Consumer & Retail Brands

Our team advises on a wide range of strategic transactions, including initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, debt issuances (such as whole-business securitizations), and other complex financings. We are recognized for our ability to execute sophisticated deals and navigate the complexities of capital markets, serving retailers and consumer-branded companies seeking to expand, restructure, or optimize their business operations.

We regularly counsel clients on trademark, copyright, and other intellectual property license agreements, name, image, and likeness (NIL) and other publicity rights matters, IP sale/license-back transactions, sponsorships and endorsements, co-branding initiatives, and brand acquisitions and divestitures. Our experience includes advising on trademark rights management, from clearance and selection of new names and logos to registration and enforcement against infringement and counterfeiting. We support a wide array of clients, including those with celebrity-founded brands and high-profile consumer products. 

Clients turn to us for advice and solutions to challenges such as collective actions and heightened government enforcement. We also regularly represent clients in a broad range of non-dispute and pre-dispute matters, including mergers and acquisitions, layoffs, personnel policies and practices, employment agreements, and executive compensation issues. 

Our privacy and data security practice helps clients proactively comply with data protection laws and defend against data breaches, cyberattacks, and regulatory investigations. We advise organizations across various industries on compliance with evolving data protection laws, incident response strategies, and risk mitigation, helping them safeguard sensitive information and maintain regulatory compliance in an increasingly complex digital environment. 

Global business leaders trust us for creative, successful solutions to sensitive matters and critical disputes. Our litigation team includes former U.S. federal prosecutors, as well as veterans of the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and Office of the Solicitor General.