About the Author

The Executive Editor, Kendal H. Tyre, Jr., is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Nixon Peabody LLP and the Executive Director of LexNoir Foundation. Mr. Tyre has negotiated international franchise agreements in dozens of countries and has written numerous legal and business articles on franchising that have been published worldwide. One of the Contributing Authors is Mr. Girgis Abd El-Shahid. Mr. El-Shahid is an attorney in the Sarwat A. Shahid Law Firm in Cairo, Egypt. He has provided legal services to numerous national and multinational companies operating in the Middle East Region.