Angela is a partner at Williams & Baerson, LLC and is admitted to practice in the State of Illinois and New York. She is a graduate of Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law where she received her J.D. in 2019. Angela practices in the areas of franchising, business organizations, transactions, leasing, and real estate.
Angela has extensive experience with national franchise brands such as McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Massage Envy and counsels many franchisee clients. Angela was an employee of McDonald’s corporation for two decades where she secured real estate ownership rights on behalf of McDonald’s and memorialized franchise rights relating to new franchise terms, renewal of franchise rights, acquisitions and sales. She has developed a niche practice counseling McDonald’s® franchisees in matters pertaining to restaurant transactions, business operations matters, and organizational and generational planning.
In addition to her franchise practice, Angela counsels clients in various corporate organizational and corporate matters as well as representing commercial landlords and tenants in lease negotiations and sellers and buyers of commercial and residential property.