Testimonials

Kevin O'Neil - President, World Vintners

“He's thorough and very professional. We've bought and sold a large number of businesses over the years, and in many cases we're buying profitable businesses that are well managed, and aren't generally for sale. Towards the end of a process like that, there's a lot of emotion, and Peter's been there for us. More than once, he's come with us on a day in negotiations and we thought we wouldn't get the deal, but he helped us succeed. He's rewritten our franchise agreement and I think it's now the best franchise agreement in the business, and it's kept us out of trouble. We've had a number of problem franchisees and this has been a big help. He's got a good team of people behind him. We spend a lot on legal fees, but Peter always makes sure they're not out of line. Several times he's come to us and said that the way we wanted to do something would be expensive, but if we did it another way, he would be able to charge less. He's technologically very capable-for example, his use of e-mail has saved us thousands of dollars in costs, in areas such as corresponding with other lawyers”.

World Vintners operates the Wine Kitz franchise system, Canada's largest franchisor of home wine and beer making retail franchises, as well as a large private-label distribution network.

Dennis Schooley - President, Schooley Mitchell Telecom Consultants

“As a Franchise Company that has engaged Peter Dillon since our inception, we are most grateful for the services provided by Peter and Siskinds. We feel that we owe a significant amount of our success to the effort and advice that Peter has provided to our firm. Peter has been helpful beyond the normal level that a client should expect from their lawyer. He has certainly prepared all of the necessary legal documentation required over our first four years of development, but more importantly, he has been an advisor and a mentor through that development process. We have grown from a fledgling Company to a coast-to-coast Franchisor with over 50 offices. We have also recently expanded into the United States. We couldn't have achieved either goal without the guidance, personal touch and extraordinary efforts of Peter Dillon. It is without hesitation that I recommend Peter to anyone that needs an aggressive, hard working and intelligent lawyer with the Franchise business experience to help with development and legal issues as they arise”.

Schooley Mitchell provides telecom consulting to companies. They operate in Canada and the U.S.

Ron Hunter - President, The Grout Doctor

"To say that I've been pleased with Siskinds services is something of an understatement. Our system has undergone tremendous and rapid growth. I was able to obtain immediate answers to my questions, and Siskinds implementation has always been smooth and cost-efficient. I'm a self-confessed Blackberry addict. Peter and/or Taimi have always been there for me to respond to issues-even as questions arise during meetings or telephone calls with prospects or franchisees. I knew very little about franchising before starting The Grout Doctor; I sleep better at night at least knowing that my law firm isn't learning about this at my expense!"

The Grout Doctor is Canada's leading grout installation and repair franchise.

John Campbell - President, the Dry Cleaning Station and the Alteration Station

"We've been in the franchise business a long time. We found Siskinds easy to deal with. They knew what needed to be done, and helped us through the process. Siskinds was very upfront about fees. We knew what the process would cost before we started, and they brought the project in on budget".

The Dry Cleaning Station, and their affiliate the Alteration Station, are North American leaders in environmentally friendly, customer-service driven franchised drycleaning and on-site alterations.

Dave Webb - former Chairman of the Collins Barrow National Association

"As accountants, we like to understand upfront the deliverables being supplied by our service providers. Siskinds has always been able to communicate clearly, and in a timely way, to deliver work product on budget and at the level of quality we expect. They accommodated our national structure easily, and approached issues with a 'get it done' attitude that we appreciated”.

Collins Barrow is Canada's largest association of Chartered Accounting firms.

Gary Prenevost, President, FranNet of Southern Ontario

“Peter is a very knowledgable, experienced and well-respected lawyer in the franchise industry. If you want to franchise your business, expand your existing franchise concept to the next level or even if you're looking to buy a franchise and want to have the franchise contract reviewed, I'd highly recommend Peter”.
February 16, 2009

FranNet consultants work individually with clients who are interested in purchasing a franchised business. Consultants use a specific profiling and consultative process to determine a business model unique to each person.

Patrick Maslyn, Counsel, Hunton & Williams, LLP

“Peter has provided my several of my clients with practical and efficient assistance with their Canadian franchise and distribution issues. He provides consistently superb legal advice and he is very responsive. Peter is a go-to resource north of the border”.

Hunton & Williams is a large U.S. law firm, with offices in New York, Miami, Washington and Atlanta.