Fashion Lawyer I Advocate I Director

• Jul 2015 - Present

Fashion law encompasses a broad range of duties from drafting and negotiating contracts; addressing trademark, copyright and other intellectual property issues; advising on branding development and protection; and consulting on design protection, licensing, sustainability and consumer protection issues. Drafting services include: • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU’s) • Service Level Agreements • Confidentiality Agreements • Non-Disclosure Agreements • License agreements • Show room and store leases • Supply chain agreements • Manufacturing agreements • Distribution agreements • Modelling and celebrity endorsement agreements • Marketing and media agreements • Consulting agreements • E-commerce agreements • Employment contracts Seminars and lectures presented:  UIA International Association of Lawyers: Fashion Law remedies  Legal Desire Summit: The need for definite Laws and Regulations in the Fashion industry  Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town (UCT): Fashion Law presentation to the Executive MBA students from Brown University (USA)  FEDISA BA Fashion Degree Honours Students: Fashion Law guest lectures  Elizabeth Galloway Institute of Fashion Design: Law for the Fashion industry  KZN Fashion Council: Fashion Law for designers in the industry  Artscape Theatre: Fashion and Intellectual Property Law for the creative industry  Standard Bank: Fashion Law for Entrepreneurs  Bokeh Fashion Film Festival: Intellectual Property Law for Fashion Filmmakers  Fashion Revolution SA: Fashion Law and Ethics  Cape Business Connect: Fashion Law for business  Fashion Revolution / Bokeh Fashion Film Festival: Ethics in Fashion from a legal perspective  The Bello Studio: Introduction to Fashion Law Show less