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Cheng Cohen Law Firm Names New Partner
Cheng Cohen Law Firm Names New Partner
CHICAGO, May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Cheng Cohen LLC, aChicago-based law firm
focusing in corporate, franchise, and commercial litigation and the franchise
industry's leading full service boutique law firm, announced today that
Michael Daigle has joined the firm as a partner.
"Michael brings to Cheng Cohen his unsurpassed experience in the area of
international franchising," said Fredric Cohen, partner of Cheng Cohen LLC.
"We are privileged to have him as part of the Cheng Cohen team."
With nearly 30 years as a practicing attorney, 20 of which were spent as
in-house counsel and as a senior business executive with global brands, Daigle
most recently served as Quizno's executive vice president of International
Development and Legal which played a key role in growing Quizno's overseas.
He also served as that company's general counsel and as executive vice
president of Domestic Development with oversight of the teams responsible for
franchise sales, real estate, design and construction, store openings and non-
traditional development.
For the past 20 years, Daigle has served as business leader and legal
advisor in franchise and business deals around the globe.
Prior to Quizno's, Daigle worked in both legal and executive level
business positions with brands such as Popeye's Fried Chicken, Church's
Chicken, Blockbuster, Boston Market, Einstein Bagels, and Barnies Coffee and
Tea.
Daigle has experience working with these blue chip companies during
prosperous times, CEO transitions, class actions law suits and mergers and
acquisitions. With his background, he will provide Cheng Cohen clients with
invaluable business and legal counsel.
Before working as in-house counsel, Daigle was a partner at theNew
Orleans firm of Simon, Peragine, Smith and Redfearn. He also worked at Dillon
& Cambre where he gained extensive experience trying both bench and jury cases
in state and federal court.
Daigle received his Juris Doctorate cum laude from Tulane Law School.
Founded in 2007, Cheng Cohen LLC provides experience in a wide range of
legal matters including corporate, litigation and franchising. The firm
innovatively tailors legal services to meet each of its client's specific
needs effectively and efficiently.
Cheng Cohen LLC is located at l101 West Fulton Market, Suite 200,Chicago,
IL 60607. The firm's phone number is (312) 243-1701. For more information,
please visit the corporate Web site at http://www.chengcohen.com.
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