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Rachel D. Zaiger - Minneapolis, MN

80 S 8th StSte 5100 Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 5306

Updated: 10/27/2023

Minneapolis Franchise Lawyer

Overview

Rachel D. Zaiger is a partner at Dady & Gardner, where she represents franchisees, dealers, and distributors throughout the United States in their relationships with franchisors, manufacturers, and suppliers.

Before attending law school, Rachel graduated cum laude a year early from Hamline University. At Hamline, she was a student-athlete and a member of Hamline's Gymnastics team. Rachel received Hamline's Legal Research and Writing Award. Chosen to represent Hamline in Washington, D.C., as a part of the Washington Semester Program, she had the opportunity to work at Holland & Knight, LLP, and the privilege of meeting the United States Supreme Court justices.

As a top student in her Lawyering course in her first year of law school, Rachel was named a Summer Fellow. She clerked for a Minnesota District Court Judge of the Third Judicial District. She continued her law school training abroad in London, England.

Rachel graduated cum laude a semester early from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in 2018. She served as an associate editor for Mitchell Hamline Law Review and was on the Dean's Honor Roll.

Since joining Dady & Gardner, Rachel has represented clients in all stages of their relationships with their franchisors and suppliers. As a franchisee attorney, Rachel regularly reviews hundreds of franchise agreements to help prospective franchisees understand the pros and cons of the opportunity and negotiate the terms of their franchise agreements to their benefit. Rachel also advises new and existing franchisee associations.

Rachel enjoys spending time with her three daughters and husband, walking her dog, and playing the piano. Rachel is also a children's book author.

About Rachel D. Zaiger

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Partner

Languages

  • English

Practice Areas

  • Franchise

Representative Cases

  • Mainstream Fashions Franchising, Inc. v. All These Things, LLC, 453 F. Supp. 3d 1167 (D. Minn. 2020)

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Minnesota
  • U.S. District Court District of Minnesota

Other Affiliations

  • Federal Bar Association Newer Lawyers Committee, Committee Member
  • American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, Member

Education

  • Mitchell Hamline School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2018
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: Dean's List
    Law Review: Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Associate
  • Hamline University
    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: Dean's List
    Honors: Legal Research and Writing Award
    Minor: Criminology and Criminal Justice

Fees

Accepts Credit Cards

Articles

Published Works

  • Contracts: Between a Rock and a Hard Place – Sorchaga v. Ride Auto, LLC, Mitchell Hamline Law Review, Vol. 45 Issue 3
  • iRecorded a Private Conversation: Call Recording and the Law, Bench & Bar of Minnesota, November 2019
  • The Rise and Fall of Restrictive Covenants: Combatting Post-Termination Non-Compete Provisions and Discontinuing Non-Solicitation Provisions, American Bar Association Distribution Newsletter, Vol. 23, No. 1
  • Cross-brand Competition, Today’s Hotelier, March 2021
  • Covid-19 and Force Majeure: What Every Attorney Ought to Know, Bench & Bar of Minnesota, March 2021
  • Seeing Eye to Eye: What is a Franchisor’s Obligation to Deal with its Franchisees in Good Faith?, Today’s Hotelier, December 2021
  • Luna Lovebug, Fulton Books, ISBN-13: 9781649527370
  • What Do You Do When You’re Not Practicing Law?: Writing and Music, Hennepin Lawyer, July 2022
  • Breaking the Ice: Attorney: Take Breaks to be Your Best Self, Minnesota Lawyer, September 2022

Office Information

Address

80 S 8th StSte 5100 Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 5306

Fax

  • 612-359-3507

Achievements

Honors

  • Franchise Attorneys and Lawyers – Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch® in America, 2024
  • Legal Eagles – Franchise Times, 2023

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