our partners have 17+ years of experience representing franchisors and trademark owners, and together, we have over 200 years of collective experience in all phases of franchise law counseling and litigation, our deep bench of seasoned attorneys and paralegals have the expertise to help emerging franchisors launch their franchise programs and to help established franchisors manage all aspects of their systems.