He has published many articles related to franchising and frequently lectures and appears before numerous organizations and law schools speaking on various topics in franchising. He has been chosen one of the top 100 franchise attorneys in North America by Franchise Times in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 and was named one of the three best franchise attorneys in the New York metro area by New York Magazine for 2005, 2006 and 2007, and was named New York Super Lawyer as one of the Top Attorneys in the New York Metro Area for 2007. In addition, he has written two articles for the ABA Forum Committee, one appearing in the Franchise Law Journal and the other appearing in the Franchise Lawyer. He has appeared on two International Franchise Association Legal Symposium panels, in 2001 and in 2004. He also participates in the IFA Speakers Bureau and has spoken on its behalf, and has been a facilitator at seven IFA Convention Roundtables. He has attended over 27 ABA Forum Committee annual programs since 1978 and over 30 IFA Legal Symposia and is currently writing a book on how to franchise your business for the entrepreneur, which will be available in August 2008 from Entrepreneur Press.

Mr. Kestenbaum received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1971 from Queens College, Queens, New York and earned his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, in 1975, where he was a member of Law Review. He is listed in “Who’s Who in American Law”, “The Best Lawyers in America” (Franchising), and is on the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.