Luxury Law Alliance News
Accessible luxury under fire: the FTC challenges fashion mega-merger
The FTC says Tapestry’s proposed acquisition of Capri could reduce competition in the accessible luxury handbag market, write Michelman & Robinson lawyers Prachi Ajmera and Alaina Cohen
Top law firms line up to advise on Richemont’s sale of Yoox Net-a-Porter to Mytheresa
Slaughters, Cravath, Bakers and Latham among firms acting on long-awaited offloading of online luxury retailer
End of the road as BMW secures victory in patent dispute over vehicle navigation tech
The automotive giant has been embroiled in a legal battle with Swiss-based Beacon Navigation for 13 years
Royal Tulip luxury hotel brand-owner Louvre promotes ex-Moet Hennessy legal manager to GC
Grégoire Bouffard will replace Benjamin Dornic, who announced he is leaving the hotel group
Luxury UK hotel estate Stoke Park hires first GC
Dipika Jaisinghani Aggarwal joins from Spoon Guru
King & Spalding, NRF navigate $500m financing for Abercrombie & Kent
Facility underwritten by Citi will assist expansion of A&K, including that of Crystal Cruises
Luxury Law’s summer reading suggestions
As the summer season winds down, members of our Luxury Law Alliance Advisory Board recommend some of their most recent reads
Chain reactions: luxury brands risk new human rights scrutiny in UK courts
King & Spalding lawyers Sir Max Hill, Aaron Stephens and Peter Hood discuss how luxury brands could risk criminal prosecution if their supply chains are exposed to forced labour
Estée Lauder ends hunt for next GC with KraftHeinz hire
Rashida La Lande replaces Deirdre Stanley, who left the company in April
Luxury home fittings business Kohler fills empty CLO seat with former Husch Blackwell partner
Megan Belcher joins from Scoular, replacing Natalie Maciolek who left last year for Molson Coors
Who’s walking the runway: fashion models or AI?
Foley’s Jeffrey Greene looks at how AI is revolutionising the fashion and beauty industries and issues around bias, disclosure, right of publicity and copyright
Luxury imports in Mexico: IP rights and when duties are due
Foley international trade lawyer Marcos Carrasco-Menchaca explains the IP rights rules for payments due on products imported into Mexico
AI in advertising for luxury brands: the risks and rewards
With an eye on the UK market, Freeths’ Simon Barker and Chris Musgrave explain how to make the most of AI in advertising while managing possible IP pitfalls
Who won Luxury Law Awards 2024 – and why
The top brands, law firms, legal teams and individuals honoured at Luxury Law Summit London
Nirvana and Marc Jacobs to settle copyright dispute over smiley-face logo
Revered rock band and luxury fashion house are reaching settlement in long-running legal battle
Willkie Farr, Sullivan & Cromwell counsel Saks owner and Neiman Marcus Group in $2.65bn retail luxury acquisition
Deal marks efforts to boost the combined brands’ ability to compete in the luxury market
Marketing X Generative AI: are GenAI ads protectable?
GenAI may be a boon to luxury brand advertising but Hogan Lovells’ lawyers Helen Trac and Rebecca Horton caution that copyright law may not protect some AI-generated campaigns
The luxury of menopausal beauty products – substantiated or just marketing?
Menopausal products are big business for brands. But Freeths legal beauty expert Iona Silverman explains how to balance product claims with the law
AI, NFTs, Stradivarius violins and a fashion revolution at Wimbledon: more key takeaways from Luxury Law Summit London
Maura O’Malley reports from London’s premier luxury law conference, which explored how the sector is innovating
What luxury retailers should know – worker safety laws in California and New York
Morrison Cohen lawyers Keith Markel, Alana Mildner Smolow and Kayla West discuss a new Californian law and a similar proposal in New York that require retailers to take steps to ensure worker safety
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