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 worldwideContributing Authors include Mr. Yohannes Assefa and Mr. Biset Beyene Molla of Pioneer International Legal Consulting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mr. Assefa is the Managing Director of the firm. He is a distinguished business lawyer with business management experience spanning 17 years in the United States and Africa. Mr. Molla is an experienced attorney with extensive tax and regulatory compliance experience.