Fashion lawyers are en vogue
Fashion is bigger business than ever, and is weathering the current economic downturn well, including thanks to an increasing focus on emerging markets and supply chain consolidation. Franchises and licences are being taken back in-house to improve brand strategies, quality and the bottom line, and constant action is being taken to protect the valuable brands and designs that fashion businesses are built on. Once frowned upon as insufficiently exclusive, the digital world is now a key market, but also a hotbed for copycats and counterfeits. All of these issues require legal input.
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