Our legal team is capable of providing a full range of legal services to consumer goods and apparel companies. From creation to commercial expansion, we understand the needs of retailers and the often challenging environments in which they are operating.
We advise clients engaging in:
- starting, developing and financing their businesses;
- negotiating commercial agreements;
- advising on employment issues faced by fashion and consumer goods clients
- registering intellectual property and responding to claims of infringement and counterfeiting;
- issuing and securing licenses;
- advising on changes in federal and state regulations affecting retail, marketing, advertising and promotion of consumer goods; and
- commercial property leasing and related matters for retailers, showrooms and corporate offices.
We deploy our talent and years of experience to formulate solutions that can only be possible through an in-depth understanding of a client’s retail and wholesale operations, whether it is direct-to-consumer online portal or traditional bricks-and-mortar distribution channels. Members of our legal team have held high-level positions as in-house counsel guiding key legal and business strategies for major consumer brands, and have hands-on experience dealing with the industry-specific legal issues that can and often do arise in the day-to-day operations of a retailer.
We believe in finding fast and practical solutions to allow our clients to stay competitive and meet their objectives on-time and on-budget. We are comfortable working with seasoned industry professionals, creative entrepreneurs, whether at early stage start-ups or established dominant industry players.
Our attorneys have worked for years alongside key decision-makers and creative to understand the many moving parts of a consumer goods/apparel company: designing goods, factoring and financing, joint venturing, manufacturing and subcontracting goods, shipping and importing goods, negotiating distribution agreements and advertising, sales and marketing agreements, wholesaling and direct-to-consumer retailing, online sales, and commercial leasing. Our lawyers can deliver the goods and services in sophisticated bet-the-company matters as well as small, everyday intellectual property portfolio issues, contracts and transactions.
Fabio Silva, Of Counsel to Tjong & Hsia LLP, has years of experience advising major fashion and consumer goods companies on legal matters arising in their day-to-day operations. Together with our team of attorneys, we have the collective knowledge and experience to move the ball forward for our fashion/consumer goods clients.