Fashion Law

Guillermo C. Jimenez, Esq., is Professor of International Trade and Marketing at Fashion Institute of Technology (U.S.), and holds adjunct teaching appointments at the New York University Stern School of Business, the International School of Management in Paris (France), and New York’s Iona College. Jimenez is an academic advisor to the Fashion Law Committee of the New York County Law Association and is a technical expert on international trade for the International Chamber of Commerce. Barbara Kolsun, Esq., Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC (U.S.); she is also an adjunct professor at the New York University School of Law and Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School at Yeshiva University. Kolsun has also served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Seven For All Mankind, LLC, and Kate Spade, LLC.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the ContributorsPart I IntroductionChapter 1: A Survey of Fashion Law: Key Issues and Trends by Guillermo C. JimenezPart II Intellectual Property IssuesChapter 2: Trademarks and Trade Dress by Marc P. MisthalChapter 3: Copyright by Charles ColmanChapter 4: Design Patents, Utility Patents, and Trade Secrets by George Gottlieb Chapter 5: Design Piracy Legislation: Should the United States Protect Fashion Design? by Guillermo C. Jimenez, Joseph Murphy, and Julie ZerboChapter 6: Litigation Strategies in Fashion Law by David H. BernsteinChapter 7: Fashion Licensing by Karen Artz Ash and Barbara KolsunChapter 8: Counterfeiting by Barbara Kolsun and Heather J. McDonaldPART III Commercial Operations and ExpansionChapter 9: Fashion Entrepreneurship: Starting and Developing the Business by Henry WeltChapter 10: Fashion Finance by Valerie Radwaner and Raphael RussoChapter 11: Selling and Buying: Commercial Agreements in Fashion by Donald L. KreindlerChapter 12: Employment Law Issues in Fashion by Elise M. Bloom and Lee SpornChapter 13: Celebrities and Fashion Models: Endorsement and Promotion Agreements by Ted MaxChapter 14: Marketing, Advertising, and Promotion by Ashima Dayal, Brooke Erdos Singer, and Antonio Borrelli Chapter 15: Retail Leasing for Fashion by Matthew E. Epstein and Lee SpornPart IV International AspectsChapter 16: Global Sourcing and International Trade by Guillermo C. JimenezChapter 17: Import and Customs Issues in Fashion by Frances P. Hadfield and Amanda M. SimpsonChapter 18: International Development of the Fashion Business by Michael F. ColosiChapter 19: International Fashion Law: Brand Protection and IP Law in Key Fashion Markets by Connie Carnabuci and Victoria WhiteIndexAbout the ContributorsKaren Artz Ash (Chapter 7) is a partner in the law firm of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (U.S.); she is also an adjunct professor at the New York Law School.David H. Bernstein (Chapter 6) is a partner at the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (U.S.); he is also an adjunct professor of law at the New York University Law School and at the George Washington University Law School.Elise M. Bloom (Chapter 12) is a partner in the law firm Proskauer Rose LLP (U.S.). Antonio Borrelli (Chapter 14) is Assistant General Counsel at The Donna Karan Company LLC (U.S.).Connie Carnabuci (Chapter 19) is retired from the Hong Kong office of the law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (China). Charles Colman (Chapter 3) is an attorney at the law firm Charles Colman Law PLLC (U.S.) ; he is also an acting assistant professor at the New York University School of Law.Michael F. Colosi (Chapter 18) is Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. (U.S.)Ashima Dayal (Chapter 14) is a partner at the law firm Davis & Gilbert LLP (U.S.)Matthew E. Epstein (Chapter 15) is a partner at the law firm Goulston & Storrs (U.S.). George Gottlieb (Chapter 4) is a partner of the law firm Gottlieb, Rackman & Reisman, P.C. (U.S.)Frances P. Hadfield (Chapter 17) is an attorney with the law firm Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP (U.S.); she is also a licensed Customs Broker.Donald L. Kreindler (Chapter 11) is a partner in the law firm Phillips Nizer LLP (U.S.).Frank Lord (Chapter 9) is a professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology (U.S.).Theodore C. Max (Chapter 13) is a partner at the law firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP (U.S.). Heather J. McDonald (Chapter 8) is a partner in the law firm Baker & Hostetler LLP (U.S.).Marc P. Misthal (Chapter 2) is a partner at the law firm Gottlieb, Rackman & Reisman, P.C. (U.S.) Joseph Murphy (Chapter 5) is a patent attorney and founder of the Law Offices of Joseph D. Murphy (U.S.). Valerie Radwaner (Chapter 10) is a partner at the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (U.S.).Raphael Russo (Chapter 10) is a partner at the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (U.S.).Amanda M. Simpson (Chapter 17) is an attorney with the law firm Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP (U.S.). Brooks Erdos Singer (Chapter 14) is a partner at the law firm Davis & Gilbert LLP (U.S.). Doreen G. Small (Chapter 13) is of counsel to the law firm Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP (U.S.).Lee Sporn (Chapter 12) is the Senior Vice President of Business Affairs, General Counsel, and Secretary at Michael Kors (U.S.). Henry Welt (Chapter 9) is a professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology and is a principal of H. Welt & Company (U.S.).Victoria White (Chapter 19) is an associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (China).Julie Zerbo (Chapter 5) is the creator and editor in chief of the blog The Fashion Law (U.S.).