---
title: "Harold Kestenbaum"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/17090ffd-5e2b-42d1-870b-1d9bce2c04d3
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-legal-players-harold-kestenbaum-president-at-hlk-pc-law-firm-2709521
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
published: 2019-04-01T11:06:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:33:11.869Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/2d48ea53ebb724971299ad3b4d91c0d12385.jpg
---

# Harold Kestenbaum

**TL;DR:** Harold Kestenbaum, a franchise attorney with 42 years of experience, discusses his background and provides advice on choosing a franchise attorney. He has represented franchisors, including Sbarro, and is the President of HLK P.C. Law Firm.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-04-01. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-legal-players-harold-kestenbaum-president-at-hlk-pc-law-firm-2709521).*

## Story

**Harold Kestenbaum****, President at** **HLK P.C. Law Firm****:** I have been a franchise attorney for 42 years, representing only franchisors. I sat on the Board of Directors of Sbarro for 23 years and was also the CEO of a 95-unit franchise chain. I also wrote a book called “So You Want to Franchise Your Business”. HLK P.C. law firm has a staff of 10 and is based in Melville, New York.

Kestenbaum: How long have you been representing franchise companies? What type of franchise companies have you represented? Do you practice in all 50 states?

Kestenbaum: I’ve seen so much in my 42 years in the industry, there’s not one case in particular that stands out.

Kestenbaum: Watching new franchisors become giants in their areas. I derive great satisfaction from helping a single-unit chain grow to hundreds of franchised outlets.

Kestenbaum: Having the National Labor Review Board reverse the joint employment decisions.

Kestenbaum: The franchise industry continues to grow and prosper, both in good economic times and bad. It is a wonderful industry to be in.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- franchise industry (topic)
- franchise law (topic)
- Sbarro (company)
- franchise attorney (topic)

---
Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-legal-players-harold-kestenbaum-president-at-hlk-pc-law-firm-2709521). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/17090ffd-5e2b-42d1-870b-1d9bce2c04d3).