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title: "Top Franchise Legal Players: Jim Wahl, Counsel for Lathrop GPM"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c568749c-0566-412a-aa4c-7788e463d3a0
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/top-franchise-legal-players-jim-wahl-counsel-for-lathrop-gpm-2717052
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2021-11-05T13:08:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:14:00.946Z
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# Top Franchise Legal Players: Jim Wahl, Counsel for Lathrop GPM

**TL;DR:** Jim Wahl, counsel for Lathrop GPM, has over 35 years of experience in franchising law and has been named a Top Franchise Legal Player. He has provided counsel on various franchising aspects, including agreements and acquisitions.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-11-05. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/top-franchise-legal-players-jim-wahl-counsel-for-lathrop-gpm-2717052).*

## Story

Jim Wahl is a legal counsel for Lathrop GPM, representing Minneapolis, Minnesota and some of the nation’s finest franchise brands. He has taken on legal franchising duties to a full effect in more than 35 years of experience, working primarily on the franchisor side of legal negotiations. Wahl has provided counsel on agreements, disclosure documents, business formation, growth strategies, acquisitions and more franchising insights, and his thorough knowledge and analysis of his craft has earned him a spot on our Top Franchise Legal Players list.

Wahl discussed the current state of franchising, and how the modern landscape has brought unforeseen changes to the legal landscape.

“There are a lot of things going on at the legislative level, at the administrative and regulatory area and also in the courts,” he said.

Among those topics, he addressed the labor landscape of current franchises and the employment status that many brands are working through. “You’ve got joint employer issues that are being primarily pushed to address other sectors of the employment area, but they cross over into franchising,” he said.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- franchise law (topic)
- Lathrop GPM (company)
- legal counsel (topic)
- franchising landscape (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/top-franchise-legal-players-jim-wahl-counsel-for-lathrop-gpm-2717052). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c568749c-0566-412a-aa4c-7788e463d3a0).