Fashion Law:
The Experts, Their Book, The Series

VLA is proud to announce the first-ever course based on the book, Fashion Law: A Guide for Designers, Fashion Executives and Attorneys published in 2010. This first comprehensive book on the topic was developed by Guillermo Jimenez and Barbara Kolsun, pioneers of the field as well as academic experts and practitioners, who wrote the book along with a team of highly experienced attorneys and legal experts. This original and comprehensive course will bring you face-to face with these authors and experts and is specifically designed for attorneys and law students interested in Fashion Law, the Fashion Industry and the representation of designers and fashion companies of all sizes. The course will provide in-depth consideration of the legal issues and common business arrangements found in the fashion industry as well as cover recent and ongoing developments in this fast-changing field. Some of the recent cases and cutting edge issues we will explore in class include, Louboutin v. YSL, LVMH v. Hyundai, Marc Jacobs v. Lataillade, and California's Proposition 65.  

Finally, students will be able to participate in counseling and representation of fashion companies and designers through VLA's Legal Services Program which includes volunteering at clinics, representing individual clients on a pro bono basis and mediating fashion related disputes through MediateArt, VLA's alternative dispute and negotiation counseling service.

Program Dates
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Location
Shearman & Sterling LLP • Map it!
Class time is 5 - 7:30pm

CLE
*20 CLE credits: 12 Professional Practice, 7 Skills and 1 Ethics (Approved for Non-Transitional and Transitional Attorneys)

Fees
$3,800 Non-Member Attorneys, LLM candidates and Other Professionals
$3,300 VLA Attorney Members
$2,800 YAM Members, VLA All You Can Learn Passholders and Law Students
$2,300 for VLA’s 2011 Fashion Law for Lawyers Attendees

Course deposit
There is a $500 non-refundable deposit for this course due at the time the reservation is submitted. This deposit is applied to the cost of the course. All reservation deposits are non-refundable and cannot be transferred. Payment in full for the course is due by August 7, 2012.

Register for the course today!

To apply for a full or partial CLE scholarship, please view our Financial Aid Policy Guidelines here.

For more information, please call Joni Todd at 212.319.2787 x10, or e-mail her at jtodd@vlany.org

Cancellations
All cancellations received by August 21, 2012 will be refunded in full, minus the $500 non-refundable deposit. If you do not cancel by August 21, 2012, payment is non-refundable, but you may substitute another individual to attend the whole program series in your place before the program begins. Once the course begins, if cancellation or substitution is sought for hardship or another emergency situation, VLA may offer participation in a future session of the program or a partial refund on a case by case basis in its discretion. No partial refunds will be given for absences at individual sessions of the program.