The latest edition of our Field Guide to Going Global helps you examine foreign law issues for taking business models, products and technology international. Our guidance should be helpful whether you are working for a start-up company or a large multinational enterprise that is broaching new frontiers.

In recent years, environmental, social, and governance issues have become top of mind for companies and stakeholders. In this video, Baker McKenzie partner Mo Alturk shares three considerations that are particularly important for franchise companies as they seek to maintain brand reputation and profitability while navigating ESG concerns. These include maintaining an awareness of required disclosures, carefully managing voluntary disclosures, and keeping a pulse on what supply chain partners are saying and doing.

With the growth of both virtual reality and augmented reality technologies, more and more people are engaging with the metaverse to do things like play games, shop, and even get married. For businesses, and particularly franchise businesses, the metaverse presents some cutting-edge opportunities. But like most things, it’s not without some pitfalls.