Retail Leases - Protecting Your Business as Tenant

Retail failures are continuing to rise. As a retail tenant, a strong lease may be the lifeline to success. You need to know the key terms to include and which ones to watch out for. Before entering into a retail lease, whether in a major shopping center, city neighborhood street or strip mall, it’s important to know how to best protect your retail business – and you, as a business owner. Attend this workshop to learn the options for protecting your business - and yourself!

If business is slowing, and you want to take your brick and mortar operation on-line or move to a more favorable location, what your options for dealing with the balance of your lease term?

Deirdre Glynn Levin of Hackett, Beecher & Hart will cover:

Options for Terminating an Expensive Lease
Good Faith Engagement Strategies with Lessors
Helping You Avoid Common Mistakes
How to Protect Your Interests
Your Legal Options
Helping You to Better Understand the Terms

This workshop is conducted by Deirdre Glynn Levin, successful commercial and business attorney [Hackett, Beecher & Hart] with significant experience developing thoughtful, pragmatic solutions to the legal issues faced by business clients. She councils growing and established companies on governance, corporate structure (including dissolution), contract negotiation, dispute resolution (through both litigation and alternative remedies) drafting and enforcement. Deirdre advises businesses on establishing systems for risk management, minimizing uncollected accounts, and negotiating improvements to contract compliance in a complex regulatory environment.