Representative Engagements

Founders in Sales: represented founders in the sale of their companies, including Alexander McQueen/Alexander McQueen Ltd sale to Gucci Group; Tomas Maier/Thomas Maier LLC sale to Kering; John Hardy Ltd sale to 3i Group; Kate Spade sale to Liz Claiborne Group; and Brandusa Nero in management buyout/repurchase of Fashion Week Daily from IMG.
Other Founder Clients: include Carolina Herrera, Marc Newson, Rick Owens, Ann Demeulemeester, Haider Ackermann, Tory Burch, Dapper Dan LLC, Nili Lotan, Kanye West, Alexander Wang and Olivier Theyskins.
Long-term Incentive Plans: drafted and negotiated LTIPs for CEO/management teams in Jimmy Choo $800M acquisition byLabelux and Bally $60M acquisition by Labelux.
Creative Director Agreements: represented individual clients in creative director agreements with brands including Bottega Veneta (Tomas Maier); Schiaparelli (Daniel Roseberry); Balenciaga (Nicholas Ghesquière); Chloe (Phoebe Philo, Hannah MacGibbon); Louis Vuitton (Darren Spaziani); Gucci (Karen Joyce); Dior (Kris Van Assche); Balmain (Olivier Rousteing); Nina Ricci (Lars Nilsson); Ferragamo (Paul Andrew); Ralph Lauren (John Calcagno, Andrea Ciaraldi, Kevin Carrigan); Calvin Klein (Francisco Costa); Dunhill (Darren Romanelli); and Rabanne (Patrick Robinson).
CEO Agreements: represented individual clients for CEO engagements at brands including Jimmy Choo, Bergdorf Goodman, Coach, Kors (Josh Schulman), Valextra (Marco Franchini) and Carolina Herrera, Nina Ricci, Rabanne, Vera Wang (Mario Grauso).
*Clients identified with express consent and/or as independently publicized