Minority Shareholder Rights in Restaurant Businesses: What You Should Know
Minority Shareholder Rights in Restaurant Businesses: What You Should Know By Andreas Koutsoudakis, Partner | Hospitality and Restaurant Law Introduction: In the restaurant industry, partnerships often involve multiple owners, each contributing different levels of time, money, or expertise. However, not every owner holds an equal share of the business. Minority shareholders—those who own less than […]
My Fashion (Legal) Odyssey: Part 6 – How To Choose, Use (And Not Abuse) Your Lawyer
My Fashion (Legal) Odyssey: Part 6 How To Choose, Use (And Not Abuse) Your Lawyer Choosing a Lawyer The selection of a professional by a lay person is often a dicey matter. Choosing a lawyer is no different. What qualities should you look for? What are the indicators of a lawyer to avoid? 1. Don’t […]
My Fashion (Legal) Odyssey: Part 5 Why Fashion Brands and Companies Succeed and Why They Fail
My Fashion (Legal) Odyssey: Part 5 Why Fashion Brands and Companies Succeed and Why They Fail Growing and Sustaining the Brand Having written first about launching a brand, I now turn to growing and sustaining the brand. In my second article, I wrote about my unsuccessful efforts to convince the Sergio Valente jeans company […]
My Fashion (Legal) Odyssey: Part 5 Why Fashion Brands and Companies Succeed and Why They Fail
My Fashion (Legal) Odyssey: Part 5 Why Fashion Brands and Companies Succeed and Why They Fail Starting out. As I mentioned in my third article, I attended the first WWD summit in Scottsdale, Arizona. Bud Konheim, longtime President of Nicole Miller, led one of the breakout sessions at that summit. He began his talk by […]
My Fashion (Legal) Odyssey: Part 4 Faster Is (or Is Not) Better
My Fashion (Legal) Odyssey: Part 4 Faster Is (or Is Not) Better The pace of life has clearly accelerated. You need only walk down a Manhattan street and have a cell phone zombie, phone in hand, bang into you in their rush to nowhere. The science writer James Gleick wrote a book on this subject: […]
My Fashion (Legal) Odyssey: Part 3 Race and Fashion – The Emergence of the Urban Brands
My Fashion (Legal) Odyssey: Part 3 Race and Fashion-The Emergence of the Urban Brands The year is 1987. My stint as General Counsel of Sergio Valente has come to an end after the break-up of its partners. I returned to private practice. I’ve worked for the last thirty-three years at Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP, […]
Sparks Fly: The E-Bike Ban Tango in NYC Apartments
Sparks Fly: The E-Bike Ban Tango in New York City Apartments The integration of e-bikes and e-scooters into the urban fabric of New York City has raised questions about the potential risks they pose within the confines of multi-unit apartment buildings. Landlords, tasked with ensuring the safety and well-being of their tenants, may legitimately harbor […]
My Fashion (Legal) Odyssey: Part 2 – 7th Avenue in the ’80s, Fashion Would Never Be The Same
My Fashion (Legal) Odyssey: Part 2 7th Avenue in the ’80s, Fashion Would Never Be The Same The year is 1983. There is no internet. There are no cellphones. The buildings in the garment center are filled with fashion companies owned by the people who built them, and not by brand-owner companies that only license […]
My Fashion (Legal) Odyssey: Part 1 – From Wall Street to Fashion Avenue
My Fashion (Legal) Odyssey: Part 1 From Wall Street to Fashion Avenue The year is 1983. The Police have released their biggest album, Synchronicity, and their biggest hit, Every Breath You Take. I am a mid-level litigation associate at the major Wall Street law firm that was then called Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. My […]
What 8 International Estate Planning Issues Should High-Net-Worth Individuals Consider?
Global Wealth, Local Laws: What 8 International Estate Planning Issues Should High-Net-Worth Individuals Consider? By Stefan Dunkelgrun, Partner | Trusts & Estates Law Practice Navigating International Estate Planning Today, more and more people own property in more than one country, and that requires particular consideration when planning their estate. Traveling has become so easy that […]