Events

15th Annual Symposium

Fifteenth Annual Symposium, Fashion is Fire, April 4, 2025, next to image of a phoenix with the Fashion Law Institute needle-and-spool of thread gavel logo

Please join us this Friday, April 4, for the highlight of the fashion law calendar – our 15th annual Fashion Law Institute symposium, "FASHION IS FIRE"!

DATE: April 4, 2025
TIME: 9am-6pm
PLACE: Fordham Law School, 150 W. 62nd Street, 2nd floor
NYS CLE: 6.0 hours total (5.0 professional practice, transitional & non-transitional, and 1.0 diversity, inclusion, and elimination of bias)

SCHEDULE:

9:20am
WELCOME:  All fired up!

9:30-10:30am
Flamed out:  Antitrust law and fashion in the wake of the blocked Tapestry / Capri merger and the Saks / Neiman Marcus acquisition

10:45-11:45am
World on fire:  Managing external crises, from political upheaval to natural disasters

12-1pm
LUNCH:  (Hopefully not) burnt offerings

1:15-2:15pm
Phoenix rising:  Looking ahead to the EU Digital Product Passport, revised FTC Green Guides, and the future of sustainability

2:30-3:30pm
Too hot to handle?  “Woke” fashion in the wake of interconnected challenges to DEI, academia, immigration, and drag

3:45-4:45pm
Spark of genius:  Protecting IP in the dupe culture era

5-6pm:
RECEPTION:  Afterglow

This event will not be livestreamed, but if we are able to record individual panels, we will share the links afterward.

SPEAKERS:

  • Jana Checa Chong, Louis Vuitton
  • Bill D'Arienzo, WDA Strategic Brand Marketing
  • Sindy Ding-Voorhees, Kilpatrick Townsend
  • Rose D'Orazio, Authentic Brands Group
  • Ariele Elia, Fashion Law Institute
  • Avery Fischer, Ralph Lauren Corporation
  • Mark Fischer, PVH
  • Laura E. Hansell, Kering
  • David Horowitz, Media Coalition
  • Prof. Takashi Ieda, Nanzan University
  • Kimberly M. Jenkins, The Fashion and Race Database and Artis Solomon Consulting
  • Hilary Jochmans, Jochmans Consulting
  • John Maltbie, Louis Vuitton
  • Olivera Medenica, Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller
  • Susy Mendoza, lululemon
  • Alice Pang, Ralph Lauren Corporation
  • Professor Susan Scafidi, Fashion Law Institute
  • Colette Stanford, SPARC Group
  • Stacey Foltz Stark, Estée Lauder Companies
  • Jeff Trexler, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
  • Sara Yood, Jewelers Vigilance Committee
  • Elnaz Zarrini, Benefit Street Partners

 

REGISTER NOW!

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Inside Out 10

Image announcement that the Inside Out 10 panel is sold out

Whether you believe the new president is playing his cards strategically or the jokers are running wild in Washington, the unprecedented flood of executive orders in the first weeks of the administration is affecting many economic sectors and communities, including the fashion industry. From tariffs and trade to immigration, DEI programs, corporate taxes, environmental regulations, and more, the executive branch seems determined to Trump old policies with new ones. How can fashion adapt to these rapid changes and emerge with a winning hand? Join our distinguished panelists as they drop their poker faces and lay their cards on the table for the Fashion Law Institute's 10th annual candid, off-the-record, unrecorded discussion, "Inside Out 10: Fashion's In-House Counsel on Playing the Political Hand We're Dealt."

DATE:  Friday, February 7, 2025
TIME:  9:30-10:45 am
PLACE:  Fordham Law School, 150 W. 62nd Street, New York, NY  10023
NYS CLE: 1.5 hours professional practice, transitional and non-transitional

Speakers: 
  • Angie Byun, AB World
  • Louise Firestone, LVMH (formerly)
  • Laura Hansell, Kering
  • Jeffrey S. Hellman, PVH Corp.
  • Hayley Macon, Endeavor
  • Natalia Tenaglia, G-III Apparel Group
  • Ashley Valdes, Warby Parker
  • Moderated by Professor Susan Scafidi, Founder & Director, Fashion Law Institute at Fordham

 

 

SOLD OUT!

