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    Adam J. Siegelheim

    Shareholder

    Adam J. Siegelheim is a Shareholder and member of the Business & Corporate and Franchise Groups. Mr. Siegelheim’s practice includes the representation of companies and non-profit organizations on a variety of issues including entity formation, financing, intellectual property, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, and insurance coverage matters.

    Mr. Siegelheim’s franchise practice includes the representation of franchisors and master franchisees in various matters, including the preparation of disclosure documents and franchise agreements, state registrations, compliance with applicable federal and state regulations, and international expansion.

    Mr. Siegelheim is a member of the International Franchise Association, the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising and is the Past Chair of the New Jersey Bar Association Franchise Law Committee. In 2012, Mr. Siegelheim was presented with the designation of Certified Franchise Executive by The Board of Governors of the Institute of Certified Franchise Executives.

    Bar/Court Admissions

    • New Jersey 
    • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

    Education

    • J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1999
    • B.A., Political Science, University of Pittsburgh, 1996

    Thought Leadership

    • Moderator, Lessons Learned from 2024’s Fastest Growing Franchise Companies. Stark & Stark 2025 Best Practices Summit. January 16, 2025.
    • Presenter, Creating and Structuring Item 19 Financial Performance Representations in your FDD. NY/NJ Franchise Show. January 28, 2024.
    • Featured, Top Franchise Legal Players: Adam Siegelheim, Attorney for Stark & Stark. 1851 Franchise Magazine. November 2, 2021.
    • Featured, How to Plan for Franchise Growth. 1851 Franchise Magazine. January 20, 2021.
    • Rent Negotiation Strategies for Restaurants During the PandemicQSR Magazine. July, 2020.
    • Featured, How To Proactively Manage Your Fitness Business During A Mandated COVID-19 Shutdown. Club Industry. April 2, 2020.
    • Co-Author, Namaste – Ensuring a Yoga Studio Lease Vinyasa FlowsShopping Center Business.  August 16, 2017.
    • Interviewed, Franchise Legal Player Awards: Q&A with Adam Siegelheim. 1851Franchise.com. August 10, 2017.
    • Co-Author, Namaste – Ensuring a Yoga Studio Lease Vinyasa Flows. Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal. December 8, 2016.
    • Strategies to Develop a Social Media Policy for Your Business. Mercer Business Magazine, July 2011.
    • Small Business Owners Need to Plan for Tax Increases in 2011. Co-Author, Mercer Business Magazine. September 2009.
    • Is Franchising Right For You? Mercer Business Magazine. March 2009.
    • The Franchise Relationship: Trends in the Law, GC Mid-Atlantic Magazine, June 2008.
    • Franchise Fairness: New Jersey law seeks to level the playing field between franchisors and franchisees, New Jersey Law Journal, July 31, 2006.
    • Long-Delayed Revisions for Franchise Regs: Many Inconsistencies Between Federal and States’ Disclosure Requirements Eliminated, New Jersey Law Journal, June 25, 2007.
    • Expanding Your Business Through Franchising, Mercer Business Magazine, April 2007.

    Honors & Awards

    • New Jersey Super Lawyers Risings Stars List issued by Thompson Reuters (Methodology)
      • 2006 – 2007, 2009 – 2010; Business/Corporate, Franchise/Dealership, Mergers & Acquisitions

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    Professional Organizations

    • American Bar Association
    • New Jersey State Bar Association – Franchise Law Committee Chair
    • Mercer County Bar Association
    • International Franchise Association

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