Overview
The fashion industry, by nature, is constantly in motion and continuously evolving. Seasons drive trends and the fierce competition drives creativity. Companies, agencies, creators, models, and individuals are under pressure to be forward-thinking while also running a business. Essential to their profitability are effective business operations and protection of intellectual property assets and the brand overall.
The Fashion Law practice at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden has experience navigating the complex business and legal matters related to the ever-changing fashion industry. We provide our clients with knowledge and experience based on a deep understanding of the industry and the unique challenges our clients face in their day-to-day operations, serving as trusted advisors.
Tailored Advice
Our clients range from start-ups to established companies and individuals, as well as fashion models and their agents, photographers, makeup artists, and stylists. We work with these professionals to address the daily demands of their business, drive their ideas forward, and provide counsel on legal issues.
The Fashion Law practice group collaborates with other Pashman Stein Walder Hayden lawyers to ensure that our clients receive tailored, innovative and strategic solutions on a full range of issues including:
- Antitrust Law
- Intellectual Property
- Corporate Formation and Financing
- Labor & Employment
- Commercial Real Estate, Land Use, and Zoning
- Contract Negotiations
- Litigation
- Licensing and Permitting
Protection of Intellectual Property
A key component of the fashion industry is branding and our attorneys know the importance of building a strong brand. We also know how important it is to protect a brand from infringement and counterfeiting, which has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry.
Our Fashion Law practice group provides clients with a comprehensive IP strategy to effectively launch, market, protect and monitor their brand. The team has experience drafting IP licenses and preparing copyright and trademark applications, as well as conducting due diligence on IP assets in mergers, acquisitions, and strategic transactions. We also develop strategies to enforce the brand if necessary.
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
The Fashion Law group has extensive experience representing clients in litigation, having acted as lead counsel and national coordinating counsel for Fortune 500 companies. We have handled matters regarding antitrust, breach of contract, defamation, and tortious interference with contracts and have represented fashion model agencies and fashion models in contract issues including restrictive covenants, representation agreements, and personal appearance and endorsement deals.
Additionally, the team has extensive experience prosecuting claims regarding copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and misappropriation of trade secrets or other proprietary information.
Whether advocating for our fashion industry clients in litigation or through an alternate dispute resolution proceeding, our attorneys strive to serve as a valued business partner throughout the representation.
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Representative Matters
Our firm is proud of the results it has achieved for clients, some of which are noted here. Of course, each legal matter is unique on many levels, and past successes are not a guarantee of results in any other pending or future matters.