Fashion Law

The San Francisco Bay Area has become one of the country’s major hubs for fashion and design. Our boutique law firm, through the diversity and depth of experience of its attorneys, is uniquely positioned to assist fashion designers, as well as individuals or companies that manufacture and sell fashion related products, such as clothing and footwear, handbags, jewelry, textiles, perfume, and cosmetics.

The firm represents a wide range of fashion industry clients, from high profile designers to those just starting out. Two of our clients have been contestants on Project Runway. We particularly enjoy meeting new designers and evolving fashion industry companies and helping them grow to their full potential. Understanding the economic pressures new designers and evolving fashion companies face, our firm structures its rates realistically to meet our clients’ needs.

We assist client with all trademark and copyright services including, clearance, filing (worldwide), counseling, and enforcement, and developing trademark strategies while working with clients to develop an approach to the protection of their names in the most cost-effective manner. We advise clients regarding all forms of fashion related agreements, including license and distribution agreements, non-disclosure agreements, work for hire agreements, design development agreements and employment agreements. We further advise client regarding all forms of fashion related litigation matters, when necessary.