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title: "Top Franchise Legal Players: Beata Krakus, Greensfelder"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/7e75889f-3b32-4b69-8dd7-aa3db789843c
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/top-franchise-legal-players-beata-krakus-greensfelder-2717092
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2021-11-08T18:13:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:21:16.862Z
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# Top Franchise Legal Players: Beata Krakus, Greensfelder

**TL;DR:** Beata Krakus, a franchise and distribution law attorney with Greensfelder, has over 15 years of experience in the field. She provides legal counsel for businesses globally.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-11-08. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/top-franchise-legal-players-beata-krakus-greensfelder-2717092).*

## Story

For more than 15 years, Beata Krakus has been providing legal counsel for businesses across the globe. Before moving to Chicago, Krakus practiced in Warsaw with the Swedish law firm of Magnusson Wahlin. Today, she continues to work with clients around the world as the franchise and distribution law attorney with Greensfelder .

We spoke to Krakus to learn about how she got into franchising, what she loves about the industry and the biggest legal hurdles she sees facing the industry in 2022.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- franchise law (topic)
- legal counsel (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/top-franchise-legal-players-beata-krakus-greensfelder-2717092). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/7e75889f-3b32-4b69-8dd7-aa3db789843c).