Larry M. Weinberg

Larry Weinberg is a partner with significant experience in all matters relating to franchising, licensing, and distribution. He is currently General Counsel and board member of the Canadian Franchise Association (CFA), past Chair of the International Bar Association Committee on International Franchising, past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association Franchise Law Section, past Chair of the IFA’s Supplier Forum Advisory Board, and an active member of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) forum on franchising. Larry was the first Canadian lawyer to be appointed director of the ABA Forum’s International Division and to a leadership role on its Governing Committee. He is co-editor of the ABA Forum’s text Fundamentals of Franchising – Canada (2nd ed.), and editor and co-author of the chapter on "Canada" for ABA’s International Franchise Sales Laws text. A frequent speaker at Canadian, US, and international conferences, Larry is also recognized as a leading lawyer in Chambers Global, The Best Lawyers in Canada, and Franchise Times. He was the recipient of a 2014 Lexpert Zenith Award and was named the worldwide one and only franchise Lawyer of the Year in 2014–2018 and 2021–2022 by Who’s Who Legal. Larry was called to the Ontario Bar in 1989.