Posts by Ariele Elia
Protected: CLE Materials: Inside Out 10
Happy holidays!
We look forward to seeing you in 2025!
Sign up now for these upcoming events:
Inside Out 10: Fashion’s In-House Counsel
Friday, February 7, 2025
15th Annual Symposium
Friday, April 4, 2025
Applications for our next Fashion Law Bootcamp in New York are also open!
Like mittens, we’re better together, so we’d also like to thank you for your support over the past year.
Donor of the year: The Ralph Lauren Corporation
Fashion Law Pop-Up Clinic hosts (in addition to the many talented attorneys who volunteered their time):
Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman
Dentons
Kilpatrick
New York City Bar Fashion Law Committee
It’s not too late to help! If you’re feeling the spirit of the season, the glee of a holiday bonus, or simply the satisfaction of planning a tax deduction before the end of the year, please help us continue the work of the Fashion Law Institute with your donation. We’re a self-supporting 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and contributions at all levels are deeply appreciated!
Call for Pop-Up Clinic Student Director
The Fashion Law Institute is excited to announce that we are seeking a student, ideally rising second-year, for the position of student director of our Fashion Law Pop-Up Clinic. The student director is expected to participate in the clinic for a two-year period or until their graduation, and the selected candidate will work closely with Professor Susan Scafidi, Founder & Director of the Fashion Law Institute, and Assistant Director Ariele Elia. More information about the Fashion Law Pop-Up Clinic is available here. In addition to regularly scheduled clinics, the Fashion Law Institute periodically takes on more extensive pro bono projects.
Please send your resume, law school transcript, and a statement of interest no longer than 200 words to ariele@fashionlawinstitute.com
All applications should be submitted by 11:00am on Monday, March 17.
If you have any questions, please email ariele@fashionlawinstitute.com
We look forward to seeing you in 2024!
Sign up in January for these upcoming events:
Inside Out 9: Fashion's In-House Counsel!
Friday, February 9, 2024
14th Annual Symposium
Friday, April 26, 2024
Applications for our next Fashion Law Bootcamp in New York are also open!
And, if you're feeling the spirit of the season, the glee of a holiday bonus, or simply the satisfaction of planning a tax deduction before the end of the year, please help us continue the work of the Fashion Law Institute with your donation. We're a self-supporting 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and contributions at all levels are deeply appreciated!
Protected: CLE Materials: Unzipped
Fashion Law Drafting
and
Fashion Law Drafting & Practicum
Applications for Fall 2025
Applications are now being accepted for the Fall 2025 Fashion Law Drafting and Fashion Law Drafting & Practicum courses! The classroom component of these courses is shared and is scheduled for Mondays from 6:00-7:50pm.
Application instructions: Submit your application below no later than Tuesday, April 29, at 5:00pm EST. The application should consist of a maximum 200-word statement of interest, a résumé, and a transcript. Applications sent after the due date will be given lowest priority.
Fashion Law Drafting (2 credits)
Description of course: This advanced seminar will develop students’ skills in drafting legal documents related to fashion law. Students will complete a series of drafting assignments of increasing complexity, such as a cease-and-desist letter, a licensing agreement, a retail lease, a manufacturing agreement, an employment agreement, a consignment agreement, articles of organization and an operating agreement for a limited liability company, a model release form, sweepstakes rules, website terms of use, and a privacy policy and/or a complaint, each related to an aspect of fashion law.
Administrative notes: By permission only. Prerequisite: At least one prior fashion law course or equivalent experience (specify in application). Students who have taken Fashion Law Drafting & Practicum OR Fashion Law Practicum may NOT enroll in Fashion Law Drafting.
Fashion Law Drafting & Practicum (3 credits)
Description of course: This advanced seminar, which consists of both a classroom component and a fieldwork placement, will develop students' skills in the practice of fashion law. As part of the classroom component of the course, students will complete a series of drafting assignments of increasing complexity, such as a cease-and-desist letter, a licensing agreement, a retail lease, a manufacturing agreement, an employment agreement, a consignment agreement, articles of organization and an operating agreement for a limited liability company, a model release form, sweepstakes rules, website terms of use, and a privacy policy and/or a complaint, each related to an aspect of fashion law. In addition to the classroom component of the course, each student will be assigned to fieldwork placement at a fashion house or other fashion-related company, nonprofit organization, or law firm with a substantial practice in the field of fashion law.
