Greensfelder Officer Beata Krakus Named by Who’s Who Legal as One of World’s Top Franchise Lawyers

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., is pleased to announce that its Chicago Officer Beata Krakus has been named by Who’s Who Legal: Franchise as one of the world’s top franchise lawyers for 2020. She is included among only 18 U.S. lawyers on the Global Elite Thought Leaders list.

Announced earlier this year by Who’s Who Legal: Franchise, Krakus also is included among the top U.S. franchise attorneys for 2020, along with Greensfelder Officers Dawn M. Johnson, Susan Meyer, and Leonard D. Vines. All are members of the firm’s Franchising & Distribution practice group.

Who’s Who Legal: Franchise describes Krakus as “a highly recommendable franchise lawyer” whom clients turn to as “our first choice in the USA.” Also ranked by Chambers USA for Franchising, Krakus works with clients across the United States and around the globe, preparing franchise programs for concepts including real estate brokerages, hotels, restaurants, and fitness and personal health systems. Her practice also encompasses other distribution models, and she assists clients in managing their distribution networks. In addition, she is a frequent writer and speaker on franchise topics pertaining to national and global audiences, including for organizations such as the International Distribution Institute, ABA Forum on Franchising, International Franchise Association, and many others.

Published by London-based Law Business Research Limited, Who’s Who Legal: Franchise seeks to identify the top lawyers in franchise law with experience assisting clients in the establishment, maintenance and growth of their franchise businesses. Only lawyers who receive the highest number of recommendations from peers and clients as determined through independent research are listed in the publication. The Who’s Who Legal guides serve as reference sources for companies seeking to corroborate the reputations of lawyers recommended by another party.

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., founded in 1895, is a full-service law firm with offices in St. Louis, Chicago and Southern Illinois. Greensfelder offers comprehensive legal solutions for clients locally, nationally and internationally. Areas of practice include business services; communications and media; construction; educational, religious and tax-exempt organizations; employee benefits; employment and labor; energy; franchising and distribution; health care; intellectual property; litigation; real estate; securities and financial services; and trusts and estates. Find out more at www.greensfelder.com.