K&L Gates LLP hosts a team which has fostered longstanding relationships with clients in the luxury goods, fashion and consumer goods sectors, with clients including luxury fashion brands. The group is particularly skilled in advising on large-scale projects, covering a range of types of agreements, including distribution agreements. Catherine Adam, who runs the team, is adept at providing clients with strategic commercial contracts advice relating to online retail, while Jennifer Marsh is especially knowledgeable when it comes to distribution agreements. This, combined with Arthur Artinian‘s recent experience of advising on sponsorship agreements, further demonstrates the breadth of expertise in the team. Georgina Rigg has a well-rounded commercial contracts practice, which includes advising large technology companies.
Key clients
- Coty Inc
- SharkNinja Europe Limited
- Kinship Partners Inc
- Gucci
- Design Museum
- Maytronics
- West Fraser
- Lithuanian Innovation Agency
- Image Skincare
Work highlights
- Advised Coty on a wide range of areas affecting its owned and licensed brands’ retail strategies and operations, as well as its broader business.
- Supported SharkNinja with a great number of wide-ranging commercial matters across the EU.
- Advised Kinship Partners Inc. on commercial contracts, including advising in relation to the high-profile launch of its new brand partnership and donation agreement with Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Catherine Adam