LAWYER AND ADVISOR TO CREATIVE LEADERS, EXECUTIVES AND FOUNDERS
When people hear that I'm a lawyer in fashion, they picture a couture show at the Grand Palais in Paris — the champagne, the runway lights, the front row seat.
That seat exists. But I'm not in it.
I'm somewhere else, trying to explain to a star designer why he can't use his own name.
Many creatives sign deals they regret. The reason is often a lack of professional guidance, or what they have brings only one angle of expertise. For example, our designer:
His lawyer, if he had one, didn't explain that "trademark" meant his name. His business advisor, if he had one, didn't explain that he could never start another company under it. His personal advisor, if he had one, didn't ask if he could cope with seeing his name on product designed by someone else.
I bring the combined expertise of a lawyer, business advisor and personal advisor to every engagement.
Had the designer and I worked together before his deal, we wouldn’t be in that someplace else.
Lawyer. Business advisor. Columbia-certified leadership coach. Twenty-five years’ experience. Sixty-plus founders. Negotiated client Creative Director engagements with more than twenty different luxury brands.
“Imagine you’re a designer with talent dripping from your fingertips - Gucci wants you. Prada wants you. You want Elizabeth Pearce...” “…the fashion lawyer extraordinaire…”