Luxury Products and Fashion
The world of fashion raises legal issues that can be as intriguing as the designs that glide down runways. Our lawyers are ready with integrated, detailed, and creative solutions to address the many challenges faced by luxury and fashion brands around the world.
From intellectual property matters to superannuation, we handle a myriad of issues affecting these businesses throughout the life cycle of their products. As a founding partner of the Luxury Law Alliance and the Luxury Law Summit, we are on the forefront as thought leaders. We have unique partnerships with the Camera Nazionale Della Moda Italiana, The Fédération française de la Couture, du Prêt à Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de la Mode in France, and The Melbourne Fashion Festival in Australia. These important connections place our firm at the forefront of industry events across the globe.
Our experienced Luxury Products and Fashion lawyers provide counsel on a broad spectrum of matters, including:
- Artificial intelligence;
- Blockchain;
- Commercial agreements, collaboration, and licensing;
- Distribution strategies and antitrust policies;
- Insurance;
- Risk management;
- Intellectual property;
- International trade;
- Logistics transactions;
- Real estate;
- Regulatory and compliance;
- Restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and securities; and
- Technology and data protection.
Thought Leadership
On 22 December 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments (the final rule) to Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the Advisers Act) to modernize the regulation of investment adviser advertising and solicitation practices.
In the October edition of The Essentials, we summarize key provisions of California employment laws that took effect in 2024 and those that will take effect in 2025.
In a landmark ruling with far-reaching consequences for federal agencies and the regulated community, the Supreme Court overturned the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine.
On 22 August 2024, the Senate passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (the Bill), which requires certain organisations to make mandatory climate-related financial disclosures in their annual reports for financial years commencing after 1 January 2025.