Joseph W. Sheyka
Senior AttorneyAbout
Joseph Sheyka has practiced in the field of franchising and distribution law for over forty years. His practice includes advising start-up franchisors on structuring their franchise programs; counselling franchisors on compliance with federal and state franchise laws; and assisting franchisors in structuring and implementing whole business securitization transactions and related finanacing transactions.
Education
- J.D., Northwestern University School of Law 1974
Order of the Coif
Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology - B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1968
Awards
Chambers USA
- Band 4, Nationwide Franchising (2016-2024)
- Band 3, Nationwide Franchising (2012-2015)
Additional Awards
- The Leading Lawyers Network lists him as a Leading Lawyer in Illinois
- He has been cited in 12 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®
- Listed in Who's Who Legal: The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers and The International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers
Bylines
- Co-author, General Franchising Considerations, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education in Organizing and Advising Illinois Businesses
- Co-author, Franchising in the United States, Canadian Franchise Guide
Seminars
- Speaker, "Franchising in Latin America: A Two-Way Street," Franchise Expo South Conference, Miami (January 21, 2012)
- Speaker, Canadian Franchise Association
Memberships And Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Illinois Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- ABA Forum Committee on Franchising
- Franchising Committee of the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association
- International Franchising Committee of the Business Law Section of the International Bar Association
Connect
Phone
+1 312 368 4022
(Work, Chicago)
