In addition, he currently sits on the Board of Directors of YTB International, Inc., Ultimate Franchise Systems, Desert Moon Cafe Franchise Corp. and GarageTek, Inc. From September 1983 to October 1989, he served as President and Chairman of the Board of Franchise. It

Mr. Kestenbaum is or has been franchise counsel to many regional, national and international franchise companies in many diverse industries. Mr. Kestenbaum’s expertise in franchise law is buttressed by his practical experience of serving as the Chief Executive Officer of a national franchisor and serving as a Director of six nationally and internationally known franchisors, experiences that are rare and unique in the area of franchise law.

Currently, Mr. Kestenbaum is Counsel to Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P. C. and is engaged exclusively in the practice of franchise distribution and licensing law, representing exclusively franchisors, both start-up and established.

Mr. Kestenbaum is a member of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section, a member of the Antitrust Section’s Forum Committee on Franchising since 1978, a member of the Subcommittee on Franchising of the American Bar Association’s Corporation Banking and Business Law Section, is a founding member and the current Chairman of the New York State Bar Association’s Franchise, Distribution and Licensing Law Section, he currently serves as Chairman for its Education and Seminar Subcommittee (he Chaired a Statewide seminar programs for New York State attorneys in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2005 and Chaired seminars on Franchise Law for the Nassau and Suffolk County Bar Associations) and he sits on the International Franchise Association’s Supplier Forum Advisory Board.

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