EXPLORE
Overview
At M&R, we immerse ourselves in the fast-moving world of fashion and luxury. Our attorneys have deep-rooted experience in the key legal areas that power these industries—from intellectual property, trade agreements and labor to sustainability, ESG and related environmental issues. By staying on the cutting edge of emerging trends and regulations, our dedicated fashion and luxury team stands ready to navigate the challenges faced by today’s most innovative brands.
We’re a go-to resource for manufacturers, retailers, and apparel companies looking to protect what matters most: their trademarks, copyrights, and competitive edge. Whether it’s trademark or copyright infringement, unfair competition disputes, or contract, trade dress, and trade secret claims, we’re there to skillfully resolve them. We also excel at structuring and enforcing licensing agreements, shaping comprehensive branding strategies, and advising on distribution, trade regulations, and franchising. When it comes to domestic and foreign trademark clearance, prosecution, or securing injunctive relief against counterfeiters, our track record speaks volumes.
What else makes our fashion and luxury lawyers so effective is their ability to work seamlessly with the many entrepreneurs drawn to the industries. On their behalf, we offer an array of services that extend beyond the courtroom, from entity formation to financing guidance, employment relations, regulatory compliance, insurance coverage, and litigation support.
Areas of Expertise
Class Action Litigation
Corporate Transactions (including entity formation)
Employment Advice, Counsel & Litigation (including wage & hour, harassment, and discrimination matters)
ESG & Sustainability
Intellectual Property
Trademark and Trade Dress Infringement & Enforcement
Representative Matters
Represented senior management in the sale of a specialty apparel manufacturing company in two successive private equity-backed transactions, each involving the rollover of management equity.
Represented the owners of a specialty shoe manufacturer in their sale of the company.
Obtained a favorable verdict on behalf of a major retail chain in a liability case against or client seeking $20 million in damages.
Resolved dual employment actions brought against major glass manufacturer and retailer.
Represented several of the top national retailers in wage and hour and sex/race/age/disability harassment and discrimination class actions as well as other workplace and EEOC investigations and employment litigation matters.
Represented a European consumer products manufacturer and distributor in the restructuring of the company’s international retail operations.
Successfully defended client by way of a winning motion for summary judgment in trade dress infringement lawsuit.
Prosecuted counterfeiting and trademark infringement actions for Italian jewelry designer.
Successfully represented numerous luxury goods and fashion apparel manufacturers in trademark infringement, gray market and counterfeiting disputes.