For more information about the Institute or the CLE hardship policy, please contact us at events@fashionlawinstitute.com.

Happy holidays!

Warm Wishes for a Stylish Holiday Season from the Fashion Law Institute

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.

Inside Out 9

Announcement of Inside Out 9 event noting Sold Out registrtion, illustrated with image of person wearing a hat in the shape of U.S. Capitol dome

SOLD OUT!

Join us for our 9th annual panel featuring fashion's in-house counsel!

Washington may be routinely derided as the city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm, but U.S. federal agencies have been quite busy lately with new proposals and regulations that directly affect the fashion industry.  We've asked in-house colleagues to join us for a candid, off-the-record discussion of the agency activities that they're watching closely, from the Copyright Office and AI to the DOL and employee misclassification to the SEC and climate change reporting -- and of course, the question on everyone's mind, wtFTC?!  We look forward to seeing you during New York Fashion Week for our 9th annual in-house counsel panel, "Inside Out 9: Fashion's in-house counsel on federal agency agendas"!  This session will not be recorded.

DATE:  Friday, February 9, 2024
TIME:  9:30-10:45 am
PLACE:  Fordham Law School, 150 W. 62nd Street, New York, NY  10023
NYS CLE: 1.5 hours professional practice, transitional and non-transitional

Speakers: 
  • Ewa Abrams, Kering
  • Jeffrey Hellman, PVH
  • Hayley Macon, Endeavor
  • Alice Pang, Ralph Lauren
  • Ashley Valdes, Warby Parker
  • Moderated by Professor Susan Scafidi, Founder & Director, Fashion Law Institute at Fordham

 

For more information about the Institute or the CLE hardship policy, please contact us at events@fashionlawinstitute.com.

14th Annual Symposium

REGISTRATION CLOSED - SOLD OUT!

Join us in person on Thursday, October 10, for the 14th annual Fashion Law Institute symposium!

DATE: October 10, 2024
TIME: 9am-6pm
PLACE: Fordham Law School, 150 W. 62nd Street, 2nd floor
NYS CLE: 6.0 hours total

PANELS:

9am
Coffee

9:20am
Welcome

9:30–10:30am
Power of the purse: Antitrust issues litigation and fashion

10:45–11:45am
Getting a handle on new laws: Legislative and regulatory update

12–1pm
Lunch

1:15–2:15pm
Statement pieces: Dress codes, mask laws, and freedom of speech

2:30–3:30pm
So last season: Intellectual property challenges in the resale market

3:45–4:45pm
Totes and votes: Politics and the gift of garb

5–6pm
Reception

SPEAKERS:

  • Christina Asbee, Disability Rights New York
  • Laurie Berke-Weiss, Berke-Weiss Law
  • Alessandra Biaggi, American politician, attorney, and activist
  • Jana Checa Chong, Louis Vuitton
  • Evan Clark, WWD
  • Jacob Gallagher, New York Times
  • Douglas Hand, Hand Baldachin & Associates
  • Beth Haroules, New York Civil Liberties Union
  • Hilary Jochmans, Jochmans Consulting
  • Joshua W. Kapelman, Hilldun
  • John Maltbie, Louis Vuitton
  • Laura Zaharia Marion, J.Crew
  • Olivera Medenica, Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller
  • John Owens Jr., New York City Law Department
  • Mimi Plange, Designer
  • Norman Siegel, Siegel Teitelbaum & Evans
  • Ashley Valdes, Warby Parker
  • Sara Yood, Jewelers Vigilance Committee
  • Elnaz Zarrini, Benefit Street Partners

Image of Rudolph the red nosed reindeer with collar imprinted with gold Fashion Law Institute needle-and-thread gavel logo -- Fiat Lex! Warmest wishes for a holiday season filled with light and joy from all of us at the Fashion Law Institute!

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!