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
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.
While most of the attention surrounding the Supreme Court’s (the Court) decision in Loper Bright v. Raimondo (Loper), overturning the longstanding Chevron doctrine, has focused on the increased potential for successful challenges against agency actions, the decision will impact all stages of the public policy lifecycle—legislation, regulation, and only then litigation.
On 30 January 2024, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule (Final Rule) increasing the premium processing fee from US$2,500 to US$2,805, increasing filing fees for I-129 and I-140 employment-based petitions, and imposing a new Asylum Program Fee for each Form I-129 and I-140 filed by employers.
Following a year's 'grace' to allow businesses to be prepared, changes to the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (ASIC Act), which commenced on 9 November 2023 means that Unfair Contract Terms (UCTs) now contravene these legislations.