Anne Gallagher

Anne is the executive director of the Luxury Law Alliance and a member of the editorial team at The Global Legal Post, where she focuses on luxury law news stories

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Willkie Farr, Sullivan & Cromwell counsel Saks owner and Neiman Marcus Group in $2.65bn retail luxury acquisition

Deal marks efforts to boost the combined brands’ ability to compete in the luxury market

7 Jul 2024

Skadden and Cleary advise French giants LVMH and Accor on deal to revive Orient Express brand

US law firms step in as French groups team up on relaunch of historic brand that will operate luxury train routes, cruises and hotels

21 Jun 2024

Top legal trends in the luxury superyacht market in 2024

Foster Garvey lawyers Kevin Frisch and Erika Johnson discuss insights from the recent SuperYacht Law Summit and other trends affecting the luxury yacht market

8 May 2024

‘Every day that I work with Ferretti, I say wow’: GC Niccoló Pallesi

Luxury yacht executive discusses his career path, ringing the bell at the Boursa Italiana, the value of respect and two great private client events

10 Apr 2024

‘Doing the right thing isn’t just morally imperative; it’s become a competitive necessity’: Belmond GC Abbi Hunt

Luxury Law London Summit Chair talks about building community, the role of in-house luxury counsel, supporting women at work and her biggest luxury

27 Mar 2024

‘If you want to stand out, be yourself and own it’: New York fashion designer Aysha Saeed

Aysha NY founder talks about emigrating to the US, design influences, the importance of personal style and building her own label

12 Mar 2024

Neiman Marcus Group makes interim CLO’s role permanent

Tom Mattei takes over from Hannah Kim who has joined Chicago-based market research business Circana

2 Feb 2024

Q&A: top 10 trends in cosmetics, beauty and fragrance

Bird & Bird’s Nicola Conway says sectors will show more resilience, with the global beauty industry achieving significant growth

25 Jan 2024

Q&A: fashion law in review

Foley & Lardner partner Laura Ganoza reviews 2023 and previews the top 2024 cases, deals and trends

23 Jan 2024

Sidley and Latham sew up Coupang’s $500m Farfetch rescue deal

Sidley advises South Korea’s Coupang on its acquisition of troubled luxury e-commerce platform, advised by Latham

21 Dec 2023

Resilient luxury market predicted to reach new record €1.5tr in 2023

Annual Bain & Company and Altagamma report says personal luxury segment is driving growth

12 Dec 2023

Marc Jacobs legal director joins Luxury Law Alliance advisory board

Ava Farshidi received the Luxury Law Rising Star Award in 2017

8 Dec 2023

‘Shoes like ours have never been made before’: luxury shoe entrepreneur Taro Ishida on his journey into the global marketplace

Company founder Taro Ishida talks about his obsession with brand building and delivering the best to the luxury market

5 Jul 2023

Prada Group names Francesca Secondari as chief legal officer and group GC

Former BonelliErede partner takes over from Christina de Dona amid series of leadership changes at the luxury goods company

12 Jun 2023

Luxury group Richemont appoints new global general counsel

Experienced European GC Thomas Loest arrives from food and beverage company Kraft Heinz

26 Apr 2023

Milton Pedraza: 'Top tier luxury brands and celebrities will create their own digital platforms and control their destinies directly.'

Luxury Institute's CEO talks about a range of issues affecting the luxury sector, including the dangers of ChatGPT and social media platforms

17 Apr 2023

Latham, Davis Polk advise on L’Oréal’s $2.5bn acquisition of luxury beauty brand Aēsop

Legal team led by top GC Alexandre Menais oversees brand's largest-ever M&A deal

7 Apr 2023

Georgina McManus: 'Part of my job is to liaise with creative people and help bring fantasy to reality'

Manolo Blahnik's CLO on the business of luxury, professional juggling, pinch-me moments, joining the C-suite, professional growth and the value of making mistakes

24 Mar 2023

Thom Browne trial win shows why luxury brands should understand the scope of trademark protection

Thom Browne trial counsel Robert Maldonado discusses how the luxury brand prevailed in Adidas's $8m infringement case

2 Mar 2023

Tesla hires GC from Dish as it promises 'world class' legal team

Brandon Ehrhart’s appointment comes amid founder Elon Musk’s mission to build a ‘hardcore litigation department’

15 Feb 2023