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Scope & Range of Services
EXPERT WITNESS PERSONAL REFERENCES
"Leon Gottlieb captivated the jury with his knowledge and expertise in the fields of franchising and restaurant operations; not only did Mr. Gottlieb make an excellent witness, he assisted me and my associates to analyze certain franchise investment law issues which we found troubling to our clients."
Email: "Leon, you were great!"
"Leon was an excellent consultant/expert witness...extensive background; active in development of our liability defense; thorough in his analysis of material provided him; opposing experts did not attempt to counter Leon's findings_ Had the case not settled, believe with my over 30 years of trial experience, that the jury would have found Leon to be a credible and knowledgeable expert witness."
"Leon: We got a trial verdict of $14.5 Million. You were a runaway favorite with the Jury. Your help was invaluable. The jury decided liability in five minutes and spent four hours hashing out damages."
Class action: "Leon, on behalf of our clients and attorneys, our sincere appreciation for the high-quality work that you conducted as an expert. Your reports reflected a deep knowledge of the restaurant, hotel and franchise Industries and were instrumental in bringing many cases to a very successful resolution." . .
...with well over 45 years of hands-on experience in my specialized areas; state and federal Courts; over 100 depositions; never disqualified... at your service. Current CV & Fee Schedule available on request,
Thank you,
LEON GOTTLIEB
USA-int'l Restaurant-Hotel-Franchise Consultant & Expert Witness
Tel: 818-757-1131
Fax: 618-757-1816
Email: lgottlieb@aol.com
Web :http://flashjordan.com/leongottlieb.htm
4601 SENDERO PLACE, TARZANA, CA 91356
Competence, Credentials, Communication Skills, Credibility
CURRICULUM VITAE
A brief profile...Established 1969, Leon Gottlieb offers specialized expert & consultation services to clients in the USA and internationally.
Hands-on experience:
- Owner-operator, 210 seat full-service restaurant.
- Partner, Vice President, National Franchise & Restaurant Operations IHOP, Responsibilities included: Director, Sites, Construction & Equipment International House of Pancakes Restaurant Chain -- 1960-1969
- President, Copper Penny Family Restaurant Chain. 24-hour concept
- Sales Manager, Kermin Frozen Foods Company...1951-1959
- Advertising Sales, Los Angeles Times -- 1949-1951
- Advertising & Production: L.A. Reporter & Guest Informant Hotel Mag.
- U.S. Navy Ship's Cook, World War I1 -- 1945-1946
- Mr. Gottlieb's expertise and responsibilities enabled IHOP to go-public on the N.Y. Stock Exchange. His direct involvement in the 22-division franchise conglomerate included franchise/fee agreements, restaurant, bars, hotel & franchise standard operating procedures, training, manuals, liquor liability, personal injury, safety, security, site selection, advertising, P&L evaluations, restaurant appraisals with volume in excess of $150 million employing thousands, licensing over 1,200 franchisees worldwide and continuing as an industry consultant and expert witness since 1969 to date.
Memberships & Research Sources
- National Restaurant Association (NM)
- California Restaurant Association (CRA)
- The American Hotel/Lodging Association (AH1A)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Certified ServSafe--National. Restaurant Association's Food Safety Program
Officer, Director, Partner, Stockholder:
Mr. Gottlieb has held positions of authority, responsibility, ownership, officer and/or directorships with such diverse organizations as:
- IH0P, International House of Pancakes --Pioneer Take Out Corporation
- Kermin Frozen Foods Company
- Accountant's Overload, Inc.
- Royal Inns of America, Inc.
- Betsy Ross Ice Cream/Coffee Shops
- Fresh & Ready Foods, Inc.
- Bobby McGee's Conglomeration
- Kaboby-Mexican Dan's, Inc.
- China Grove Restaurants, Inc.
- IBM Foods, Inc.
- Numero Uno Franchise Corp.
- Copper Penny Family Restaurants
- Franchise Consult-Group, China
Education, Honors, Associations, Volunteer Activities:
- Graduate, Sawyer Business College (Certificate), 1949, L.A., CA
- Instructor: Restaurant Operations, Franchising, Advertising/Promotions UCLA & L.A. Community Colleges (26 yrs)
- Action & Truth in Menu Committees: National & California Rest. Assns
- President, Frozen Food Council of California; Who's Who in America
- Certified: ServSafe National Restaurant Assn Food Safety Program
- Volunteer Executive: Intl. Executive Service Corps (IESC) and Citizens for Democracy Corps (CDC) in Egypt, Latvia, Poland
Publications, Columnist, Author Credits:
Columnist:
- Restaurant Business Magazine, N.Y. (20 yrs)
- Singapore Hotel & Restaurant Magazine
- Hotelier for Asia
- La Carta Spanish Pub.
- Modern Franchise Journal
- Western Foodservice
- Restaurant News
- Quick Frozen Foods Mag.
- L.A. Reporter
- Eastside Journal
Editor/Publisher:
- "Gottlieb's Bottom Line" Newsletter (11yrs)
Author:
- "The People Factor", Bill Communications, N.Y.