Administrative notes: By permission only. Prerequisite: At least one prior fashion law course or equivalent experience (specify in application). The classroom component of this course is shared with Fashion Law Drafting. Students who have previously taken Fashion Law Drafting OR Fashion Law Practicum may NOT enroll in Fashion Law Drafting & Practicum.
All students who are provisionally accepted to Fashion Law Drafting & Practicum will initially be enrolled in Fashion Law Drafting (2 credits) by the registrar. Each student’s application will then be forwarded for consideration by a fieldwork supervisor – that is, a fashion house or other fashion-related company, nonprofit organization, or law firm with a substantial practice in the field of fashion law. Upon acceptance for a fieldwork placement, students’ registrations will be converted to Fashion Law Drafting & Practicum (3 credits). The law school cannot guarantee acceptance of a student into a fieldwork placement.
Students taking a clinic course or working (including at another internship) are advised against concurrently taking Fashion Law Drafting & Practicum due to the time commitment involved. (The fieldwork placement alone is typically 8-12 hours/week, according to the schedule set by the supervising company, organization, or firm; at a minimum it requires 42.5 hours of work over the duration of the semester as specified by the ABA – and usually many more.) Instead, consider Fashion Law Drafting, which shares the classroom component of this course but does not include a fieldwork placement.
Please do not attempt to contact the course instructors or potential internship sponsors during the selection process. If you have questions, please contact Ariele Elia, ariele@fashionlawinstitute.com.
Protected: CLE Materials Designing Diversity II
Video: Designing Diversity
Thank you to our panelists and attendees at our virtual panel! The complete video of the panel is above. If you missed the panel, feel free to watch it here!
ATTORNEY CLE INFORMATION
If you are an attorney seeking continuing legal education credit from New York or a state with New York reciprocity, you have the opportunity to receive CLE credit by watching the panel Designing Diversity, on demand. At various points during the panel special codes are posted on the screen and closed captions for you to note on the attorney affirmation form. Email us with the completed form and we will send you a certificate of attendance. CLE material is available here.
DATE: Thursday, November 10, 2022
TIME: 6:00-7:15 pm
PLACE: Zoom
NYS CLE: 1.5 hours Ethics and Professionalism, transitional and non-transitional
SPEAKERS:
Peter D. Arnold, Fashion Scholarship Fund
Ifeoma Ike, Pink Cornrows
Colette Stanford, SPARC Group
Kenya Wiley, Georgetown University
MODERATOR:
Jeff Trexler, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund /
Professor of Fashion Ethics at Fordham Law
Designing Diversity after Affirmative Action CLE Material
Designing Diversity
Fashion appears to be on a path to greater racial diversity, from the runway to the boardroom. How can the industry continue this progress, however, if the U.S. Supreme Court invalidates affirmative action, a key civil rights tool for over 50 years? While the current cases arose in the educational context, with challenges to admissions policies at the University of North Carolina and Harvard – and by extension, parallel policies at the majority of institutions of higher education across the country, including design schools – the potential impact is even broader. Could a pledge to stock more products from an underrepresented group, a hiring strategy intended to achieve racial or other forms of diversity, or a program of targeted support for minority designers soon be considered unconstitutional? Please join the Fashion Law Institute online for “Designing Diversity after Affirmative Action,” an advance discussion of legal and ethical strategies for promoting the full spectrum of style in light of the Court’s pending decision.
DATE: Thursday, November 10, 2022
TIME: 6:00-7:15 pm
PLACE: Zoom
NYS CLE: 1.5 hours Ethics and Professionalism, transitional and non-transitional
SPEAKERS:
Peter D. Arnold, Fashion Scholarship Fund
Ifeoma Ike, Pink Cornrows
Colette Stanford, SPARC Group
Kenya Wiley, Georgetown University
MODERATOR:
Jeff Trexler, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund /
Professor of Fashion Ethics at Fordham Law
Register now!
Due to the social significance of this topic, there is no required registration fee. Voluntary donations are welcome – and tax-deductible!