Practice Areas & Industries: Loeb & Loeb LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Practice Capabilities

Loeb & Loeb's Fashion and Luxury Brands Group attorneys understand and appreciate the market sensitivities and issues peculiar to companies in the fashion and luxury goods industries. We closely track business trends impacting owners and investors in this dynamic and fast-paced sector. Indeed, in many instances, we are the ones responsible for setting those trends.

Not only do we serve as legal advisors, we also routinely assist boards, chief executives and designers in formulating strategic plans, business policies and targeted courses of action aimed at achieving specific business goals. Where appropriate, we leverage our deep industry relationships and resources to accelerate business cycles and narrow the time to required achieve long- and short-term objectives.

Loeb & Loeb's Corporate and Securities; Private Equity; Real Estate; Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights; Tax and Financial Services Groups offer a variety of solutions for companies looking to expand, sell, divest or acquire. We understand the life cycles of cutting-edge start-ups. We also understand the need for established manufacturers to deliver the latest trends by offering new lines and brands that will attract and retain fashion-conscious consumers. We are ideally positioned to offer a variety of services to companies with overseas operations or those contemplating operating or distributing products in the global market.

Services Available

Among the many services available specifically to fashion and luxury goods clients, we offer:

• Licensing, endorsement and co-branding transactions
• Intellectual property protection and enforcement, including piracy, copyright and trademark counseling and litigation
• International and domestic sourcing and distribution arrangements
• Corporate finance deals, including IPOs and "going private" transactions
• Showroom and sales representative transactions

Our Corporate Group, with more than 50 attorneys, helps clients in the areas of:

• Asset valuation and leveraging <
• Joint ventures
• Structured finance
• Mergers and acquisitions
• IPOs
• Leveraged buyouts
• Tax
• Restructuring

Loeb & Loeb's multiservice and multidisciplinary approach also provides advice on:

• Litigation and regulatory actions
• Advertising and promotional matters
• Foreign trade
• Labor and employment
• Real estate and retail leasing transactions

Service Approach

Our breadth of experience and industry knowledge allows us to quickly respond with the resources needed to address legal issues and advise on business opportunities. Our established relationships with both global corporate powerhouses and up-and-coming trendsetters position Loeb & Loeb's Fashion and Luxury Brands Group as one of the most progressive and proactive teams of legal advisers in the country dedicated to serving this market.

Loeb & Loeb's presence in the country's fashion and apparel epicenters - New York and Los Angeles - gives clients access to our resources and allow us to connect with contacts on both coasts in such interrelated industries as entertainment and media. Our industry experience position us to put together deals between designers and manufacturers, as well as introduce to private and public investors and funds to companies seeking investment stakes.

Clients and Industries

Loeb and Loeb's Fashion and Luxury Brands Group serves retailers, manufacturers, showrooms and designers.

Representative clients include:

• Yurman Design, Inc.
• Polo Ralph Lauren
• Vans
• Fred Leighton
• Chabby Chic
• 7 For All Mankind
• Nicole Miller
• Friman & Stein
• TRUNK LTD
• Robert Lee Morris
• Planet Blue
• Donna Karan International
• Coach
• Religion
• Talbots

The group also represents individuals such as Marc Crossman, president and CEO of Innovo Group; Ralph Esmerian, a renown gem dealer; Judith Leiber, a couture handbag designer to celebrities; Johan Lindeberg, a Swedish fashion designer; and Ann Song, the creative and fashion director of Modern Luxury Magazines. In addition, we handle various portfolios advising clients who are exclusive apparel licenses for The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, Harley-Davidson, DC Comics and Hard Rock Café; exclusive jewelry licensee for Playboy, Roccawear and Disney; exclusive accessory license for Speedo; and exclusive licensee of Cacharel and Baby Jane Cacharel.

Leadership in Law

Similar to what has been occurring in other industries, the lines between the fashion and apparel world and other areas such as media, entertainment and technology are rapidly disappearing. Co-marketing, co-branding, sponsorships and product placement are presenting new opportunities and new partnerships.

This convergence further underscores the value of Loeb & Loeb's long-standing experience and influence in the media and entertainment industry and the importance of having a thorough understanding of the channels through which products are promoted, purchased and delivered. Our rich background in cable, satellite, Internet, retail and wholesale distribution, radio, music, motion pictures, television, publishing and live-audience presentations provides the necessary insight to identify the best options for our clients' business needs and helps us navigate through complex licensing and distribution arrangements. We are also active members of various industry organizations such as The International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC) and Fashion Business Incorporated (FBI).

Practice Contacts

David P. Ansel
Partner
212.407.4837
dansel@loeb.com

Allan B. Duboff
Partner
310.282.2141
aduboff@loeb.com

David W. Grace
Partner
310.282.2108
dgrace@loeb.com

Mary E. Innis
Partner
312.464.3133
minnis@loeb.com