- "The Best of Gottlieb's Bottom Line", Lebhar-Friedman, N.Y.
- "Foodservice/Hospitality Advertising & Promotion", Bobbs-Merrill Educational Publishing, Indiana
- "My Golf Handicap is My Husband" (self-published)
Consultant, Lecturer, Seminar Panelist & Clients:
The following is a partial list showing the wide variety of Mr. Gottlieb's domestic clients, events, consulting and expert witness assignments:
- Big Boy Restaurants (Marriott)
- Royal Inns of America (Hotels)
- Holiday Inns of America
- Del Webb's Newport Golf Report
- Subway Sandwich Corp.
- Hot Dog on a Stick, Inc.
- Wil Wright's Ice Cream, Inc.
- Callaway Gardens Golf Resort
- Ameci In & Out Pizza, Inc.
- El Torito Mexican Restaurants
- Sizzler Restaurants, Inc.
- Betsy Ross Ice Cream Shoppes
- Woody's Smorgasburger
- Orange Julius, Inc.
- United Rent-All Equipment
- Accountant's Overload, Inc.
- Buffalo Wild Wings
- Convenient Marts
- North American Pizza Assn
- Kaboby-Mexican Dan's Corp.
- Pioneer Take Out Corp.
- Santa Anita Race Track
- Bobby McGee's Conglomeration
- Mrs. Fields Cookies/Bakeries
- Sybra/Arby's Fast Foods
- Michael's Artist Supplies
- Fresh & Ready Foods, Inc.
- Al & Ed's Autosound, Inc.
- Hyatt Regency Hotel
- Century Plaza Hotel
- Carl's Jr./Hardee's
- Thomas Kinkade Art Galleries
- IHOP, International House of Pancakes
- California Restaurant Assn
- Oregon/Washington Rest. Assn
- Canadian Restaurant Assn
- Pizza Inns, Inc / Buffalo Wild Wings
- Der Wienerschnitzel
- MUFSO, Nation's Restaurant News
- Marcus BBQ& Steak House
- Cafe 50's Diners
- Castle Garden Buffets, Inc.
- Diet Stores/Slender Spoon, Inc.
- House of Pies (Bakeries)
- Pacific Fish Broiler
- Big Brake/Tune Up Shops / Al & Ed's
- Bryman/Sawyer Schools, Inc
- Tiny Naylor's Restaurants, Inc.
- The Dog House/fast food restaurants
- Golden Bird Restaurants
- Turkey Basket Restaurants
- China Grove Restaurants (malls)
- Numero Uno Franchise Corp.
- Postal Connections of America
- Brookside Golf Course, Pasadena, CA
- Craig's Olympia Oyster House
- Country Kitchens of Colorado
- The Warehouse Marina Restaurants
- McDonald's & Wendy's
- Jack in the Box / Foodmaker, Inc.
- Taco Bell...Del Taco...City Wok
- Howard Johnson's Hotel
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel
- Tony Roma's BBQ/Damon's Bar/Grill
- Darden Corp. Olive Garden Rest.
International Clients:
- The following are examples of extensive and varied client, consulting, lecturing and expert witness assignments in foreign-countries:
- Tokyo, Japan: Consulting in fast food, coffee shop, dinner houses, retail, food products, manufacturing/central kitchen/distribution and franchise operations Fujiya Confectionary Co., Ltd (8 yrs)
- Tokyo, Japan: MOS Corporation, fast food & specialty restaurants
- Tokyo, Japan: C. Itoh Trading Company -- Japan, Canada & USA
- Hokkaido, Japan: Tonden Sushi Restaurants & retail -- Japan. & USA
- Singapore: Consultant, Lecturer, Columnist, Singapore Hotel/Rest. Assn
- Panama Canal Cruise: Seminars, Caribbean Hotel & Calif. Rest. Assn
- Aruba, Caribbean Hotel Association/American Airlines
- Quebec, Canada: Consultant, Popeye Fast Foods Corp.
- Zurich, Switzerland: Lecturer, Int'l Franchise Congress Convention
- Alexandria, Cairo, Egypt: Consultant, Nesmahar Company
- Balvi, Riga, Latvia: Consultant, Municipal Foodservice Enterprises
- Katowice, Poland: Consultant, Mr. Hamburger Franchise Corp.
- Seoul, Korea: Consultant, Kukje Pacific Corp.
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Consultant, MBF Holding BUD, Ltd, multi-area foodservice/hotel franchisee
- Beijing, China: Associate/Franchise Consultant, C&M Law Offices
Arbitrator
- American Arbitration Association. (1972-2000)
- Superior/Municipal Courts, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica
- The California State Bar--Fee Dispute Resolution
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva, Switzerland
- Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, Seoul, Korea
CV Addendum:
- Hotel/Motel Experience
- Summary of Depositions/Trials
- Fee Schedule...available upon request
Management & Profit effectiveness: All types restaurants, fast foods, hotels, franchises, food
courts, bars, liquor liability, convenience marts, standard operating procedures, safety, security,
research, advertising, marketing, frozen foods manufacturing, distribution, franchisor-franchisee
disputes, site selection, evaluations, appraisals, damages, expert witness testimony
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