Jonathan C. Solish

Best Lawyers in America Franchise Lawyer of the Year (Los Angeles 2011)

Comments from Best Lawyers in America include:

“Highly trusted counsel”
“One of the best franchise litigators in the nation”
“Superb strategy”
“Very effective oral argument and presentation”
“Scholarly briefs”
“Conducts himself in a highly professional manner”
“Ability to select and lead a high-functioning team”
“Rare talent of taking seemingly complex issues, refining a matter into clear and concise terms”

Comments from 2013 Who’s Who Legal International include:

“One of the finest litigators in the world.”
“According to clients he is the ‘first port of call’ when they are faced with complex litigation and he ‘demonstrates time and time again why we want him representing us.’”

Comments from Chambers USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers, Franchising Nationwide, include:

“I would pick him as the very finest. He’s unbelievably smart and tenacious and I have enormous respect for him.”
“A brilliant litigator who can hold his own with the best on the market”
“A tremendously able attorney, especially appreciated in the heat of litigation”
“An extremely effective, impressive, sophisticated and thoughtful litigator who gets good results”
Bryan Cave is a team of “terrific lawyers who really know their stuff.”

According to Who’s Who Legal’s comprehensive independent survey for California states, “Solish is a ‘leader’ and the ‘go-to-guy for franchisors.’” Bryan Cave was described as “dominant” in the field of franchising in California, with “a stellar reputation in the California franchise market.”

Good to know

Areas of Practice 1) Franchise and Distribution (Co-Leader), 2) Antitrust and Competition, 3) Class and Derivative Actions and 4) International Arbitration
Law School UCLA School of Law, J.D., 1975
Education University of California-Santa Cruz, B.A., 1971
Bar Member / Association California State Bar Association
Most recent firm Bryan Cave LLP
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