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Sheppard Mullin Nabs New York Fashion Law Duo
Firm Has Big Designs on Growing Firm's Fashion Apparel Practice With Max and LeGrand
| Source: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 6, 2007 -- Theodore C. Max has joined the New York office
of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner with the firm's
Fashion Apparel team. Special counsel Charles LeGrand will be joining Max
on the move to Sheppard Mullin. Both most recently practiced with Mintz,
Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. in New York.
Max focuses on IP litigation, transactional and licensing matters in the
fashion industry, combining his skill and experience as a trial attorney
with his knowledge of copyright, trademark and intellectual property law.
He has counseled clients on and litigated numerous cases involving issues
on the cutting edge of copyright and trademark law. Max has assisted
clients in identifying, protecting and preserving their intellectual
property assets, including seeking registration of rights in the United
States and internationally and taking action against infringements of
copyrights, trademarks and trade dress. He also has experience developing
and implementing anti-counterfeiting programs and pursuing civil and
criminal enforcement remedies.
Max has counseled representatives of some of the world's finest designers
of fashion apparel and accessories with respect to their intellectual
property concerns and problems, including Louis Vuitton Malletier, Emilio
Pucci, Celine, Marc Jacobs, Kooba, Hollywould, LeTigre, Tarina Tarantino
and others. He has actively litigated intellectual property issues, as
well as licensing disputes, and the rights of publicity and privacy.
"Ted will play a key role in the expansion of our fashion industry
capabilities, bringing an international who's who of clients which rivals
our current list of global fashion designers and apparel corporations,"
said Bob Darwell, chair of the firm's Entertainment, Media and
Communications, and Fashion Apparel groups. "We are excited to welcome a
partner of Ted's caliber and business sophistication. New York is the
global fashion center, and Ted and Charles add significant depth to our
industry specialization on the East Coast."
"I am thrilled to be joining Sheppard Mullin," Max said. "The firm has
focused on the business of fashion and supplements its expertise in this
industry with its outstanding reputation in entertainment and intellectual
property law. I'm looking forward to building upon the continued success
of these industries in a specialization which Bob and the firm are
dedicated to growing globally."
Max earned his B.A. in political science, summa cum laude, from Hobart
College in 1980, with high honors. While at Hobart, he was elected to Phi
Beta Kappa and was selected as a Rhodes Scholar Finalist. Max received his
J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1983, where he served as
editor-in-chief of the New York University Review of Law and Social Change
and, with his partner, won the NYU Moot Court Competition.
The Fashion Apparel team is a global interdisciplinary practice which
houses expertise of particular importance to the fashion industry,
including legal specializations such as employment, entertainment,
intellectual property, litigation and transactional. The team's client's
include Abercrombie & Fitch, Taylor Made Golf Company and The Gap Inc. The
team will be launching its own industry blog this month at
www.fashionapparellawblog.com.
About Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Sheppard Mullin is a full service AmLaw 100 firm with 490 attorneys in 10
offices located throughout California and in New York, Washington, D.C. and
Shanghai. The firm's California offices are located in Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Santa Barbara, Century City, Orange County, Del Mar Heights and
San Diego. Founded in 1927 on the principle that the firm would succeed
only if its attorneys delivered prompt, high quality and cost-effective
legal services, Sheppard Mullin provides legal counsel to U.S. and
international clients. Companies turn to Sheppard Mullin to handle a full
range of corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and
complex financial transactions. In the U.S., the firm's clients include
more than half of the Fortune 100 companies. For more information, please
visit www.sheppardmullin.com.