Susan H. Morton is a partner in the New York City law firm of Kaufmann, Feiner, Yamin, Gildin & Robbins LLP, which devotes itself to the representation of franchisors; the creation and expansion of licensing and distribution networks; corporate and commercial transactions; securities arbitration; real estate; litigation and appeals; estate planning; and, entertainment.
Susan joined Kaufmann, Feiner, Yamin, Gildin & Robbins LLP in 1988. She assists clients in planning, structuring and implementing nationwide franchising programs; drafting franchise agreements, ancillary agreements and franchise offering circulars; and, securing registration of franchise offerings. She also renders advice on an ongoing basis with regard to clients' franchising activities and compliance programs, and assists mature franchise systems modifying their franchise agreements to anticipate and incorporate necessary flexibility and change.
A graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, Susan also holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Rochester. Susan was engaged in private practice for many years as a member of the New York law firm of Hammond & Morton, P.C., concentrating in franchising, antitrust and distribution law. During a four year period, she performed a variety of franchise-related and corporate legal functions for Avis Rent A Car Systems, Inc. as Senior Attorney and Assistant Secretary.
Susan is a member of the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising and the New York State Bar Association Franchise Law Committee. She is the author, among other works, of Tips from Leading Regulators on How to Speed Up Franchise Registrations; Judicial and Regulatory Developments; Advanced Franchise Sales Issues; Legal Ramifications Of Franchisor Internal Policies And Procedures; 'Control' in Franchising and the Common Law; Judicial Update: Recent Judicial Decisions Affective Franchising; and, 'Control' in Franchising and the Common Law.
Susan is admitted to the bar of the State of New York.