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 like him sign deals they regret. The main reason? Lack of professional guidance and the narrow perspective of whomever else is in the room. Envisioning that designer’s deal:
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 how he would manage seeing his name on product designed by someone else.
He deserved to know how the deal would affect him, in every respect, so he could make an informed decision.
It’s my pleasure to bring the combined expertise of a lawyer, business advisor and personal advisor to every client, in every type of engagement.
Lawyer. Business advisor. Columbia-certified Leadership Coach. Twenty-five years’ experience. Sixty-plus founders. Negotiated 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…”