ANDREW T. Seid, Senior Consultant

1753 Federal St., Philadelphia, PA 19146
(860) 604-9189

Andrew is a Senior Consultant for MSA Worldwide, a domestic and international franchise advisory firm. While an experienced litigator and a transactional lawyer in franchising, Andrew is the son of our founder and franchising has been part of his life-long experience starting when he attended his first IFA convention at the age of ten. Andrew specializes in working with emerging franchisors to determine their initial strategy, franchise support, and franchise sales efforts.

Andrew earned his BA in business from Franklin & Marshall and his JD from Villanova University School of Law. Starting in high school and continuing through college and law school, Andrew has worked with MSA clients in the design of franchise systems, competitive research, mergers and acquisitions, and franchise sales. He interned at the IFA working closely with many of the leading figures in franchising, as well as gaining experience as an intern with several well-known franchise law firms. His academic background in labor and employment law and his legal foundation in franchising, when coupled with his business and consulting experience, brings a unique dynamic our clients can rely upon.

While as a consultant Andrew is no longer practicing law, he is a member of the bar in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Connecticut and practiced as a litigator until he joined MSA as a consultant. MSA does not provide any legal advice or services for our clients as we are not a law firm; however, Andrew remains active and continues his participation at ABA and IFA legal symposiums. This gives him the capacity to review the legal documents prepared by our client’s outside lawyers from a perspective that provides significant benefits to our clients.

In addition to his other client services at MSA, Andrew works on MSA’s emerging franchisor sales incubator team, which assists clients in both developing their pipeline of potential franchisees and also trains franchisors how to internalize the Franchise Sales Process.

Andrew has completed the requirements and has earned the designation of Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) from the IFA Education Foundation. He has also authored several articles on franchising.

Professional Affiliations:

International Franchise Association
American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association