Murphy PC Advises The Goddard School in a Franchise Development in Boston, Massachusetts

May 20, 2024-Murphy PC represented a franchisee in the development of The Goddard School franchise in the Charlestown area of Boston, Massachusetts. The transaction involved negotiating the lease, franchisee agreements, lender requirements, and a construction agreement.

Our client is an experienced franchisee of The Goddard School with operations in Massachusetts. The Goddard School is a leader in preschool education with 600 school franchises that serves more than 75,000 students in 37 states and Washington, D.C.

Murphy PC is a Boston, Massachusetts-based law firm providing legal services to developers, entrepreneurs, investors, and lenders in real estate and business transactions, including project development, acquisitions and sales, joint ventures, construction contracts, financing, leasing, and title insurance in residential, mixed-use, condominium, multi-family, office, retail, education, industrial, hotel, retail and restaurant transactions.

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