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Legal & Regulatory Counsel for Fashion, Luxury, and Lifestyle Brands
Protecting creativity. Structuring growth. Managing brand risk—globally.
LawVisory’s Fashion & Luxury Law practice is an integrated, cross-border advisory serving fashion, luxury, beauty, and lifestyle brands across intellectual property, commercial contracts, corporate transactions, and regulatory compliance. We support clients across the entire value chain—from concept to consumer—helping them operate compliantly in both physical and digital markets.
Our Fashion & Luxury Law Practice
Fashion and luxury businesses operate in a uniquely brand-driven, highly regulated environment. Our practice is designed to address the intersection of creativity, commerce, and regulation—providing strategic legal guidance that supports growth while managing legal and reputational risk.
We advise fashion, luxury, and lifestyle brands on protecting creative assets, structuring commercial relationships, navigating regulatory frameworks, and coordinating cross-border legal strategy.
Core Services
Brand Protection & Intellectual Property Strategy
We advise on the protection and management of creative and brand assets, including:
- Trademark strategy and global brand portfolio management, including coordination of registration and prosecution with local counsel across key jurisdictions
- Registered and unregistered design protection
- Copyright strategy for creative works, campaigns, and digital assets
- Trade secret protection (patterns, processes, supplier know-how)
- Infringement strategy, anti-counterfeiting, and online enforcement support
Commercial & Contractual Frameworks
We structure and review the agreements that underpin fashion and luxury businesses, including:
- Manufacturing and supply agreements
- Wholesale, distribution, agency, and franchising arrangements
- Licensing, brand extension, and collaboration agreements
- Influencer, endorsement, and brand ambassador agreements
- Sponsorships and strategic partnerships
- Employment and labor matters involving designers, models, creatives, and seasonal workforces
- Fashion shows, events, exhibitions, and related production agreements
Corporate, Investment & Transactions
We support growth, investment, and strategic activity, including:
- M&A, joint ventures, and strategic transactions involving fashion and luxury brands
- Minority investments, growth capital, and strategic partnerships
- Cross-border corporate structuring
- Commercial real estate support for retail expansion
- Coordination on financing, capital markets, and tax considerations with relevant advisors
Product Compliance & Supply Chain Risk
We advise on regulatory exposure across products and sourcing, including:
- Product safety, labeling, and recall preparedness
- Supply chain regulatory compliance and traceability
- Contractual controls for quality, audit, and risk allocation
Consumer, Advertising & Brand Governance
We help brands manage consumer-facing legal risk, including:
- Advertising substantiation and claims review
- Influencer compliance and endorsement disclosures
- Unfair competition and comparative advertising
- Consumer terms for D2C, subscriptions, and returns
Digital Commerce, Data & Technology
We advise on legal issues affecting digital fashion businesses, including:
- E-commerce platform, payment, and fulfillment contracting
- Data protection and marketing compliance
- Platform governance, content moderation, and online takedowns
Dispute Strategy, Enforcement & Risk Management
We support fashion and luxury brands with:
- Pre-litigation strategy and risk assessment
- Contractual dispute strategy
- Arbitration and ADR coordination
- Enforcement support and crisis management
- Coordination with local counsel in litigation or enforcement matters
Sustainability & ESG
We guide brands navigating sustainability and ESG risk, including:
- ESG policies and governance frameworks
- Sustainability and green claims risk
- Supply chain transparency and ethical sourcing
- Circular economy and resale models
- Human rights, sanctions, and certification regimes
Contact Us
+1 202-854-0515
info@lawvisory.com
1250 Connecticut Ave NW #700, Washington, DC 20036
Core Services
Legal & Regulatory Counsel for Fashion, Luxury, and Lifestyle Brands
Primary Clients
- Fashion, luxury, and lifestyle brands (emerging to established)
- Designers and creative directors
- D2C brands scaling internationally
- Fashion groups and holding companies
Secondary Clients
- Fashion-tech and retail platform companies
- Manufacturers, distributors, agents, and franchisees
- Influencers, agencies, and production studios
- Fashion weeks, museums, and cultural institutions
Why LawVisory
- Cross-border legal and regulatory insight across key fashion markets
- Industry-specific understanding of fashion, luxury, and consumer brands
- Integrated legal services spanning IP, commercial, corporate, and regulatory matters
- Proactive, forward-looking risk management aligned with brand growth
Frequently Asked Questions
At the intersection of fashion, luxury, and law, our team provides specialized legal guidance tailored to the unique challenges of the industry. From emerging designers and D2C brands to established fashion houses, we help clients navigate intellectual property, cross-border operations, advertising compliance, and influencer partnerships. Whether you are launching a new brand, scaling internationally, or managing complex commercial agreements, our expertise ensures your business operates confidently and compliantly in every market.
Yes. Fashion and luxury businesses face unique risks related to intellectual property, advertising claims, influencer marketing, supply chains, and cross-border sales that require industry-specific legal expertise.
Absolutely. We work with emerging designers and D2C brands, helping them protect IP, structure contracts, and scale compliantly from day one.
Yes. Our practice supports cross-border operations, international expansion, and coordination with local counsel across major fashion markets.
Yes. Influencer marketing and advertising compliance are core components of our Fashion & Luxury Law practice.
Speak With a Fashion & Luxury Law Advisor
Whether you are launching a brand, scaling internationally, entering collaborations, or managing regulatory and brand risk, LawVisory provides strategic legal counsel tailored to the fashion, luxury, and lifestyle sectors.