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Carmen D. Caruso and his partners have represented franchise clients in many industries including:

   Automotive (retail and aftermarket)
   Car rental
   Convenience Store
   Educational & Child Development
   Health Care
   Home Repair
   Hospitality & Lodging
   Janitorial
   Restaurant (quick service, casual dining and pizza)
   Personal Services
   Product Distribution
   Real Estate
   Retail (new & resale)
   Service Stations
   Tax Preparation
   Travel

Mr. Caruso has specifically represented the franchisor, current or prospective franchisees or distributors in each of the following systems, among others, in either a litigation or non-litigation matter:

   Atlanta Bread Company
   Bang & Olufsen
   Bare Bodies
   Baskin-Robbins
   Better Homes & Gardens
   Big Apple Bagel
   BP Amoco
   Budget Car Rental
   Burger King
   Cash Converters
   Century 21
   Coldwell Banker
   Cousin's Subs
   Creative Colors International
   Culligan Water Softeners
   Daimler Chrysler
   Days Inn
   Dollar Systems Inc.
   Dunkin' Donuts
   Garfield's Restaurants
   General Binding Corporation
   General Nutrition Centers (GNC)
   Godfather's Pizza
   Golden Band Cigars
   Gymboree Play & Music
   Hardees
   Holiday Inn
   HR Block
   Interim Health Care
   Jani-King
   Jostens, Inc. (class ring distributors)
   Ladies Workout Express
   KaleidoScoops
   Kitchen Tune-Up
   Koenig & Strey
   Kumon USA
   Kwik Copy
   Mail Boxes Etc.
   Marathon Oil Service Stations
   McDonald's
   Merlin Muffler & Brake
   Moran Industries
   Munro Mufflers
   Mr. Rooter
   Naked Furniture
   Nancy's Pizza
   Oil Express
   Outdoor Lighting Perspectives
   Paul W. Davis System
   Rainbow International Carpet
   Ramda Inns
   Relax The Back
   Remax
   Roots of Canada
   Servicemaster
   Sign-a-Rama
   Sizzler Restaurants
   Subway
   Taco Bell
   Verlo Mattress Factory Stores
   White Hen Pantry
   Young Rembrandts
   Ziebart Rustproofing

The legal principles that have been applied in these matters are fully applicable to other brands and industries that follow a franchising or dealership format.