Manning Fulton's franchise law practice leader Ritchie W. Taylor was presented a membership recruitment award earlier this month at the International Franchise Association (IFA) annual convention in New Orleans, LA for being one of the top 2 recruiters of new members to the Association.

The IFA expressed their appreciation for Ritchie's continued contributions to the franchise community. A proven leader in franchising, Ritchie has launched most of the active franchise offerings in North Carolina. He is a thought leader in franchise education as a member of the Board of Governors of the Institute of Certified Franchise Executives as well as a member of the IFA's membership and legal and legislative committee meetings. Ritchie founded the Franchise Business Network (FBN) meetings in North Carolina.

About Manning Fulton's Franchise Practice

Manning Fulton’s skilled and experienced attorneys counsel and represent franchise and non-franchise clients in a variety of litigation and transactional matters. Franchisor clients look to Manning Fulton to assist them in developing and launching franchise offerings, ongoing federal and state franchise compliance needs, international expansion, dispute resolution, and addressing state enforcement actions. Clients benefit from expert legal advice and services comparable to that of larger firms while enjoying easy access to experienced lawyers, solid relationships and personable service.

For more information, visit http://www.manningfulton.com/practices_industries/franchise-product-distribution.

About the International Franchise Association (IFA)

The International Franchise Association is the world's oldest and largest organization representing franchising worldwide. Celebrating over 50 years of excellence, education and advocacy, IFA works through its government relations and public policy, media relations and educational programs to protect, enhance and promote franchising. Through its media awareness campaign highlighting the theme, Franchising: Building Local Businesses, One Opportunity at a Time, IFA promotes the economic impact of the more than 825,000 franchise establishments, which support nearly 18 million jobs and $2.1 trillion of economic output for the U.S. economy. IFA members include franchise companies in over 300 different business format categories, individual franchisees and companies that support the industry in marketing, law and business development.

For more information, visit http://www.franchise.org/.