Allen Resnick is the chairman of the Firm's Motor Vehicle Group. For the past 28 years, he has represented motor vehicle manufacturers and distributors in a wide range of matters, including dealer establishments, terminations and relocations, protests before the California New Motor Vehicle Board, business transactions such as licensing, sponsorship, product placement, and promotion agreements, OEM and supply contracts, and franchise matters throughout the United States.

Allen also represents other domestic and international companies that offer goods and services throughout the world. His clients include firms in the manufacturing, wholesale, retail and service sectors and range from start-up companies to mature Fortune 500 companies. Allen's practice emphasizes distribution, licensing, industry specific franchising, trade regulations and general business transactions.

Allen has an MBA degree, and a strong background in business and finance. He brings a practical, creative approach to solving problems and consummating deals. Before entering the legal profession, Allen spent 10 years living and working outside the United States. He is fluent in French, Spanish and Portuguese, and conducts international business in each of those languages, in addition to English.

Through the Firm's interdisciplinary groups, Allen and his partners provide the following distribution and franchise services:

• Structuring distribution and sales programs
• International distribution and business transactions
• Sponsorship, franchising and licensing arrangements
• Product promotion and advertising
• Co-branding and private labeling
• Termination of business relationships under state statutes
• Intellectual property, including trademark, copyright and patents
• Litigation and arbitration
• Formation of partnerships and other strategic relationships
• Acquisition and sale of businesses
• Financing
• Real estate matters
• Regulatory compliance
• Employment and labor law
• Tax issues
• Day-to-day business and operations advice

Representative Experience:

• Successfully defended a motor vehicle client's right to establish a new dealership less than five miles from an existing dealer; won case before the New Motor Vehicle Board; won the appeal
• Successfully defended a motor vehicle client against a group of 23 dealers in a nine-week Board hearing on warranty reimbursement
• Represented manufacturing company in $40 million leveraged re-capitalization transaction with five venture capital funds
• Represented lead bank in a syndicate of 15 international banks in $65 million private debt restructuring in Mexico
• International Business Association of Southern California and Los Angeles Business Council, International Trade Seminars, Speaker
• Featured in radio and television coverage in California and Canada on business-related issues