Luxury Law Alliance News
Memery Crystal and BCLP advise Oberoi Group and Grosvenor on London luxury hotel launch
Oberoi Hotel’s Mayfair location is part of Grosvenor’s £500m South Molton redevelopment, currently the West End’s largest mixed-use project
Shock Supreme Court trademark ruling finds Sky acted in bad faith in SkyKick dispute
‘Wide ramifications for brand owners’ as broad trademark specifications now more open to attack
Luxury brands must prepare for changes in UK, EU and US sustainability legislation
Upcoming global ESG regulations will be a catalyst for transformation within the luxury sector, according to a new report from Baker & McKenzie and Positive Luxury
Retail reality check: the neurodivergent customer experience
Reimaging retail for neurodiverse shoppers is catching on, writes Bird & Bird’s Nicola Conway. Will luxury learn these lessons?
Protecting the precious: 10 tips to protect your brand from fakes
From understanding your sales channels to setting up monitoring services, Freeths experts Simon Barker and Fiona Lawson offer practical brand protection advice to keep your key assets away from fakers
The Global Legal Post launches international comparative law guide to Anti-counterfeiting
Second edition, edited by Lorne Lipkus, provides commentary on protecting brands against counterfeiting and the grey market
‘Technology is reshaping fashion’: Hugo Boss fights off BOSSPOWERL trademark at EUIPO
German fashion house accused Chinese tech outfit of “free riding” on its reputation
Disruption and the digital age: key business and legal challenges impacting the entertainment and media industry
In the first of a two-part series, members of Van Bael & Bellis’s digital counselling practice examine some of the key issues impacting the entertainment and media industry, and consider what businesses can do to navigate these challenges
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
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